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Wed, 22/04/2026 - 17:19
Insights from Eyck Freymann.
Wed, 22/04/2026 - 16:16
Despite the campaign rhetoric, so far, there are no concrete signs of a rapprochement with Taiwan by Honduras’ new government.
Wed, 22/04/2026 - 15:56
A country insulates itself from China at its own peril, at least economically. The road to making America great again must go through Beijing.
Wed, 22/04/2026 - 15:20
Closing Suwung landfill is the right decision. But the government has yet to provide sustainable alternatives for Bali's waste.
Wed, 22/04/2026 - 15:11
“There have been no official statements from the Russian side yet, but from unofficial sources, we know it's true,” Kazakh Energy Minister Yerlan Akkenzhenov said of the impending stoppage.
Wed, 22/04/2026 - 14:41
Pakistan’s brick kiln industry in particular is known for the peshgi system, which leaves workers forever trapped in debt – and vulnerable to coerced organ donations.
Wed, 22/04/2026 - 14:23
Despite repeated loss of life, Rohingya migration by sea continues.
Tue, 21/04/2026 - 23:29
Views of the Iran crisis vary from the perspectives of U.S. allies in Asia, Central Asia’s oil exporters, and South Asia’s perpetual foes, India and Pakistan.
Tue, 21/04/2026 - 20:15
Even before President Lai’s Eswatini visit was canceled, labor rights lawsuits, abuse allegations, and free speech concerns were bubbling under the surface.
Tue, 21/04/2026 - 17:37
After two consecutive NPT RevCons failed to muster consensus, Vietnam’s U.N. ambassador – and the president-designate of the 11th Review Conference – says this year’s meeting must succeed.
Tue, 21/04/2026 - 16:32
The PLA is sending military signals amid the Philippines-U.S. Balikatan exercise and ahead of the Trump-Xi summit.
Tue, 21/04/2026 - 15:55
Zholdasbay Sagidullayev allegedly approached a district police department building and repeatedly shouted, "Alga, Karakalpakstan!"
Tue, 21/04/2026 - 15:42
Amid Tokyo’s arms export shift, one massive potential market still remains untapped.
Tue, 21/04/2026 - 14:37
Doubts about U.S. credibility are making arms purchases harder to sustain.
Tue, 21/04/2026 - 14:14
Migration enables Uzbek women to renegotiate traditional gender roles and assume greater economic responsibility, even if their experiences are shaped by legal precarity and social vulnerability.
Tue, 21/04/2026 - 12:47
Marcus Tantau from Templeton Research offers fresh insights into the region's economies as they reel from the impacts of the Hormuz oil crisis.
Tue, 21/04/2026 - 10:15
ATIGA review and industrial strategy in an age of geopolitical risk
Tue, 21/04/2026 - 09:36
It clubbed an already passed amendment on women’s reservation with the controversial amendment to delimit electoral boundaries. The ploy flopped.
Tue, 21/04/2026 - 09:31
The region offers a market with untapped potential for streaming entertainment, and one where disposable income is likely to rise in the years to come.
Tue, 21/04/2026 - 03:07
The country's conflict is not forgotten, but has suffered from a perception of irrelevance compared to other unfolding crises.
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