Asia and Oceania

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Rohingya refugee camp in Myebon in Rakhine State of Myanmar © Evangelos Petratos EU/ECHO, Myebon, June 2013 (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

A New Refugee Crisis Looming?

Southeast Asia is seeing persecuted minorities fleeing their homeland. As in Europe, lack of political consensus has exacerbated the situation …

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Rubble-strewn streets of Chautara in central Nepal May 2015 © IOM 2015 via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Analysis

Nepal’s Mammoth Tasks after the Earthquake

Afghan parliament, March 2014 © Fardin waezi / UNAMA (CC BY-NC 2.0)

Analysis

Afghanistan’s Future is Hanging by a Thread

Construction works in Ethiopia © Simon Davis/Department for International Development (CC BY 2.0)

Analysis

Is Geothermal Power the Answer to Indonesia’s Energy Demand?

Policy gear in Bangladesh © Rajiv Ashrafi via Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

Opinion

Is Bangladesh on the Brink of Civil War?

City Scape of the Hangzhong road, China ©veer/veerguy

Analysis

Asia at the Crossroads

Xi Jinping, President of China

Interview

“It Has Become More Difficult to be Corrupt in China”

Women in Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka © Brett Davies (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

Analysis

What is Holding Women Back in Sri Lanka?

Seoul, South Korea's capital city © Clint Sharp via Flick (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

Analysis

Success beyond Gangnam Style

© m a c s f via Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

Analysis

The Tyranny of the Establishment

Protests against a new trade agreement between Taiwan and China, Taipei, March 2014 © Tenz1225 via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Opinion

Walking the Line of Rapprochement

The centre of Yangon, Myanmar's largest city © Francisco Anzola via Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

Analysis

Is Myanmar’s Progress about to Unravel?

Narendra Modi addresses victory rally in Ahmedabad © Narendra Modi via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Analysis

Can Narendra Modi Undermine Indian Secularism?

A royal Thai army soldier © Null0 via Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

Opinion

A Coup, the Crown, and Two Middle Classes

Police escort in Karachi © Colin Cookman/Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

Opinion

Pakistan’s Violent Economy

Chinese surveillance ships near the disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu islands in the East China Sea, April 2013 © Times Asi (CC BY 2.0)

Opinion

Symbols for Competition

Are powers concentrated in good hands? Nepal’s Chief Justice and interim head of government Khil Raj Regmi © Krish Dulal (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Opinion

Re-Thinking Separation of Powers in Nepal

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