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\n Senior Editors\n Ankit Panda
\n Franz-Stefan Gady
\n Prashanth Parameswaran\n

\n Contributing Editors\nNick Aspinwall
\nPriyanka Borpujari
\nKerry Brown
\nErin Cook
\nRobert Farley
\nAnthony Fensom
\nKyle Ferrier
\nCharlotte Gao
\nJenna Gibson
\nBonnie Girard
\nUmida Hashimova
\nLuke Hunt
\nDaniel Hurst
\nUmair Jamal
\nHyunmin Michael Kang
\nTae-jun Kang
\nMercy A. Kuo
\nMong Palatino
\nHarsh V. Pant
\nAkhilesh Pillalamarri
\nPaolo Sorbello
\nTroy Stangarone
\nSteven Stashwick
\nThisanka Siripala
\nYuki Tatsumi
\nAman Thakker
\nColleen Wood
\nClint Work
\nGrant Wyeth\n

\n Technical & Design\n Stefan Yanku\n

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What forces flow behind major political events in Asia?

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As elections loom, the future of Indonesia’s young democracy is at a crossroads.

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Can South Korea’s once-strong right recover from damaging scandals and infighting?

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Hindu nationalism has taken hold in India, but in Nepal, once the world’s only Hindu state, things are more complicated.

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Conflict in the Pamirs is rooted in both nation-building and everyday life.

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As Tokyo rearms, what are the politics of military power in Japan?

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There are obvious human rights implications to the Chinese government’s mass collection of personal data. But cybersecurity is also a major worry.

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A Chinese Supreme Court judge-turned-whistleblower made a shocking appearance on state television to confess his supposed misconduct.

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Both cases point to a deeper problem with China’s Central and Eastern Europe strategy.

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Mandarin has seen massive popularity growth in Hong Kong, but Cantonese, the city’s mother tongue, won’t be erased so easily.

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StarTimes is making inroads across the continent, and winning fans in the process.

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How does Korea fit into the global trend of social media manipulation in democracies?

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To make the goal a reality, Japan will need to finesse the growing strategic competition between the U.S., China, and Russia.

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Parsing the new EU-Japan strategic, economic and digital agreements.

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The women’s movement that began last year is now piling up successes in court.

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Though a positive development, it’s hard to see the new burden sharing agreement as anything more than a stopgap measure.

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A deadly suicide attack in Kashmir has sparked a new India-Pakistan crisis.

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The government wants Indians who live overseas to be able to vote. What about Indians who migrated within the country?

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Afghanistan won’t have peace unless its neighbors agree to stop their meddling.

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Securitizing the movement has put the state in an impossible situation. It’s time to de-escalate.

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Is the Myanmar military taking greater interest in Indian separatist groups on its territory?

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The case of Maria Ressa and Rappler highlights just how far the Duterte administration is willing to go to silence its critics.

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Uncertainties remain, but the two countries are invested in deepening relations.

","Where is the Brunei-Malaysia Defense Relationship Headed in 2019?",{"_24":181,"_53":182,"_55":56,"_57":47,"_46":69,"_40":41,"_26":183},"-LZIedR67R6GehCcdTfK","

“New Order” history is a sensitive topic as Indonesia’s presidential election approaches.

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With the legalization of marijuana, Thailand hopes to carve out a stake in the global cannabis industry.

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The UN requests $920 million in aid to support Rohingya refugees.

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The Uzbek government has committed itself to ending forced labor. But can it succeed?

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In one day, out the next — what does the shuffling of officials in Central Asia really tell us?

","Why Do We Watch the Shuffling of Officials in Central Asia So Closely?",{"_24":206,"_53":207,"_55":56,"_57":47,"_46":69,"_40":41,"_26":208},"-LZIedRCz3DSDG9RldVc","

The foreign minister was clear that Uzbekistan’s ongoing reforms are irreversible.

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Nurbots fill comment sections across the Kazakh internet. They may not be convincing but they pollute online discourse.

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New research on youth in Central Asia attempts to untangle young people’s political attitudes and preferences on their own terms.

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A new law, passed without the government’s support, allows for detainees on Nauru or Manus Island to be transferred to Australia for treatment.

","The Very Australian Politics of Sick Refugees",{"_24":227,"_53":228,"_55":56,"_57":47,"_46":58,"_40":41,"_26":229},"-LZIedRHxxsAaAtTSAPn","

The plan broadens the church of national security but it doesn’t provide much clarity.

","Australia’s Liberal Party Releases National Security Plan Ahead of May Elections",{"_24":231,"_53":232,"_55":56,"_57":47,"_46":69,"_40":41,"_26":233},"-LZIedRIUAiv5Z96G7ZP","

The broader definition of what constitutes the entity of “China” is on display in Sydney in more ways than one.

","Heaven and Earth in Chinese Art: Politics on Display in Australia",{"_24":235,"_53":236,"_55":56,"_57":47,"_46":37,"_40":41,"_26":237},"-LZIedRJ-2kbuxz6Cr0G","

Canberra’s Pacific outreach is picking up steam.

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More Asian allies see Trump’s United States as a threat to their interests than before.

","Shifting Perceptions of America in Asia",{"_24":248,"_53":249,"_55":56,"_57":47,"_46":58,"_40":41,"_26":250},"-LZIedRMv8Npdu7Cis2q","

Plans might be useless, but planning is indispensable.

","The Key to Post-World War II US Strategic Thinking About Japan",{"_24":252,"_53":253,"_55":56,"_57":47,"_46":69,"_40":41,"_26":254},"-LZIedRNXEx2CnN88qkG","

Prominent observers and scholars are worried now is not the time to push for a radical paradigm shift in the unofficial U.S.-Taiwan relationship.

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The Kolkata-class guided-missile destroyers are a symbol of India’s growing naval power.

","The Kolkata Class: India’s Most Powerful Stealth Surface Combatants",{"_24":265,"_53":266,"_55":56,"_57":47,"_46":58,"_40":41,"_26":267},"-LZIedSKIdoketZPZ_TL","

The withdrawal of the Soviet 40th Army from Afghanistan from 1988 to 1989 was a militarily successful operation save one mistake.

","30-Year Anniversary of Soviet Withdrawal From Afghanistan: A Successful Disengagement Operation?",{"_24":269,"_53":270,"_55":56,"_57":47,"_46":69,"_40":41,"_26":271},"-LZIedSLVKDPET1kkapN","

A new account offers a devastating picture of what the attack looked like from the air.

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Cyberattacks are having a chilling effect on the Central Tibetan Administration and Tibetan diaspora.

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The World Values Survey is a very thorough work. But it does not measure values.

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Trucks painted with slogans – mobile billboards – are the center of a campaign against homosexual conversion therapy.

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Don’t believe the hype; worshiping Indian leaders is not common.

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