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Principled Caution: Navigating AI in Asian Newsrooms

In many Asian countries, letting an AI-generated error slip through could mean not only reputational harm but legal and political persecution

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James Gomez

The Kuril Flashpoint: Putin’s Visit and the Future of Japan-Russia Ties

The Kuril Islands dispute is not just a territorial dispute between Russia and Japan but reflects the larger complexity of geopolitical dynamics in...

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Varuna Shankar

Can Discussions in Cambridge Help Afghans Build a Post-Taliban Future?

Thousands of miles from Afghanistan, prescriptions are being written by Afghans for the country’s future – a future without Taliban rule.

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Natiq Malikzada

Takaichi Is No Abe: Japan’s New Conservative Politics

After roughly 10 months in power, the differences between Takaichi and Abe are becoming increasingly difficult to ignore.

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Mong Cheung

More and More Global Leaders Went to Chinese Colleges. Does That Matter?

Does receiving a Chinese education sway Asia’s leaders and, by extension, foreign policy?

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Kevin Zongzhe Li

‘Latin Poison’: Kazakhstan’s Latinization in Russian Media Discourse

In criticizing Kazakhstan's Latinization effort, Russian media is not defending the Russian language or the Cyrillic alphabet, but the symbolic,...

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Aziz Berdiqulov

India’s BrahMos at Sea: Implications for South Asian Stability

The planned Indian deployment of the BrahMos missile on all of its naval warships has destabilizing implications for the region.

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Abdul Moiz Khan And Syeda Saba Batool

Uzbekistan’s Presidential Daughter Just Got a Law of Her Own

The new presidential administration law grants its head – Saida Mirziyoyeva – sweeping new powers, and immunity.

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Aziz Adilov

Tim Cook’s Dark Legacy in China

Cook’s leadership perfected Apple’s production – but Chinese workers paid the price.

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Li Qiang

Mongolia Hosts COP17, Urging Global Partners to Action on Climate Issues

Mongolia wanted to see “a shift from talk to action” at COP17. The results were mixed.

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Bolor Lkhaajav

China’s Green Exports to Europe Are a Bright Spot Amid Trade Tensions

Climate change and the Iran war are driving many European consumers to Chinese-made electric vehicles despite EU tariffs.

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Neil Thompson

China’s Tourism Industry Gains Momentum Thanks to Visa-Free Policies

China is poised to become a global powerhouse as both a source and destination for international tourism.

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Alexander Ayertey Odonkor

Transitional Justice or Political Retaliation? Bangladesh’s Journalists on Trial

As Bangladesh’s tribunal for 1971 atrocities is being used to prosecute journalists, the line between accountability and revenge is being tested.

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Julia Wesemann And Shahnewaj Patwari

Rahul Gandhi Ushers a New Style of Youth-Centric Politics in India

From being mocked for being inexperienced and incompetent, he is now emerging a sought-after leader of India’s youth.

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Kavita Chowdhury

Nepal’s ‘Himalayan Tsunami’ Is a Warning for the Whole Region

Melting ice, unstable terrain, landslides, river blockages, sudden lake releases, and extreme weather can all combine in unpredictable ways.

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Ritesh Panthee

The Tibet-Nepal Flood Is a Himalayan Climate Security Warning

The catastrophic flood this week proves that Tibet needs to be at the center of international climate security discussions.

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Jagannath Panda

AI, Scams, the Law, and Governance: A Conversation With David Tan

How are Southeast Asia's governments facing up to the challenges of AI?

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Luke Hunt

SCO at 25: Institutionalizing Coexistence Without Convergence

In an international system increasingly characterized by strategic distrust, contested borders, fragmented and overlapping alignments, the capacity to...

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Swaran Singh

Remembering a Genocide: The View From the Rohingya Camps

Nine years on, Rohingya refugees still wait for justice and home. But they haven't given up hope.

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Rohim Ullah

Flash Flood Devastates China-Nepal Border Region

The flood, centered on Nepal's Rasuwa District and China's Gyirong County, killed at least 160 people, with 900 still missing.

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Shannon Tiezzi

JASDF Fighter Jets to Visit India for First Time

Three F-2A fighters will fly to India via Okinawa and Thailand for Veer Guardian 26, with the U.S. Air Force providing support including aerial...

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Takahashi Kosuke

The Iran War Is Disrupting Trade Connectivity Across Eurasia

Central Asian aims to benefit from Iranian ports and railroads have been disrupted by the ongoing conflict.

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Justin Mitchell

The South China Sea and the Philippines’ Defense Strategies

Insights from Su Mon and Tomas Buenaventura.

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Mercy A. Kuo

Tarun Tejpal’s Conviction and India’s Discussions About the ‘Perfect Rape Victim’

It has also reignited debates around the role of the liberal media when the accused is one of their own.

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Snigdhendu Bhattacharya

How Taiwan Became Singapore’s Largest Trading Partner

Economic ties are increasingly important, but Singapore cannot, and will not, become a defender of Taiwan's international status.

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Rick Tan And Mina Chen

AI Is Lowering the Barriers to China’s Information Warfare Against Japan

China-linked influence operators are increasingly using AI to craft more effective disinformation campaigns.

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Cheng-Pu Kao

Pakistan’s Kashmir Crackdown

A “sham” election sparked popular outrage in nominally autonomous Pakistan-administered Kashmir – and a corresponding security crackdown.

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Kunwar Khuldune Shahid

The South Korean Government’s Housing Policy Tanks Its Approval Ratings

Even the historic Yongsan Park isn’t safe from the government’s desire for more housing.

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Eunwoo Lee

The Wheels of Justice Are Finally Moving in Sri Lanka’s Civil War-era Cases

Recent developments indicate that domestic mechanisms can confront civil war-era crimes when there is a government serious about the rule of law and...

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Rathindra Kuruwita

Can a State Build a Reading Culture? Uzbekistan Is Trying.

Uzbekistan’s “Thousand Books for Youth” project hopes to promote a reading culture by making renowned books accessible in Uzbek.

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Sojida Hamid

China’s ‘Three-Anti’ Legal Framework in Action

A suite of laws to counter foreign sanctions, intervention, and long-arm jurisdiction is impacting both cross-border business and geopolitical...

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Xing Jiaying

Pakistan Passes Legislation to Formalize New Military Command Structure

It operationalizes structural changes that have been unfolding within the armed forces over the past year.

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Umair Jamal

What the Latest ‘2+2’ Dialogue Tells Us About China-Indonesia Relations

China wants more influence in Indonesia’s defense sector. Jakarta should make sure that also suits its national interests.

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Febry Triantama

India’s Gen Z Protests: When Youth Rage Becomes a Beacon of Hope

India's Gen Z protest undeniably reopened democratic spaces that had shrunk over the past decade.

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Satish K Jha

Taiwan: A Growing Economic Partner for the EU in Troubled Times

EU-Taiwan relations increasingly resemble a form of functional strategic partnership, despite the lack of formal diplomatic recognition.

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Jun-Rong Lin And Philippe le Corre

How an Election in Okinawa Will Impact East Asian Security

Incumbent Governor Denny Tamaki is known for his staunch anti-U.S. base sentiment. His re-election bid will ripple through the alliance and beyond.

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Zhenlin Cui

A Golden Chance to Protect the Pacific’s ‘Blue Corridors’

If Albanese is serious about a Pacific COP, he must heed the region’s call on oceans.

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Dermot O’gorman And Alfred Ralifo

China’s Strategic Plan for Space Superiority

China defines space superiority as achieving space logistics and infrastructure, and then using them for the kind of war it might fight.

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Namrata Goswami

Will China Rewrite the Rules of Global Supply Chains?

Beijing is building its own corporate responsibility and supply chain standards – and promoting these standards abroad.

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Li Qiang

The Mecca Pact: What Do We Actually Know?

There are few concrete details available about the joint defense agreement between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkiye.

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Ankit Panda

Albania’s Asia Pacific Opportunity Depends on the Rule of Law

A relationship with real potential faces a major potential stumbling block.

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Eris Hoxha

Did Ambassador Gor Signal a Change in U.S. Stance on Kashmir?

His statement that Jammu and Kashmir is an “important part of India” has drawn a cautious response in New Delhi and ire in Islamabad.

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Elizabeth Roche

Ziya Us Salam on the Controversy Over the Taj Mahal

The claims of Hindu groups that the Taj Mahal was originally a Hindu temple are “high on prejudice and assumptions, low on evidence.”

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Sudha Ramachandran

Severe Flooding Bares Garbage and Corruption Problems in the Philippines

Lawmakers and contractors used the climate crisis to push forward flood-control projects. But those have turned out to be defective and in some cases...

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Mong Palatino

What Shapes Global Views of India?

A recent Pew survey found that 45 percent of respondents in 36 countries held a favorable view of India, while another 41 percent held a negative...

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Akhilesh Pillalamarri

Ending the Cycle of Flight for the Rohingya Requires a Political Reckoning

The international community keeps treating the symptoms without touching the underlying cause: our political exclusion within Myanmar.

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Lucky Karim

No Surprises in Kazakh Politics: New Presidential Party Wins Majority

Adilet, as expected, secured a majority of the vote – 71 percent according to official preliminary data.

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Catherine Putz

Trump Suddenly Wants a Summit With Kim Jong Un. Why Now?

With the Iran war stalled and Seoul slow to deliver on a $350 billion pledge, the U.S. president is dangling a one-on-one summit that could sideline...

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Mitch Shin

Airstrikes on Civilians in Rakhine Will Increase, Say Myanmar Military Defectors

The military’s intensification of aerial bombing is aimed at defending key townships in the region.

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Rajeev Bhattacharyya