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Over the last half millennium, societies around the globe competed to divide up the world’s land. Nearly every square inch of soil outside Antarctica is now owned and tucked within national borders. But the oceans have largely been spared that fate. There were times throughout history when countries tried to gate and regulate the seas, but they were too vast to be controlled for long periods. During the Cold War, as technology made it far easier to imagine partitioning the world’s waterways and seabeds, great powers avoided an unrestrained race to grab the oceans. Most governments agreed to deal with them through a patchwork of treaties and multilateral bodies that sought to guarantee freedom of navigation in international waters and assign coastal seabeds to adjacent littoral states.

Why the region must brace for a new wave of turbulence.

What Kyiv needs to survive.

There are significant opportunities – and risks.

Mass protests over an 87-year-old’s eviction prompt new proposed legislation.

In the U.S.-China relationship at present, nothing might be better than something.

Regional wars have required Cairo to maneuver between competing demands.

The debate over the death penalty is back in Uzbekistan, this time involving the country’s most senior officials.

Despite having a better legal foundation than past attempts, these duties may also be struck down.

The fact that Trump didn’t give anything new away on Taiwan shouldn’t obscure how much ground he has already conceded to Xi.

The UNGA voted to delete those sections 20 years ago. But the issue has acquired renewed political significance as Sino-Japanese relations have deteriorated.

So far, incumbent President Sadyr Japarov and Omurbek Suvanaliev – a politician and former minister of internal affairs – have announced their intentions to run. 

A blueprint for building resilience in the Hindu Kush Himalaya.

The recurring clashes represent the failure of months of diplomacy and external mediation. Where does the Afghanistan-Pakistan relationship go from here?

To some, Trump's hospitality was “historic.” To others, it was an attempt to “lull China into a false sense of security.”

Trump’s proposed solution to rising diesel prices would backfire economically and geopolitically.

Why has India's manufacturing sector has remained stuck at around 15 percent of GDP despite decades of rapid growth?

Muizzu has promised to submit evidence supporting the Maldives’ claim to Chagos to relevant international bodies.

A spate of Republican senators took umbrage at Trump's reception of “a brutal, unelected, and oppressive dictator.”

Islamabad cannot use its own people’s suffering to erase its record of supporting forces that have devastated lives in other countries.