Stories of Resilience and Innovation: Women in Afghanistan Under the Taliban While the constraining environment is a reality, so are the resilience and innovation demonstrated by women in Afghanistan.
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South Korean President Introduces His Vision for Inter-Korean Relations in UN Three months after taking the presidency, Lee Jae-myung introduced the "END" initiative during his address at the United Nations.
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Pakistan-Saudi Arabia Defense Pact: The Alliance of the Decade? The emerging alliance cannot be interpreted as an asymmetrical partnership in which one party dominates. Both see value in the partnership.
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Trains and Planes: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan Sign $12.2 Billion in Deals With US Companies Kazakhstan has agreed to purchase 300 freight locomotives to the tune of $4.2 billion; Uzbekistan will buy at least 14 Boeing jets, in a deal said to be valued at $8 billion.
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India Has Nothing to Fear From the Bangladesh-US Joint Air Force Exercise A recent defense exercise between Bangladesh and the U.S. sparked some exaggerated responses.
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