Are Uzbekistan’s Peacebuilding Efforts Sustainable in Central Asia?  The underlying challenges to lasting peace along Central Asia’s borders lie in the fundamentally top-down structure of regional diplomacy. 
https://thediplomat.com/2025/1....2/are-uzbekistans-pe

Kazakhstan’s Orda.kz Raided, Editor Placed Under House Arrest Pressure has allegedly been mounting for months on the popular outlet.
https://thediplomat.com/2025/1....2/kazakhstans-orda-k

One Year After Martial Law Debacle, South Korea’s New President Vows to Complete ‘Light Revolution’ In a special address, Lee Jae-myung expressed gratitude toward the citizens for their defense of Korean democracy.
https://thediplomat.com/2025/1....2/one-year-after-mar

Beyond Security Screening: What the National Guard Shooting Reveals About Afghan Resettlement This incident is a reminder that individual acts of violence cannot be understood, or prevented, through security measures alone.
https://thediplomat.com/2025/1....2/beyond-security-sc

Totalitarianism in China: Resurrected and Rejuvenated by Reform  Amid the political and economic changes of the early 2000s, it seemed unthinkable that China would revert back to Mao-era repression. But's that's exactly what happened.
https://thediplomat.com/2025/1....2/totalitarianism-in