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Australia – Australia should scale up its vaccine diplomacy (The Interpreter)

PHILIPPA NICOLE BARR In the 1950s, an unlikely friendship grew between US medical researcher Albert Sabin and Soviet microbiologist and virologist Mikhail Chumakov. Their mutual...

UK/Indo Pacific – UK’s Indo-Pacific tilt – not just for the good times (The Interpreter)

BEN BLAND The United Kingdom’s proposed “tilt” to the Indo-Pacific was met with plenty of scepticism, including from this author, when it was unveiled in March...

China – Greater Middle East May Force China to Project Military Power Sooner Rather than Later (BESA Center)

Dr. James M. Dorsey China may have no short-term interest in contributing to guaranteeing security in parts of a swath of land stretching from Central...

Afghanistan – Who are the Taliban who conquered Afghanistan? (BESA Center)

Dr. James M. Dorsey Having taken control, the Taliban want the world to believe that they have become more pragmatic and inclusive in the twenty...

Kazakhstan – Kazakhstan Surges to Third Place in Global Crypto-Currency Production, Behind China and US (The Jamestown Foundation)

John C. K. Daly While many crypto-currency advocates worldwide promote this sector as the next step in international finance, multiple governments are becoming increasingly leery...

Russia/Georgia – Russian Interference in Georgian Politics: The Activation of Ultra-Right Forces (The Jamestown Foundation)

Beka Chedia On August 2, Irma Inasvhili, one of the founders of the Georgian pro-Russian political party Alliance of Patriots, posted her faction’s open letter...

Afghanistan/Taliban/Central Asia – Taliban Victory Unsettles Geopolitics in Central Asia (The Jamestown Foundation)

Paul Globe The suddenness of the Taliban’s victory amidst the final departure of United States forces from Afghanistan has intensified fears in Central Asia about...

China/Central Asia/Afghanistan – Expanding China’s Central Asia Playbook to Afghanistan (The Jamestown Foundation)

Niva Yau For almost 30 years, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has deployed various strategies to increase its economic and political influence in Central...

China/North Korea – ‘Lips and Teeth’: The Enduring China-North Korea Relationship (The Jamestown Foundation)

Pratik Jakhar The leaders of China and North Korea marked the 60th anniversary of the China-North Korea Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance (Peking...

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