December 2020 Event Report from IMPRI Event: “New US Administration and New Hope? Views from the Prism of Indo-US Relations” Indo-US Relations have played a…
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Policy Alert #240 | November 3, 2021 The Group of Twenty (G20) convened on October 30-31, 2021 for the Rome Summit, ahead of the UN…
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Policy Alert #239 | October 25, 2021 Just as the Rising Powers are gearing up for a post-pandemic economic recovery, China, India and even Japan…
Policy Alert #238 | October 15, 2021 Vaccination rates worldwide have shot up, but what about travel to and from rising powers? Many countries have…
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Asia Report #55 | September 30, 2021 Taiwan is a leader in considering how technology can promote democratic principles, a question that democracies around the…
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Policy Alert #237 | September 29, 2021 On September 24, 2021, U.S. President Joe Biden hosted Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, Prime Minister Yoshihide…
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Policy Alert #236 | September 13, 2021 On September 9, 2021, the 13th BRICS Summit was held via videoconference, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.…
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Policy Alert #235 | August 30, 2021 Just last month during a White House press conference on July 8, U.S. President Joe Biden rejected the…
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Policy Alert #234 | August 11, 2021 Despite the protests and criticisms before the event,[1] the Tokyo Olympics overcame the threat of the raging Delta…
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Asia Report #54 | August 5, 2021 The recent reversal of fortunes for democracy movements in Asia, particularly in Hong Kong and Myanmar, stands in…
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Policy Alert #233 | July 26 2021 After a one-year delay due to COVID pandemic, the Tokyo Olympics finally opened on July 23 with a…
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Policy Alert #232 | July 1, 2021 On April 14, President Joe Biden’s policy review of the conflict in Afghanistan concluded with the decision to…
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Asia Report #53 | July 26, 2021 The Biden administration’s first few months have laid to rest any claims that its foreign policy agenda will…
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Policy Alert #231 | June 16, 2021 On June 13, the leaders of G7 nations ended their three-day summit in southwest England. At his first…
The Fallacy of a Taliban Strong State
Published by dennisli34 on August 27, 2021Policy Commentary, August 21 2021 Will the blast outside the Kabul airport on the eve of American withdrawal prove to be a warning shot to…
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