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Anthony F. Pipa and Natalie Geismar A new proposal from OMB would change the minimum core population threshold for metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) from 50,000 to 100,000, bumping 142...

The Science of Where meets Dr. Peter Layton, Visiting Fellow at the Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University, and a RAAF Reserve Group Captain. He has extensive...

Daniel Pipes “Either we unite or we fight”: kaleidoscopic coalitions and enmities are one of the Middle East’s most distinctive political features, recognized by locals...

Nu Nu Lusan and Emily Fishbein Military power grab appears to be uniting Myanmar people against a shared enemy, increasing the risk of armed conflict. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/19/amid-myanmars-post-coup-crisis-an-armed-rebellion-brews

JC Gotinga Depression, sexual abuse among the challenges young Filipinos face as record-breaking COVID cases force another lockdown. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/19/you-get-used-to-it-manilas-teens-back-indoors-amid-covid-surg

Daniel Flatley and Nick Wadhams The administration of United States President Joe Biden is considering additional sanctions to block the construction of the almost completed...

Depth of divide between two global giants publicly exposed as talks get under way in snowy Anchorage. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/19/us-china-top-diplomats-trade-rebukes-in-testy-first-talks

Number of Indians in the middle class, or those earning between $10 and $20 a day, shrank by about 32 million, says the study. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/19/covid-pushed-32-million-indians-out-of-middle-class-pew-research

In a rare conciliatory note, General Bajwa calls for peaceful resolution of Kashmir dispute and talks with arch rival India. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/19/pakistan-army-chief-says-it-is-time-to-bury-the-past-with-india