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Overcoming the past: the challenge of Japan-South Korea rapprochement0
WHAT’S HAPPENING? Japan and South Korea are on the cusp of a thaw in bilateral relations. The result could be
Kazakhstan: Will parliament pluralism bring new possibilities?0
WHAT’S HAPPENING? On January 19, Kazakhstani President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced snap elections to the Majilis (the lower house of parliament),
Green tech geopolitics: China and the global energy transition0
WHAT’S HAPPENING? China has come to dominate virtually all aspects of international green technology supply chains. As countries across the
France calls an end to Operation Barkhane and leaves Mali0
WHAT’S HAPPENING? French troops have officially withdrawn from Mali, following an inconclusive ten-year-long struggle to contain jihadist groups in the
Budget crunch: Sri Lankan government weighs economy, unrest0
- Deep Dive
- January 4, 2023
WHAT’S HAPPENING? President Ranil Wickremesinghe presented Sri Lanka’s national budget on November 14 for the first time since taking office.
Prospects for protest in Kyrgyzstan’s post-border deal0
- Deep Dive
- November 20, 2022
WHAT’S HAPPENING?On November 17, Kyrgyzstan’s parliament rapidly ratified an agreement to delimit the country’s border with Uzbekistan in all three
Protests in Prague: will price caps sway the public?0
WHAT’S HAPPENING? On September 3, approximately 70,000 protesters gathered in Prague’s Wenceslas Square to call for the resignation of Prime
The UAE’s Iranian strategy0
WHAT’S HAPPENING? The United Arab Emirates has returned its ambassador to Iran for the first time in six years, indicating
Eyeing Taiwan: China’s military strategy and trajectory0
WHAT’S HAPPENING? China’s growing assertiveness is increasingly backed up by a modern and capable military force that is being developed
The Artsakh Question: 2025 and beyond0
- Former Soviet Union, Deep Dive
- August 3, 2022
WHAT’S HAPPENING? With Russia’s peacekeeping contingent in Artsakh facing the possibility of expulsion in 2025, the European Union and Russia
Iranian nuclear talks at risk of stalling0
- Middle East, Deep Dive
- July 26, 2022
WHAT’S HAPPENING? The United States and Iran have been negotiating a new Iranian nuclear deal for months, but the odds
Moldovan ex-president’s arrest puts corruption and policy on trial0
- Former Soviet Union, Deep Dive
- June 26, 2022
WHAT’S HAPPENING? On May 24, former Moldovan President Igor Dodon was detained and subsequently placed under house arrest on three
