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AsiaNorth Korea increases the pressure Through targeted provocations, Pyongyang wants to strengthen its position and achieve a relaxation of sanctions By Henning Effner
AsiaThailand’s ‘managed democracy’ is under pressure In the shadow of Covid-19, authoritarians seize the opportunity to concentrate power – also in Thailand’s fragile democracy By Siripan Nogsuan Sawasdeee
AsiaWill Jacinda Ardern's popularity endure? Ardern's Covid-19 response has won praise at home and abroad. But challenges for her brand of social democracy remain By Jennifer Curtin
AsiaIndia's growing surveillance state The country’s intelligence agencies have little to no independent oversight. The Covid-19 crisis has exacerbated the problem By Kim Arora
Foreign and security policyConfronting China If China wishes to lead the world, it will have to offer more than money and intimidation By Ian Buruma
AsiaChina’s political system and the coronavirus China’s political system failed to respond effectively to a threat that then affected the world. How to prevent that in the future? By Branko Milanović
AsiaFor European solidarity beyond its borders If the EU fails to support countries like Nepal and Kyrgyzstan in this crisis, they may turn to China for lack of alternatives By Jonathan Menge, Alexander Rosenplänter
AsiaIndia’s lockdown politics In India, the right-wing establishment uses Covid-19 to further its divisive agenda against minorities and the marginalised By Mihir S Sharma
