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Hun Sen’s all-encompassing rule of Cambodia (Mark Tilly, The Interpreter)

While Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen has kept the artifice of democracy in the country, with local commune elections to be held next year,...

Signs of stability and potential conflict amid revived Iran nuclear talks (Amin Saikal, The Strategist)

As the year draws to a close, the Persian Gulf region as a critical component of the wider Middle East remains in the throes...

Singapore’s steady pair of hands in Southeast Asia now needed more than ever (East Asia Forum)

At this time of uncertainty, the fulcrum of geopolitical global affairs is in East Asia. While Taiwan and the Korean Peninsula might be the...

Succession vacuum looms over Singapore politics (Michael Barr, East Asia Forum)

Singapore politics appears confused, directionless and overwhelmingly defensive on nearly every front. The leadership transition — choosing the next prime minister — has dragged into its...

Germany Warns Russia That Costs Would Be High If Moscow Invades Ukraine (RFE RL)

German ministers have reiterated EU warnings that Russia would face harsher sanctions in the event of military aggression against Ukraine, which they said could...

Switzerland Extradites Kremlin-Linked Russian Businessman To U.S. (RFE RL)

Switzerland has extradited Kremlin-linked Russian businessman Vladislav Klyushin to the United States, where he faces insider-trading charges, Swiss authorities reported on December 18. Switzerland Extradites...

Pakistan warns of consequences from Afghan ‘economic meltdown’ (Al Jazeera)

Member nations of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) are holding a special meeting in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad to discuss solutions to address the humanitarian...

Thousands march across Sudan protesting military takeover (Al Jazeera)

Sudanese anti-coup protesters have taken to the streets in the capital Khartoum to reject the October 25 military takeover, the latest in a series...

US air wars in Middle East ‘deeply flawed’: Report (Al Jazeera)

Newly obtained Pentagon documents show the United States’ air wars in the Middle East have been marked by “deeply flawed intelligence” and “faulty targeting”...

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