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August 21, 2021[ UnHerd ] The man who lost Afghanistan
August 18, 2021[ AP ] Taliban allowing ‘safe passage’ from Kabul in US airlift
August 17, 2021[ AP ] Detainee says China has secret jail in Dubai, holds Uyghurs
August 17, 2021[ Mothership ] A glimpse inside an overloaded US military plane with over 600 Afghans fleeing country
August 16, 2021[ Jamestown Foundation ] Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan’s Latest Merger Enables Renewed Attacks in Pakistan
August 16, 2021Taliban: The war is over in Afghanistan
August 13, 2021Petition to call for UN recognition of Myanmar’s National Unity Government (NUG) underwayAugust 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
August 7, 2021[ The Guardian ] Myanmar duo arrested in New York over plot to kill UN ambassador
August 5, 2021[ SCMP ] Biden administration approves its first arms sale to TaiwanAugust 5, 2021[ CNN Philippines ] Duterte admits US vaccine donations persuaded him to cancel VFA termination
August 4, 2021[ The Jerusalem Strategic Tribute ] Can America Regain Global Leadership? A View From Singapore
August 3, 2021[ Reuters ] U.S., Britain believe Iran attacked Israeli-managed tanker off OmanJuly 29, 2021[ Frontline ] What Is the Fatemiyoun Brigade and Why Does It Make the Taliban Nervous?
July 29, 2021[ SCMP ] China pledges support for Taliban in Afghanistan, but demands end to ETIM ties
July 29, 2021The lack of leadership in the UN exposed by the Myanmar crisisJuly 19, 2021[ USNI News ] Two Iranian Warships Spotted Near English ChannelJuly 19, 2021[ The Geopolitics ] The Philippines’ Maoist Guerillas Vow to Resist ‘Imperialist China’
July 15, 2021[ The Guardian ] Pakistan detains five Chinese trawlers for alleged illegal fishing
July 9, 2021[ Nikkei Asia ] US does not support Taiwan independence: Kurt Campbell
July 9, 2021[ Reuters ] Indonesia, Thailand consider booster shots amid doubts over Sinovac vaccineJuly 9, 2021[ EastAsiaForum] Why are Chinese troops assembling on the Myanmar border?July 8, 2021[ SCMP ] Taiwan asserts island’s sovereignty after US restates opposition to independence
July 6, 2021[ Today ] Singapore to reclaim land around Pedra Branca to build facilities to improve maritime safety and securityJuly 5, 2021[ WeeklyBlitz ] Rohingya militancy group ARSA silently gets organizedJuly 5, 2021[ DW ] As Lebanon nears collapse, EU debates sanctionsJuly 1, 2021[ Financial Times ] Senior Nato officer warns of China’s ‘shocking’ military advancesJune 28, 2021[ Asia Times ] New age rebels rock and roil Myanmar’s junta
June 28, 2021[ Myanmar Now ]Tanker carrying jet fuel due to arrive in Yangon on Saturday
June 28, 2021Kashmiri Freedom Fighters conducted drone strikes on India Air Force’s Jammu Air Force Station | Lashkar-e-Taiba commander capturedJune 24, 2021[ Asia Times ] China returns fire at Australia in the WTOJune 24, 2021[ CNA ] Taiwan’s Apple Daily says it will continue operationsJune 24, 2021[ Daily Mail ] British doctor Peter Daszak who tried to gag Wuhan lab leak theory is FIRED from UN commission investigating COVID after he was exposed for organizing letter denying leak claim in The Lancet medical journalJune 24, 2021[ Daily Mail ] REVEALED: Google FUNDED virus research carried out by Wuhan-linked scientist Peter Daszak for over a decade, new report reveals, amid accusations Big Tech has silenced COVID lab leak theory
June 23, 2021[ CNA ] Self-radicalisation main terror threat in Singapore; far-right extremism an emerging concern: ISD report
June 21, 2021Canada to begin negotiations with Indonesia on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership AgreementJune 21, 2021[ CNA / AP ] Debate over Myanmar upends start to UN rights body session
June 21, 2021[ The ASEAN Post ] Myanmar Leader In Moscow For Security Conference
June 21, 2021[ SCMP ] China tells its nationals to leave Afghanistan urgently as violence spirals
June 19, 2021[ Politico ] White House freezes Ukraine military package that includes lethal weapons