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The Second Trump Administration and Southeast Asia
Summary Southeast Asia remains a key partner for the US given that both sides have shared interests encompassing trade, ...
The National Interest on MSN1d
Understanding Turkey’s Role in the Russia-Ukraine War
Turkey sees the conflict as a test case for its ability to act independently of both Russia and the West while shaping major ...
The National Interest1dOpinion
Toward a Foreign Policy for the Working Class
A foreign policy for the working class is not only a call to rebuild America’s physical and technological infrastructure but ...
East Asia Forum1d
No surprises, but strategic circumstance weighs heavily on China’s ‘Two Sessions’
Two Sessions’ showed a prudent, predictable approach, free from surprises, amid an increasingly uncertain global landscape.
Amid Soviet Central Asia's boogie nights, the rhythms of a region's future
A Soviet-era Central Asian pop music anthology shines a light on the region's ethnic diversity and music that transcends genres from Korean brass bands to Uyghur garage rock to Crimean jazz.
Voice of America deserves criticism, but let’s fix it to tell America’s story
VOA has been struggling to fulfill its mission as a federal agency, with budget cuts, remote work, while also facing ...
US-funded international media is worth the tiny cost — we can’t surrender to America’s enemies in the war of ideas
From my first stint leading Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty — the iconic Cold War broadcaster turned 21st-century ...
The Diplomat4d
Mongolia’s Central Asia Connection: Kazakhstan
Mongolia looks to use its upgraded relationship with Kazakhstan to forge closer ties with Central Asia writ large.
The Economist4d
East Asia’s armsmakers are on the rise
Japanese and South Korean armsmakers are now among the fastest-growing in the world. The combined annual revenues of the two ...
The Economist4d
China’s cynicism offensive in Asia
China’s failure to seize the initiative probably reflects a lack of flexibility and creativity in its diplomacy. That decades-old problem has grown more acute as Xi Jinping, its leader, has ...
JFK files provide inside look at CIA’s shadowy Cold War history
In May 1958, the CIA’s Far East Division hatched a plan: recruit an attractive white woman to extract information from the ...
The Diplomat5d
What Southeast Asian Countries Can Learn from Vietnam’s History of Negotiating Territorial Disputes with China
The involvement of an extra-regional great power in a small power’s territorial disputes with China may prove ...