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In Tehran, domestic hardliners and moderates debate the nuclear issue, the possibility of a good deal, and the future of Iranian foreign policy.

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Internet freedom is coming under increasing pressure across East Asia, but China’s influence has its limits.

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What are the economic causes and what are the prospects for real reform?

","the-truth-about-chinese-corruption","The Truth About Chinese Corruption",{"_24":80,"_53":81,"_55":82,"_57":58,"_59":60,"_46":83,"_18":84,"_40":41,"_26":85},"-K-0wWGCCn50Z9O6lpL0","07_LDS_3","

The country has plenty, but it will need a more strategic approach to harness it.

",2,"indias-soft-power-potential","India’s Soft Power Potential",{"_24":87,"_46":83,"_26":88,"_49":89},"INT","Interview",[90],{"_24":91,"_53":92,"_55":93,"_57":58,"_59":60,"_46":47,"_18":94,"_40":41,"_26":95},"-K-0wWGHhz7MrrK-6xDf","07_INT_1","

Author of Intimate Rivals: Japanese Domestic Politics and a Rising China.

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China’s Silk Road Economic Belt is progressing nicely, but the Maritime Silk Road might be dead on arrival.

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The truth about power and “revisionism”.

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Iceland is playing a growing role in China’s Arctic strategy.

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Four barometers for gauging the progress of China’s “war on pollution.”

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After an incident in Chengdu, many in China sympathize with a man who attacked the woman who cut him off in traffic.

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As long as Japan is characterized by its neighbors as unrepentant, a permanent seat will be out of reach.

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In South Korea, tech start-ups challenge chaebol dominance

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Rather than military service, a young South Korean pacifist is seeking asylum in France.

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The United States and China may come together to increase pressure on Pyongyang to back off its nuclear program.

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Don’t overlook Japan’s “unspoken” defense reform agenda: defense acquisition.

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Historically, India has never been a priority relationship for China.

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Nepal: Sins of Omission
Despite repeated warnings, Nepalese authorities did little to prepare for a major earthquake.

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A deadly bus attack underscores the tensions roiling Pakistan’s largest city.

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25 years ago, the South Asian nuclear tinderbox was ready to ignite.

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A nascent democracy looks to be coming apart at the seams.

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At the annual leaders’ meeting, the neighbors nurtured their bilateral relationship on several fronts.

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Graphic footage of cattle slaughter sparks controversy abroad.

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New biofuel subsidies are likely to have some serious environmental implications.

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The Rohingya crisis is a challenge to ASEAN, but must be solved by Myanmar.

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The former Thai prime minister faces a potential jail term over a bungled rice scheme.

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Kyrgyzstan finally joined the EEU, but it didn’t have much of a choice in the matter.

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Technological progress, freedom of information, and the danger of lost digital memory.

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The plight of Central Asia’s poorest nation offers a rare opportunity for collaboration among regional powers.

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The completion of the East-West pipeline could allow Turkmen gas to be delivered to Europe in the near future.

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The controversial Canadian company seems set to replicate its Kyrgyzstan experience in Mongolia.

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Outperforming its larger neighbor, New Zealand is set to be the most robust OECD economy in 2015.

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Australian diplomacy is going through an “unsettled period.”

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The U.S. walks back a bomber basing announcement, but it still underscores Australia’s tricky diplomatic position.

","B-1 ‘Misspeak’ Highlights Australia’s China-US Balancing Problem",{"_24":237,"_55":238,"_57":58,"_59":47,"_46":98,"_40":41,"_26":239},"-K-0wWH-yt0HweNprfRe","

A remarkable surge in real estate prices in New Zealand’s largest city has analysts worried.

","Auckland’s Housing Bubble",{"_24":241,"_46":242,"_26":243,"_49":244},"SCR",9,"Security",[245,249,253,257],{"_24":246,"_55":247,"_57":58,"_59":47,"_46":47,"_40":41,"_26":248},"-K-0wWIEXLy0DoGNZogb","

Moscow is throwing financial caution to the wind for the sake of maintaining cutting-edge nuclear strategic forces.

","Status Check: Russia’s Nuclear Forces",{"_24":250,"_55":251,"_57":58,"_59":47,"_46":60,"_40":41,"_26":252},"-K-0wWIGDuKKfQpXh1Nt","

A deeper look at a timely question.

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Tokyo’s first arms exhibition in decades illustrates its ambitions to become a global supplier of military hardware.

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The age of Reaper and Predator drones is beginning to feel like ancient history.

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India’s prime minister wants to “act east.” Did his three-nation tour of China, Mongolia, and South Korea satisfy that ambition?

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The country’s foreign policy has shifted significantly since the elections. Will that continue?

","Sri Lanka: Balancing Ties Between China and the West",{"_24":275,"_55":276,"_57":58,"_59":47,"_46":83,"_40":41,"_26":277},"-K-0wWIPCnm3rWUGuJhb","

China, Russia and the U.S. each have visions to connect Central Asia with the rest of Eurasia.

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Fei Mu’s 1948 classic is the greatest Chinese film ever made; it is also a powerful metaphor for modern China.

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Are Hollywood filmmakers really selling out to China — and Chinese censorship?

","Hollywood in China: Selling Out or Cashing In?",{"_24":292,"_55":293,"_57":58,"_59":47,"_46":83,"_40":41,"_26":294},"-K-0wWIZsLQPY7HucvSa","

One master artist in Lahore is keeping alive an endangered art form.

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