Myanmar’s NUG Condemns Military Conscription Drive, Vows to Resist
Myanmar’s opposition National Unity Government (NUG) has denounced the military’s announcement that it will begin …
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Kishida’s Struggle to Win Over Japan’s Conservatives
Japanese conservatives found a trustworthy ally in the late Prime Minister Abe Shinzo. Abe’s conservative …
Maoist Thought and Xi Jinping’s Leadership
The Diplomat author Mercy Kuo regularly engages subject-matter experts, policy practitioners, and strategic thinkers across the …
Confusion Reigns in Pakistan as PML-N and PPP Attempt to Form Government
With the February 8 elections to Pakistan’s National Assembly and provincial assemblies failing to yield …
South Korea in Political Disarray Ahead of the April Parliamentary Elections
South Korea’s zero-sum game politics has turned into a political quagmire over the so-called “Kim …
‘To the Masses’: Decoding Xi Jinping’s Lunar New Year Visits
Chinese state media Xinhua reported that President Xi Jinping visited the northern city of Tianjin …
What’s Driving Kim Jong Un’s New Regional Development Policy?
North Korea’s leadership recently announced a new regional development policy entitled the “regional development 20×10 …
Jailed Former Thai PM Thaksin Gets Parole, Could Walk Free This Week
Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who last year returned from more than a decade …
2 Thai Journalists Arrested for Covering Anti-Monarchist Temple Vandalism
A Thai journalist and freelance photographer have been arrested for reporting on an incident in …