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India’s multilateralism and nonalignment have their limits. Just as it is unwilling to throw in its lot with another country or alliance, no other country has an incentive to go all in with India. buff.ly/l7zjOyC

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In 2024 Asian governments seized a record 236 tons of the drug, the vast majority of it in mainland Southeast Asia. buff.ly/PRWm0Vw

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The difficulties facing the China-Russia-Europe rail link only underscore China’s failure to invest in the obvious alternative: the Middle Corridor. buff.ly/qPO1awL

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The recent India-Pakistan crisis marked the first formal drone exchange between the two neighbors, starting on the night of May 7 with India’s launch of Operation Sindoor, followed by Pakistan’s response in the form of Operation Bunyan-um-Marsoos. Strikes continued over the

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As norms collapse and repression globalizes, authoritarian regimes are weaponizing sovereignty to deflect accountability – and they’re winning. buff.ly/6P7c9bV

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Despite tactical successes over two decades, the strategic failure to eliminate or significantly degrade the TTP threat reflects deeper problems in Pakistan’s approach to counterterrorism and regional security. buff.ly/iwXfk7x

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A former Goldman Sachs banker was sentenced yesterday to two years in federal prison for his role in Malaysia’s giant 1MDB corruption scandal. buff.ly/xsMBrsa

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On May 28, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with the mayor of Dushanbe, Rustam Emomali, who also happens to be the son of Tajik President Emomali Rahmon and considered by most analysts to be on a clear trajectory to succeed his father. buff.ly/8mRaB1z

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Following the recent conflict with India, Pakistan’s liberals seem to have resigned themselves to the reality that overt Islamic rhetoric will continue to dominate mainstream political and media discourse. buff.ly/m0qehKL

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In 2024 Asian governments seized a record 236 tons of the drug, the vast majority of it in mainland Southeast Asia. buff.ly/PRWm0Vw

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The difficulties facing the China-Russia-Europe rail link only underscore China’s failure to invest in the obvious alternative: the Middle Corridor. buff.ly/qPO1awL

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As norms collapse and repression globalizes, authoritarian regimes are weaponizing sovereignty to deflect accountability – and they’re winning. buff.ly/6P7c9bV

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If second marriages are the triumph of hope over experience, what about Uzbekistan’s 16th, or 17th, or 18th, attempt at privatization within two decades? buff.ly/moyoZRM

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While a broader conflict was averted, the May 6-10 engagements suggest an intensifying contest not just on the battlefield, but in the realm of military signaling and strategic posturing between these nuclear-armed countries. buff.ly/YTDZV7t

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AI-driven strategies in China and South Korea reinforce East Asia’s manufacturing dominance, challenging Western and Global South reshoring ambitions. buff.ly/GQRuiri

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The recent deportation of around 180 Taiwanese nationals to China highlights the closeness of Cambodia-China relations – and the shortcomings of Phnom Penh’s anti-fraud campaign. buff.ly/P11hVq9

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The Australian election result “masks a more sobering political reality: that Albanese and Labor were increasingly unpopular not all that long ago.” buff.ly/vgU3gHE

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A deadly war is going on in India’s tribal heartland, as the government aims to eliminate one of the world’s longest-surviving communist insurgencies. buff.ly/srdtRua

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The India-Pakistan clashes of May 2025 hinged on the presence of Kashmir-focused militant groups in Pakistan – including one that claimed the Pahalgam attack. Where do these groups stand today? buff.ly/OD1m3O3