magazinecentral asia’s water crisis is already herea litmus test for indonesian democracycontrasting trilaterals: south korea’s summitry dilemma2024: what to expect in the asia-pacificrelatedhydropower dams threaten crucial mekong supply chains, wwf saysby sebastian strangioin a new report, the world wildlife fund claims that dam developments, often hailed as an economic boon, could end up weighing down economic growth.should asean take a stronger position on the ukraine war?by frederick kliem and ian seow cheng weiasean and its individual member states have mostly avoided taking a strong stance on the conflict. is that a sign of weakness, or a smart diplomatic move?in rare three-party conclave, vietnam pushes back against growing chinese influenceby sebastian strangiohanoi is becoming increasingly unnerved by the growing chinese influence over its longstanding clients, cambodia and laos.thai mps urge talks with cambodia over access to preah vihearby luke huntcambodia has every right to stand its ground over a needless little warmost readgregory poling on escalating tension in the south china seaby shannon tiezzi“china has been harassing philippine resupply missions for more than a decade and has been steadily increasing the intensity of their coercive tactics for at least the last five years.”what lies ahead for bangladeshby aaqib md shatilthere are fears that after the flawed election, the country will descend to totalitarian rule. why do half of pakistan’s voters stay away from the polls?by mariyam suleman aneesthe country’s youth, women, transgender community and people with disabilities either stay away from voting or their access to the process is restricted.women are leading an unprecedented protest movement in balochistanby kiyya balochbaloch women have launched a march toward pakistan’s capital to protest rights abuses and enforced disappearances in balochistan.featuresunderstanding china’s food priorities for 2024by genevieve donnellon-may the 2023 central rural work conference signals china’s approach to food security this year and beyond.good rebels or good timing?: myanmar’s mndaa and operation 1027by yaolong xianthe rebel group has shed its reputation as an opium trafficking syndicate and pledged itself to the spring revolution. is its transformation more than skin deep?how the soviet invasion of afghanistan strengthened pakistan’s military deep stateby dhruv banerjeethe invasion sparked an internationally supported process of militarization and islamization that cemented the military's power.central asian jihadi perspectives on iran’s ‘axis of resistance’by uran botobekovtehran’s “axis of resistance” ostensibly tries to cut through the shia-sunni divide, but central and south asian jihadi groups aren’t buying it.latest storieslee sun-kyun of oscar-winning ‘parasite’ died of social murderby eunwoo leesouth korean society collectively stripped and buried lee in its cruel approach to drug users.india’s quiet support of the philippines in the south china seaby shambhu sajith and aswani rsindia is taking a greater interest in the china-philippines maritime dispute, but is content to play “second fiddle” as an extra-regional actor.jihadi seminaries under the taliban: a looming threatby gul hassan mohammadithe taliban’s jihadi seminaries not only function as recruitment bases, but as centers of extremist indoctrination they pose a significant threat to the entire world.the baloch protest: why we marchby mahrang baloch“upon arriving in islamabad with 300 families, we realized that the state was neither ready to listen nor interested in addressing the issue of missing persons.”