Asia After the Soviet Union
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Bangladesh’s relations with India and Pakistan have gone through inverse cycles of friendship and hostility.
Ten years after the Zhanaozen massacre, has justice been served?
Changes to Hong Kong’s election system, as well as the overarching national security law, have all but killed any formal political opposition.
China’s membership in the global trade body is Exhibit A for those who argue engagement failed. But that narrative overlooks the real changes that occurred.
The world may shame China for its pollution problems today, but foreign firms have been all too eager to take advantage of lax environmental standards.
The widening perception gap between the Chinese and Western publics points to long-term divergence.
The CCP meeting served to reinforce the existing consensus on history, rather than overturn it – but also paved the way for the continuation of Xi’s reign.
As Asia’s cities grapple with the growing risk of mosquito-borne diseases amid rising temperatures, collaborative action is key to filling data gaps
Moon’s successful pandemic management is a key accolade cited by his supporters. With cases climbing, will he lose ground?
The new prime minister told COP26 that Japan will lead the push for greener energy in Asia. However, like India and China, Japan is reluctant to consign coal to history.
Back in 2015, then-Foreign Minister Kishida helped shaped the India-Japan Indo-Pacific Vision 2025. Where do ties stand today?
South Korea has significant interests in the outcome of EU-U.S. discussions on limiting excess production and the carbon intensity of steel.
The agreement was flawed from the beginning, and continued denialism from the Japanese government undermined its spirit.
Instead of righting the wrongs in Hinduism, like the caste system that is driving people out of the fold, Hindutva activists prefer to unleash violence on converts.
Pakistan is pushing to get the Taliban’s financial assets released, but the international community is hesitant.
The president’s excessive reliance on the military to govern Sri Lanka has plunged the country in multiple crises.
The India-hosted meeting revealed the geopolitical fault lines that have prevented a unified pan-regional response to Afghanistan’s multiple cascading crises.
Having reaped success in getting the government to roll back the farm laws, the protesting farmers are pushing for more.
The vaccine received emergency use authorization in Indonesia and the Philippines. That’s good news for the Global South.
In the lead-up to the November 15 deadline for finalizing candidates, political coalitions were built, broken, and revised.
Indonesia took over the leadership of the G-20, so its agenda for the multilateral group becomes even more important in 2022.
The deteriorating rights situation in Cambodia will be a major distraction from ASEAN’s agenda.
There doesn’t appear to be any clear correlation between how a government handled the pandemic and the waning of political freedom.
Rather than being “indifferent to most official Soviet values,” the reality is that contemporary Central Asian political structures are rooted in the Soviet past.
In entering a new term by suggesting constitutional reform, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev is following in the path of his dictatorial predecessor.
Coal-based economies like Mongolia will need a rewiring of climate finance to make a transition to clean energy possible.
Data centers caused a spike in electricity demand, while the country is still dependent on coal.
At the end of the day the WHO has to deal with Turkmenistan as it is. That doesn’t mean sharp critiques of both aren’t also necessary.
Since 1951, only six women have ever been elected to the Tongan parliament.
Australia’s 2050 net zero pledge comes without specifics, relying on technology that hasn’t been invented yet and absent a 2030 emissions-reduction target.
Adherence to democratic values and practices is essential for maintaining stability in Australia’s neighborhood. That extends to alliance maintenance, too.
A recent report illustrates that the people of the Pacific believe corruption is a massive problem for both them and their governments.
Could the U.S. lead a good governance summit instead?
China-U.S. differences were on display, but both leaders also expressed a commitment to keeping tensions from erupting into conflict.
The trip came amid a busy diplomatic stretch, including Taiwan-Europe exchanges as well as the Biden-Xi phone call.
Since the fall of the Soviet Union, insurgents no longer have access to a superpower arms supplier. But maybe they don’t need one.
Advanced semiconductors play an important role in the defense industry, and Taiwan supplies the lion’s share of those chips.
The idea of an Integrated Rocket Force is a clear signal that India is wholeheartedly embracing the era of “non-contact” warfare in a joint force environment.
Integration between China and Russia’s satellite networks will have major implications for the United States.
The apologists of colonialism remain strong. A coordinated campaign is needed to bring stolen goods home.
Why millions of dollars in international aid – much of it from the U.S. – failed to achieve lasting change for Afghanistan’s women.
China’s men’s national team has remained firmly stuck in the lower echelons of international football, as evidenced by its current long-shot quest to reach the World Cup.