Google employee charged with insider trading over Polymarket bets
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Nepal, India, and the Paradox of Hydro-hegemony
The Pharping Power Plant, commissioned in 1911, was one of Asia’s earliest hydropower plants. Credit: Sujitabh Chaudhary on Unsplash Nepal aspires to...
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Tajikistan’s Taxman Comes for the E-Wallet
Credit: Rodion Kutsaiev on Unsplash Starting September 1, 2026, Tajikistan will tax transactions routed through electronic wallets, mobile apps, and QR-code payments....
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What the Trump-Xi Summit Means for Africa
U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a welcome ceremony with President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China at the Great...
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The West Indulges China in Its Backing for Russia Against Ukraine
Credit: Russian Presidential Press and Information Service Since not long after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the democratic world has...
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The South Korea-US Alliance: What Comes After OPCON?
U.S. Army soldiers and Republic of Korea Army soldiers don protective masks during Counter-Weapons of Mass Destruction training in South Korea, Aug....
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North Korea Returns to the South Via Women’s FootballÂ
The Naegohyang FC women’s football team hoists the trophy after winning the Asian Football Confederation’s women’s club championship in Suwon, South Korea....
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Understanding Cambodia’s Scam Economy, with Jacob Sims
Credit: Depositphotos Today on The Diplomat’s Asia Geopolitics podcast host Katie Putz is joined by Jacob Sims, a columnist for The Diplomat,...
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China’s Rise and the Challenge to US Maritime Security
Australia, Japan, the Philippines, and the United States, conducted a Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA), April 7, 2024. Credit: U.S. Navy Photo by...
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What’s Driving Anti-Qing Sentiment in Contemporary China?
A scroll painting of the Kangxi Emperor (r. 1661 – 1722) of the Qing Dynasty, in armor. Credit: Wikimedia Commons On May...
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