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Building collapse in Philippines leaves 3 dead, 17 missing
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Building collapse in Philippines leaves 3 dead, 17 missing

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Japanese Court Rules North Korea Owes Compensation Over Its Past Repatriation Push 
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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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India, China, and Claims over Tawang: Views From a Field Visit to Arunachal Pradesh
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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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India Will Not Become Another China
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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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The New Narco-Sea Routes: How IUU Fishing Networks Are Fueling Drug Trafficking Across the Indo-Pacific
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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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Taiwan’s Democratic Blind Spot: Statelessness and Legal Exclusion
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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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Why North Korea Hasn’t Had Its Own ‘Reform and Opening’
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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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A Fully Closed-off China Requires a New US Policy Response
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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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Reweaving the Ruins of the American Secret War
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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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South Korea’s Nuclear Submarine Push Is a Test of Non-nuclear Deterrence
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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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Lesson From the May 2025 India-Pakistan Crisis: No Space for Limited War
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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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‘Entry Into the Kyrgyz Republic Is Closed’: US Professor Denied Entry to Kyrgyzstan
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‘Entry Into the Kyrgyz Republic Is Closed’: US Professor Denied Entry to Kyrgyzstan

Credit: Photo provided by Steve Swerdlow It’s a trip Steve Swerdlow has made many times: flying from Los Angeles, California to Istanbul,...

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How Kazakhstan’s Super-Apps Outpace the Law 
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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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How K-Pop and AI Are Reshaping the Dokdo/Takeshima Dispute
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How K-Pop and AI Are Reshaping the Dokdo/Takeshima Dispute

Credit: Wikimedia Commons/ Ulleungdont The Liancourt Rocks, known to Koreans as Dokdo, and to Japanese as Takeshima, are a pair of lonely,...

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Japan’s Frigate Diplomacy — and What It Could Mean for Taiwan
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Japan’s Frigate Diplomacy — and What It Could Mean for Taiwan

The JS Mogami, first ship of the Mogami class, at sea on June 10, 2022. Credit: Japanese Defense Ministry In mid-April 2026,...

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Japan Doubles Down on Maritime Security Cooperation
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Japan Doubles Down on Maritime Security Cooperation

Japanese Defense Minister Koizumi Shinjiro (left) meets with Indonesian Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin after signing a new defense agreement in Jakarta, Indonesia,...

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The US-China Summit from a Japanese Perspective
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The US-China Summit from a Japanese Perspective

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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Japan and South Korea: Friends, With Limits
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Japan and South Korea: Friends, With Limits

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung attend a summit meeting in Andong, South Korea, May 19, 2026....

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Pyongyang Recalibrates: North Korea Between Russia, the United States, and Japan
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Pyongyang Recalibrates: North Korea Between Russia, the United States, and Japan

In this photo from North Korean state media, Kim Jong Un delivers an address at the first session of the 15th Supreme...

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Vietnam Auctions Convicted Tycoon’s Luxury Car, Hermès Handbags For Over $1M
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Vietnam Auctions Convicted Tycoon’s Luxury Car, Hermès Handbags For Over $1M

Credit: Depositphotos A luxury Maybach car and two white Hermès handbags once owned by the imprisoned Vietnamese property developer Truong My Lan...

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