Terrorists in Taliban-Ruled Afghanistan

By looking back at the past, we can put events in their proper context and perspective.

Afghanistan remains a simmering cauldron of jihadist terrorist groups, various actors seeking to counter them, and conflict and cooperation among the groups themselves.

Kyrgyzstan’s President Sadyr Japarov is providing much of the same old authoritarianism in new populist clothes.

The lingering standoff that began in 2020 reveals how little progress has been made on the border dispute between China and India.

Will China’s military threats impact Taiwan’s upcoming local elections?

“The broad arc of history signals a continued search for balance of power and palpable development results in Philippine democracy.”

For nearly 32 months, Xi Jinping did not leave China. That carried high costs for Beijing’s foreign policy.

Former U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet cemented her legacy with an 11th hour release of the long-awaited report.

A recent court case drives home concerns about the overly broad use of Hong Kong’s resurrected sedition law.

Xi’s trip to Kazakhstan – the world’s largest uranium exporter – is another step forward in Beijing’s plans to scale up its nuclear energy sector.

Taiwan can use long-range anti-ship missiles to create its own A2/AD strategy.

Despite efforts at a thaw to celebrate the anniversary of normalized relations, a full-scale reset remains unlikely.

South Korea’s new immigration policy proposals still fail to address the social and economic exclusion of involuntary migrants.

In a post-Abe era, Japanese politics has been rocked by the Unification Church’s links to LDP lawmakers.

Tokyo’s metropolitan government is requiring new construction to use solar panels, but the industry’s reliance on parts from Xinjiang poses a thorny moral dilemma.

The latest scandal to rock the new administration may be the most serious: a charge that Yoon lied while on the campaign trail, violating South Korea’s public office election law.

The Awami League government has been sensitive to Indian concerns and its return to power in general elections next year is important for New Delhi.

Will the deal pave the way for Washington to deploy drones from Pakistani airspace again?

Veteran leader Ghulam Nabi Azad’s exit from the Indian National Congress poses a challenge to India’s battered opposition party.

It is not surprising why many Afghan women see their life under the Taliban as “death in slow motion.”

In a recent address, President Wickremesinghe defended the Chinese-built Hambantota port but pledged to address India’s security concerns.

Micro-loans, a new study suggests, have led to widespread over-indebtedness and growing inequality in Cambodia.

50 years after Ferdinand Marcos plunged the Philippines into martial law, his son is denying its severity while taking a few pages out of his father’s playbook

There are numerous signs that the long-planned transition of power from the prime minister to his son may happen sooner rather than later.

As Russia’s war grinds on, the region’s governments are coming under increasing pressure to get off the fence.

The return of conflict in northern Rakhine State has brought the Arakan Army’s goal of autonomy one step closer to fulfillment.

In recent years, Uzbekistan has made strides toward its green energy goals with new solar and wind projects taking prominence.

The Kazakh president, whose constitutional referendum this summer aimed to bring about a “New” Kazakhstan, has moved, rhetorically, on to speaking of a “Just” Kazakhstan.

While the meeting with Putin stole headlines, Xi’s trips to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are about far more than Russia.

The designation by Russia of the IRPT as an extremist organization may put Tajik citizens in Russia further at risk.

The risks of Central Asian migrant workers being pressured into joining Russia’s war effort have intensified in tandem with Moscow’s desperation.

With the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Australia may again consider transforming itself into a republic.

In addition to the perennial debate over becoming a republic, Australia is also considering adding an Indigenous voice to Parliament.

The prime minister’s latest moves clarify his ultimate objective: augmenting and retaining power, which also stands to benefit Beijing.

In the long term, reconciliation efforts and growing commercial relations with Japan helped dim bitter Pacific War memories in Australia.

To achieve U.S. economic security goals, Washington must be a rule-setter in areas of increasing importance.

At a time when many areas of the relationship are experiencing tensions, China and the U.S. have seen strengthened philanthropy cooperation ever since the outbreak of COVID-19.

The EV provisions of the IRA are seen by South Korea as both a violation of trade rules and contrary to the deepening economic partnership between the two countries.

Dubbed by critics as the “Yamato of Reiwa,” the biggest Japanese warships since World War II could place heavy burdens on the JMSDF and taxpayers.

Climate change-induced water loss in the Tibetan Plateau further challenges water security from Central to Southeast Asia.

Reliance on China’s rare earth elements sector limits the ability of the United States to punish Beijing economically should it pursue a military action against Taiwan.

Conflicts have intensified across the former Soviet Union, now in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. It’s a worrying and disillusioning development for the region.

Interpretations of Modi’s statement last month show how a translation can shift meaning to adjust to political expectations.

Chinese authorities and powerful (male) players are resilient in exploiting the same digital affordances that powered #MeToo to drown out victims of sexual violence.

We knew catastrophic climate change was coming. But for Pakistan it has already arrived.