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Afghanistan's Anti-Taliban Vigilantes: Blessing or Curse?
September 15, 2016
Afghanistan's Anti-Taliban Vigilantes: Blessing or Curse?
When locals take their defense into their own hands, what does that mean for Afghanistan's central government?
Afghanistan's Anti-Taliban Vigilantes: Blessing or Curse?
The Taliban's Latest Battlefield: Social Media
September 08, 2016
The Taliban's Latest Battlefield: Social Media
The Taliban has drastically ramped up its presence on services like Twitter and WhatsApp in the past few years.
The Taliban's Latest Battlefield: Social Media
The Rise of US-Bangladesh Counterterror Cooperation
September 02, 2016
The Rise of US-Bangladesh Counterterror Cooperation
Kerry’s visit to Dhaka shows how seriously the U.S. takes terrorism in Bangladesh.
The Rise of US-Bangladesh Counterterror Cooperation
The Bizarre World of Karachi Politics
September 01, 2016
The Bizarre World of Karachi Politics
Anti-Pakistan rhetoric and a mayor ruling from jail – under MQM control, Pakistan’s largest city is never boring.
The Bizarre World of Karachi Politics
Sri Lanka and Australia's Strategic Defense Interests
August 29, 2016
Sri Lanka and Australia's Strategic Defense Interests
Based on Australia's Defense White Paper, the two countries can deepen strategic security cooperation.
Sri Lanka and Australia's Strategic Defense Interests
Balochistan: The Troubled Heart of the CPEC
August 23, 2016
Balochistan: The Troubled Heart of the CPEC
Long-standing violence in Pakistan’s most impoverished province is given new impetus by modern geopolitics.
Balochistan: The Troubled Heart of the CPEC
India and China: Asia's Uneasy Neighbors
August 22, 2016
India and China: Asia's Uneasy Neighbors
Optimism for India-China relations was high when Modi took office. Those hopes have long since faded.
India and China: Asia's Uneasy Neighbors
Longing to Belong: Afghan Sikhs and Hindus in India
August 19, 2016
Longing to Belong: Afghan Sikhs and Hindus in India
For decades, a lack of legal status has left Afghanistan's persecuted religious minorities without a home.
Longing to Belong: Afghan Sikhs and Hindus in India
Pakistan: The Rebirth of Jihad
August 18, 2016
Pakistan: The Rebirth of Jihad
Within Pakistan, banned groups like JeM and JuD campaign openly for jihad against India.
Pakistan: The Rebirth of Jihad
India's Medical Tourism Boom
August 15, 2016
India's Medical Tourism Boom
Each year, roughly 200,000 patients from war-torn countries come to India seeking medical care they can't find at home.
India's Medical Tourism Boom
The Dilemma of Pakistan’s Foreign Policy
August 12, 2016
The Dilemma of Pakistan’s Foreign Policy
Why can’t Islamabad get its foreign policy on track?
The Dilemma of Pakistan’s Foreign Policy
The Change Luck City: Dhaka’s Climate Refugees
August 10, 2016
The Change Luck City: Dhaka’s Climate Refugees
Displaced by climate change, almost half a million people flee to Bangladesh's capital every year.
The Change Luck City: Dhaka’s Climate Refugees
The Plight of the Gwadar Fisherman
August 08, 2016
The Plight of the Gwadar Fisherman
At Gwadar port, the heart of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, local fishermen see their livelihood under attack.
The Plight of the Gwadar Fisherman
An Uphill Climb for Nepal's Prachanda
August 05, 2016
An Uphill Climb for Nepal's Prachanda
Nepal's new prime minister faces a host of internal and external challenges.
An Uphill Climb for Nepal's Prachanda
India's New Child Labor Law: Billed to Fail
August 04, 2016
India's New Child Labor Law: Billed to Fail
Child labor is India's worst-kept secret, and a new law will do little to change that.
India's New Child Labor Law: Billed to Fail
The Slow Decay of the Taj Mahal
August 01, 2016
The Slow Decay of the Taj Mahal
How pollution and bureaucratic incompetence threaten to destroy India's greatest monument.
The Slow Decay of the Taj Mahal
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