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The Syrian Kurds: Whose Ally?

The United States should encourage rapprochement between Turkey and the PYD.

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Germany’s Gauck in China: Human Rights for Home Consumption

How the Chinese leadership manages to cottonball sensitive state visits.

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What Asia Should Learn From Trump’s Rise

Trump’s ability to tap into the fears of those who feel marginalized is hardly unique to the United States.

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The Trump Effect on China

Donald Trump and prospects for democracy and xenophobic populism in China

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Obama’s “Moderate” Syrian Deception

Russia is targeting hardline groups the United States has tacitly aided for more than a year.

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President Hollande’s Musings on India

In contrast to France, disruption rather than continuity is the order of the day in India today.

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That Eerie Feeling About Saudi Arabia

Is the Saudi monarchy echoing the final stages of the Shah’s monarchy in Iran?

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China and Singapore are Distant Relatives at Best

Singapore’s mixed reactions towards China are historically consistent, even if they disappoint some there.

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Moving Into a Chinese-Indian World

A dual hegemony now looks unavoidable, but must we really fear it?

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Modi and India’s “Act East” Policy

Can India “Make It” in Southeast Asia?

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