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October 26, 2022

Russia
Can Iranian Drones Turn Russia’s Fortunes in the Ukraine War?

Russia is targeting Ukrainian cities and civilian infrastructure with Iranian-made loitering munitions. Are these weapons effective in shaping the war? 

March 18, 2016

China
Friday Asia Update: Five Stories From the Week of March 18, 2016

Ashlyn Anderson, Rachel Brown, Lincoln Davidson, Ariella Rotenberg, Gabriel Walker, and Pei-Yu Wei look at five stories from Asia this week. 1. Bangladeshi bank chief resigns after $101 million cybe…

Bangladesh-bank-theft

January 25, 2011

Egypt
Cairo Protests

Cairo - Well, today was the big day…January 25th…National Police Day…and Egypt’s Day of Rage. It began for me at 230am when I was wandering back to my hotel from Bab el Luq.  I found myself on Fala…

August 15, 2012

China
Sixty-seven Years After WWII, Northeast Asian Nationalisms Flare Again

August 15 marks the anniversary of the end of World War II in Asia. Japan’s defeat was complete, and its losses unprecedented. Today, Japanese television coverage traced the final days of devastation…

A Japan Coast Guard patrol ship sails around a Hong Kong fishing boat near the disputed islands in the East China Sea, known as Senkaku in Japan or Diaoyu in China

October 25, 2010

China
A New Threshold for Japan’s Diplomacy

I have just returned from a week in Tokyo, where I attended the annual CSIS-Nikkei conference on U.S.-Japan relations. As I noted in our CFR.org roundup on how Washington should respond to Beijing’s …

A New Threshold for Japan’s Diplomacy