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The Asian countries apparently impacted include Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Uzbekistan. 

In its rush to respond to the Bondi terrorist attack, the government risks entrenching legislation that raises more questions than it answers.

The Pakistani state and its powerful military establishment have resorted to increasingly drastic measures to deter critics from voicing their opposition, wherever they may be in the world. 

The European Union now stands as the only major international actor still meaningfully committed to Myanmar’s democratic opposition.

The Constitutional Democratic Party is seeking moderation to stay alive. But it may be too late. 

A Cambodian scholar offers recommendation on how to build a lasting peace between Cambodia and Thailand.

A Thai scholar offers recommendation on how to build a lasting peace between Cambodia and Thailand.

More than a year after his illegitimate declaration of martial law, the former president is now facing a death sentence for insurrection.

In 2025, India mastered economic stability, but the transition from a $4 trillion to a $5 trillion economy will not be determined by how well risks are contained.

The ongoing protests in Iran have the Taliban in Afghanistan worried. In Iran’s streets, the Taliban see the seeds of their own undoing.

Founder and Chairman Mark Jiapeng Wang reflects on how a personal turning point evolved into a global learning community shaping China’s next generation.

South Asia’s strategic location, fragmented politics, and regional rivalries make it an ideal testing ground for the GSI’s flexible, norm-driven approach.

Tokayev is committed to making Kazakhstan “fully digital within the next three years,” but what exactly does that mean, and are the government and people of Kazakhstan ready?

Central Asian governments’ silence is a strategic calculation driven by economic interests, authoritarian solidarity, and uncertainty about Washington's next move.

As the international order becomes more volatile and less rule-bound, Tokyo and Seoul must band together.

Don’t let the quantitative changes mask the qualitative transformation.

Following the decapitation strike on one of its closest partners, can Beijing still position itself as a credible security actor in the region?

Three months after the South Korea-Japan summit meeting, the leaders met again in Nara Prefecture, Japan. 

“Drawing on lived experience from Tiananmen, I have come to believe that 4 concrete conditions determine whether an autocracy like China or Iran has a genuine chance of meaningful democratic change.”

The party's appointment of Pisan Manawapat, a career diplomat who defended the military regime installed after the 2014 coup, is a stain on its reformist image.