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The real victims of China’s trade patterns

Trump has railed against China’s massive trade surpluses. But actually China’s neighbors have far more reason to be worried

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India at a crossroads

Prime Minister Narenda Modi wins the Indian general election by promising the country’s millennials a glorious future

By Patrick Rüther

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Flying high, falling low

Despite the polls predicting a narrow win, Australia's Labor Party lost the general election – because it didn't convince working class voters, says Adrian Pabst

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Weaponizing cyber law

Autocratic regimes previously relied on legal and bureaucratic tools to impede civic activism. Now, they also use cyber law

By Janjira Sombatpoonsiri

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A matter of identity

Image, populism and polarisation were at the forefront in the complex elections held in Indonesia last month

By Sergio Grassi

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Modi’s mixed bag

Pushing a Hindu nationalist agenda at home, Indian PM Narenda Modi's foreign policy relies on multilateral cooperation

By Herbert Wulf

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India-Pakistan: where do we go from here?

While it delivered short-term victories for Khan and Modi, the India-Pakistan standoff might set an unwelcome precedent

By Aryaman Bhatnagar

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The changing face of Iran

While Rouhani's government faces domestic and foreign-policy challenges, extremists are gaining influence in Iran

By Walter Posch

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Pakistan’s quest for inclusive growth

The Pakistani economy needs transformation to meet the rising aspirations of the country's young population

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A diplomatic odyssey

The Hanoi Summit or: How I learned to stop worrying and develop muted optimism for Trump-Kim nuclear diplomacy

By Mason Richey