‘Security Belt 2025’ and Beyond: China’s Minilateralism on the Rise
On March 13, China, Iran, and Russia concluded the Security Belt 2025 joint maritime exercise near Iran’s strategically important Chabahar Port, close to critical maritime chokepoints such as the...
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In Laos, USAID Freeze Hampers Vital Bomb Removal Efforts
I’m standing before enough heavy weaponry to level a football stadium. The bombs are arranged on a raised concrete platform behind a building site. They sit, sunbaked and rusting, in informal rows amid...
View ArticleThe Chaos of Wage Theft in Bangladesh’s Garment Sector Requires Global...
Bangladesh’s garment industry ranks as a mainstay of the global fast-fashion economy. More than 4 million people produce clothes for major brands such as H&M and Zara; most are female laborers....
View ArticleUS, Japan ‘Stand Firmly Together’ in the Face of Aggressive Chinese Actions
While there is wide-spread speculation about what the second administration of U.S. President Donald Trump will do with regard to its massive troop presence in Europe, the administration has made it...
View ArticleBridging the Gap: Karzai, the Taliban, and the US Dilemma in Afghanistan
As Afghanistan plunged into chaos in August 2021, with the collapse of its government and its leaders fleeing, former President Hamid Karzai made an unprecedented and unexpected decision: He stayed....
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Inside Cambodia’s Political Doomsday Sect
Not far from the tourist city of Siem Reap in northwestern Cambodia, roughly a thousand devotees gather around a picturesque pond. They are there to listen to the words of their guru, Khem Veasna, whom...
View ArticleThai Government Probes Collapse of Bangkok Skyscraper as Rescue Efforts Continue
Authorities in Thailand are investigating the construction of a Bangkok skyscraper that collapsed during last week’s earthquake, killing at least 13 people. The 30-floor structure in Chatuchak...
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