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Dean Cheng on China-Philippines Confrontations in the South China Sea Five Flashpoints in the Philippines-China Relationship China, Philippines Tensions Risk Wider Conflict that Could Draw in the U.S.
A speedboat launched from a Chinese Coast Guard vessel, in the background, orders the Motoryacht Isla to leave the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. June 18, 2016. (Sergey Ponomarev/The New York Times)

How Should the U.S. Respond to China’s Brazen Pursuit of Spratly Islands Claim?

West Africa’s Leaders Face the High Stakes of Niger’s Coup Countering Coups: How to Reverse Military Rule Across the Sahel A Coup in Niger: What It Means for Africa, U.S. and Partners
Men gather at Burkina Faso’s independence monument in the capital to show support for a coup d’état in January 2022. This summer’s coup in neighboring Niger expands the zone of army rule in the Sahel region. (Malin Fezehai/The New York Times)

How to Respond to Niger’s Coup — and Prevent the Next One

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Damage from two Russian missile strikes in the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, about 43 miles to the east of the Russian-occupied city of Donetsk and 30 miles from the front line, on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023. (Tyler Hicks/The New York Times)

How Russia’s Military Bloggers Shape the Course of Putin’s War

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Security forces outside Parliament in Islamabad, Pakistan ahead of a no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Imran Khan, on Saturday, April 9, 2022. (Saiyna Bashir/The New York Times)

Pakistan’s Parliamentary Period Ends as Election Uncertainty Looms

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Two Taliban fighters-turned-policemen at their police post in Kabul, Afghanistan. July 23, 2023. (Jim Huylebroek/The New York Times)

Two Years Under the Taliban: Is Afghanistan a Terrorist Safe Haven Once Again?

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Protesters in Yangon, Myanmar, stage a faux "funeral" for coup leader Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, on Feb. 10, 2021, days after the coup. (The New York Times)

Is Myanmar’s Junta Turning a Corner?

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