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Dankeschön Frau Merkel (Ian Kemish, The Interpreter)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks at the Lowy Institute for International Policy, Sydney, 17 November 2014 (Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images) Angela Merkel had already been...

AfPak’s back, alright (Aarti Betigeri, The Interpreter)

The border between Afghanistan and Pakistan is notoriously porous. Pakistan-Afghanistan border crossing point in Chaman, 28 August 2021 (AFP via Getty Images) In 2021, it’s...

India’s green growth imperative (Dhruba Purkayastha, Project-Syndicate)

Image: Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images India’s commitments under the 2015 Paris climate agreement, which aims to limit global warming to well below 2°C relative to pre-industrial levels, include...

China will have to learn to live with COVID-19 too (Editorial Board, East Asia Forum)

In mid-September China ticked over quite the milestone: one billion of its citizens — about 70 per cent of the population — had then been fully vaccinated...

China won’t open up after lockdown anytime soon (Nicholas Thomas, East Asia Forum)

What is normal in a post-pandemic world? How can the idea of a return to a normal state of affairs be articulated and realised...

China’s reluctant Taliban embrace (Pravda Parakkal, East Asia Forum)

On 18 July, Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada said the group seeks strong diplomatic, economic and political relations with all countries including the United States....

The Ever-Growing Iranian Cyber Threat (Mansour Piroti, BESA Center)

Iran cyberterrorism image by Jorgen Schaefer The Iranian regime has been a considerable threat to global cybersecurity ever since 2012, when it committed cyberattacks on US...

Chip-ageddon? The Race to Ace Tech Sovereignty (Saranya)

With most of the population locked inside their homes, the demand for consumer electronics skyrocketed while production dropped as factories were intermittently closed because...

What does Sri Lanka’s defence of China’s record at UNHRC entail? (Sathiya Moorthy, ORF)

In a low-key yet significant posturing, Sri Lanka has gone on to defend China, Venezuela, and Nicaragua at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), which is...

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