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Few countries have wielded sports diplomacy as effectively as South Korea, but recent moves suggest it is losing its touch
By Ahn Jong-hwa
December 10, 2019
By Suha Maayeh
By Henri J Barkey
Imad Zafar
Imran Khan came to power at the behest of the military establishment, but the ‘opposition’ parties are also collaborators for their own reasons
Atta Rasool Malik
The Cholistan Cup event in southern Punjab province encourages a safe and enjoyable gun culture
William Holland
Beijing’s dominant political class has ignored the profound differences between the Chinese and American regimes
Phillip Smith
December 9, 2019
The US war on Afghan opium has not only not succeeded but has seen the poppy foe steadily gain ground
Ted Gover
While any negotiations with a regime like Kim Jong Un’s are fraught with risks, the US president’s hard line seems the best tactic, for now
Kent Wang
Climate change is a global problem that needs global collaboration to combat, and it is foolish not to allow Taiwan to contribute just because of political pressure from Beijing
Melissa Gronlund
To collectors, Orientalism is not colonialist kitsch, but a celebration of the Middle Eastern world before it became modernized and Westernized
Jefferson Morley
December 8, 2019
Some ‘false flag’ claims about the 2018 chemical weapons attack Trump used to justify launching missiles into Syria can be debunked, but serious questions remain
Jonathan Gornall
December 7, 2019
Saudi, increasingly focused on diversifying its economy away from reliance on fossil fuels, has set its green sights higher
December 6, 2019
The political class, both government and opposition, is reluctant to draw attention to the tycoon at the center of Pakistan’s retrieval of millions of pounds from the UK
Mia Signs
Government agencies and NGOs are working together to end the illegal trade in wildlife products such as bear bile
Faisal Al Yafai
December 5, 2019
If NATO is not prepared to defend its small members such as the Baltic states, or even Turkey, it is not just ‘brain dead,’ but obsolete