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Reluctant diplomats left their mark
As UN secretaries-general, U Thant of Burma and Perez de Cuellar of Peru had much in common, writes Myint Zan in a comparative tribute and
‘Great Game’ returns to Central Asia with new players
A return of the Taliban to power in Afghanistan would likely see a repeat of their previous policies, writes Rajkumar Singh. In the past two
The end of CY Leung
Hong Kong’s embattled leader CY Leung, who has announced he won’t be seeking a second term as chief executive, could not have foreseen how muscular
Jayalalithaa: death of a political mother goddess
India’s most populous state, Tamil Nadu, faces uncertain political times following the death of its charismatic chief minister, Jayalalitha, writes Peter Mayer The unexpected death
Filipino youth show their democratic colours
Young people in the Philippines are reawakening to their historical role of initiating social and political change, Michael Henry Yusingco believes. Returning home recently to
Myanmar’s democratic anniversary: what is there to celebrate?
The NLD government, led by Aung San Suu Kyi, has been struggling to overcome its lack of political and administrative experience, Trevor Wilson reports. It
‘Poisoned gift’ imperils families of North Korea’s Zainichi returnees
The gift of freedom given by Japanese civic groups to new arrivals from North Korea carries a heavy debt, writes Markus Bell. From 1959 to
Backflip: Western media suddenly sympathise with Hong Kong separatists
The Western media have gone from obscuring to exalting Hong Kong separatism, Benjamin Garvey observes. There has been a sudden deluge of Western reporting on
Bangladesh grapples with rising Islamic extremism
Bangladesh’s founding ideals are giving way to extremism and terrorism, writes Rajkumar Singh. The emergence of Bangladesh—formerly East Pakistan—as an independent country in December 1971
Park fights for survival after violation of ‘divine right’
Engulfed by scandal, South Korea’s Park Geun-hye is banking on a change of political style to save her presidency, writes Hyung-A-Kim. More than two weeks
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