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Is this the new normal?

Xi has ruthlessly gone after former Politburo Standing Committee member and one-time economic czar Wang Qishan.

Can the bloc maintain centrality amid managed trade?

The Iran-U.S. conflict has served to concentrate attention on the transport relationship between Kazakhstan and Iran, in development for years before the war began.

The rapid consolidation of power by Field Marshal Asim Munir has the PTI reconsidering its options – and the controversial “charter of democracy.”

India’s attempt to balance ties with the U.S. has turned into a tilt, still deemed insufficient by Washington. For India, it is all stick and no carrots.

The regular tempo of on-the-ground cooperation suggests that the Quad – despite its thin institutional structure – may in fact be insulated from higher level political volatility.

Under Xi Jinping, the CCP has expanded its control over political language to the point where it challenges journalism’s most basic task: describing the world accurately.

The Japan-U.K. compact shows Japanese companies still have an appetite for offshore wind, but local communities must not be left behind.

The European Council’s latest mandate pairs dialogue with prospective new trade defense tools, institutionalizing an approach that complicates long-term ties with Beijing.

Australia’s geography may provide it with some insulation from conflict, but its maritime dependency creates other vulnerabilities. 

Despite their initial promise, many of the country's major tech firms are struggling to create value for shareholders.

The two civilizations have consistently found each other to be useful, yet they haven’t invested heavily in their partnership.

Kuala Lumpur has recently tightened the intake of Bangladeshi workers due to concerns about abuse, debt bondage, and excessive recruitment fees.

After a disappointing Trump-Xi summit, Uyghurs in the United States are divided on Washington’s commitment to ending abuses in China. 

Amid a simmering conflict with Pakistan, Taliban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada approved the creation of a new 4,000-member military formation known as the Hebati Unit.

If earlier moves toward more direct elections were indictive of Kazakhstan's political maturation, what should we make of the reversal of that effort?

A week after being opened to public scrutiny, the Tashiev trial has again been closed once more.

A refugee in Vienna, a manufactured terrorism case, and a precedent Austria should not ignore.

Central Asia and the EU can deepen cooperation on food, energy, and logistics to head off a humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, with Kazakhstan on the front line as the region's grain powerhouse.