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Taiwan’s Democratic Blind Spot: Statelessness and Legal Exclusion

Taiwan’s Democratic Blind Spot: Statelessness and Legal Exclusion

The square in front of Taipei Station is a popular gathering place for migrant workers on their days off. Credit: Shutterstock Taiwan...

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Japanese Court Rules North Korea Owes Compensation Over Its Past Repatriation Push 

Japanese Court Rules North Korea Owes Compensation Over Its Past Repatriation Push 

Credit: Depositphotos In January, the Tokyo District Court found that a tort had been committed and ordered the North Korean government to...

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A Fully Closed-off China Requires a New US Policy Response

A Fully Closed-off China Requires a New US Policy Response

U.S President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, at Zhongnanhai, Beijing, China, May 15, 2026. Credit: Official White House Photo...

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India Will Not Become Another China

India Will Not Become Another China

Credit: Official State Department photo by Freddie Everett The ghost of China haunts every conversation about India. When U.S. Deputy Secretary Christopher...

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The New Narco-Sea Routes: How IUU Fishing Networks Are Fueling Drug Trafficking Across the Indo-Pacific

The New Narco-Sea Routes: How IUU Fishing Networks Are Fueling Drug Trafficking Across the Indo-Pacific

Traditional wooden fishing boats in the sea in West Sumatra, Indonesia. Credit: Shutterstock For years, Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing has...

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Lesson From the May 2025 India-Pakistan Crisis: No Space for Limited War

Lesson From the May 2025 India-Pakistan Crisis: No Space for Limited War

Credit: Depositphotos One year has passed since the four-day May 2025 crisis between India and Pakistan that ended following a U.S.-brokered ceasefire....

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Why North Korea Hasn’t Had Its Own ‘Reform and Opening’

Why North Korea Hasn’t Had Its Own ‘Reform and Opening’

A roadside market in North Korea. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/ Uwe Brodrecht China’s early economic reforms, led by Deng Xiaoping in the late...

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How Kazakhstan’s Super-Apps Outpace the Law 

How Kazakhstan’s Super-Apps Outpace the Law 

Credit: Photo by Natalia Gusakova on Unsplash Kazakhstan’s commercial banks are increasingly offering attractive super-applications with convenient functions that go beyond traditional...

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Reweaving the Ruins of the American Secret War

Reweaving the Ruins of the American Secret War

Credit: Wikimedia Commons / Jakub Hałun One of my favorite childhood memories is visiting the Plain of Jars with my grandmother, Noy....

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South Korea’s Nuclear Submarine Push Is a Test of Non-nuclear Deterrence

South Korea’s Nuclear Submarine Push Is a Test of Non-nuclear Deterrence

Credit: Wikimedia Commons / Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of Korea Seoul is reportedly preparing to announce a roadmap for...

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