India, China, and Claims over Tawang: Views From a Field Visit to Arunachal Pradesh
Credit: Wikimedia Commons / PP Yoonus On April 10, China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA) released a list of names for 23...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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