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Geopolitics August 23, 2021[ Anny Bonny Pirate ] Afghanistan: The End of the Occupation
Geopolitics August 22, 2021[ CS Monitor ] Afghanistan: How the Taliban won over northern ethnic minorities
Internal Affairs August 22, 2021Ismail Sabri’s first statements as PM on twitter after sworn in as Malaysia’s new Prime Minister
Geopolitics August 21, 2021[ UnHerd ] The man who lost Afghanistan
Internal Affairs August 20, 2021Malaysian King has confirmed that Ismail Sabri will become Malaysia 9th Prime Minister
Military & Defense August 20, 2021[ The Epoch Times ] US Black Hawk Helicopters Captured by Taliban as ‘Horrified’ Senators Demand DOD Audit
Finance & Economics August 20, 2021[ Bloomberg ] China is blocking fleeing Hong Kongers from getting their retirement money
Military & Defense August 19, 2021[ The Drive ] The State Department Has Abandoned Its CH-46 Helicopters In Afghanistan
Internal Affairs August 19, 2021[ The Independent Singapore ] Who is Ismail Sabri Yaakob? A look at UMNO vice-president, now frontrunner for Malaysia’s premiership
Geopolitics August 18, 2021[ AP ] Taliban allowing ‘safe passage’ from Kabul in US airlift
Finance & Economics August 18, 2021[ Decrypt ] Dogecoin Foundation Returns With Elon Musk Rep, Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin as Advisors
Geopolitics August 17, 2021[ AP ] Detainee says China has secret jail in Dubai, holds Uyghurs
Internal Affairs August 17, 2021[ MalaysiaKini ] Palace instructs MPs to vote on new PM in writing
Geopolitics August 17, 2021[ Mothership ] A glimpse inside an overloaded US military plane with over 600 Afghans fleeing country
Finance & Economics August 17, 2021[ BBC ] UK blood supplies to be used to make life-saving drug
Internal Affairs August 16, 2021Muhyiddin resigns, but status quo remains, likely to stay on as the Prime Minister for at least another year
Internal Affairs August 16, 2021[ MEMO ] Lebanon premier blames corruption for fuel tank explosionGeopolitics August 16, 2021[ Jamestown Foundation ] Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan’s Latest Merger Enables Renewed Attacks in Pakistan
Internal Affairs August 16, 2021[ Middle East Eye ] ‘Our children are fuel for war’: Village sons leave Yemen countryside for the battlefield
Geopolitics August 16, 2021Taliban: The war is over in Afghanistan
War & Conflict August 16, 2021[ ABC News ] Afghanistan updates: Another 1K US troops heading to Kabul, bringing total to 6,000
Internal Affairs August 13, 2021[ SCMP ] Hong Kong experiences ‘alarming’ population drop, but government says not all 90,000 leaving city because of national security law
Geopolitics August 13, 2021Petition to call for UN recognition of Myanmar’s National Unity Government (NUG) underway
Military & Defense August 11, 2021[ Reuters ] Indonesian army says has stopped ‘virginity tests’ on female cadets
War & Conflict August 11, 2021[ Task & Purpose ] The US is sending B-52s and AC-130 gunships back in Afghanistan to slow its impending collapse
Military & Defense August 11, 2021Exercise Falcon Strike 2015: China J11 34 – 42 Thai Gripen | Full Translated ReportGeopolitics August 10, 2021[ Business Insider ] Chinese sleeper agents are trying to enter the UK through a scheme designed for Hong Kongers fleeing the city, report says
Internal Affairs August 10, 2021The Myanmar military junta had denied responsibility for the alleged assassination plot on Myanmar’s UN Ambassador
Internal Affairs August 10, 2021[ SCMP ] China sticks with zero Covid-19 approach, leaving borders closed for now
Internal Affairs August 7, 2021[ CNN ] China’s spiraling Delta variant outbreak hits Wuhan, as country introduces mass travel restrictions
Geopolitics August 7, 2021[ The Guardian ] Myanmar duo arrested in New York over plot to kill UN ambassadorFinance & Economics August 6, 2021[ Noahpinion] Why is China smashing its tech industry?
Geopolitics August 5, 2021[ SCMP ] Biden administration approves its first arms sale to Taiwan
Internal Affairs August 5, 2021[ The Vibes ] RM114 mil in seized assets returned to Najib, Umno
Military & Defense August 5, 2021[ The Drive ] Russian Nuclear Submarine Broke Down In Danish WatersInternal Affairs August 5, 2021[ National Interest ] India Proves Critics Wrong on KashmirGeopolitics August 5, 2021[ CNN Philippines ] Duterte admits US vaccine donations persuaded him to cancel VFA termination
Geopolitics August 4, 2021[ The Jerusalem Strategic Tribute ] Can America Regain Global Leadership? A View From Singapore
War & Conflict August 4, 2021[ The Guardian ] Taliban on brink of taking key Afghan city as residents told to flee
Geopolitics August 3, 2021[ Reuters ] U.S., Britain believe Iran attacked Israeli-managed tanker off Oman