The ongoing civil war in Myanmar, now spanning over three years, has provided an opportunity for drug cartels to thrive, with ...

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Master Sgt. Matthew Alan Livelsberger was clearly shaken by what he saw in Afghanistan. In the last few days of his life, the ...

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The Taliban government is counting on Afghanistan’s bountiful gemstone and mineral resources after the loss of billions of ...

Dalrymple spent 20 years writing The Company Quartet, his four-volume deep dive into the rise and fall of the East India Company. Even if finishing the quartet wasn’t reason enough, the passing of his ...

Welcome to 2025, where the global chessboard isn’t just set — it’s on fire. As we kick off this tumultuous year, let’s peel ...

Southeast Asian country is now the world’s largest producer of opium and one of the largest manufacturers of synthetic drugs ...

Hailed as a modern classic and winner of the 2024 National Book Award, this riveting, unsparing and harrowing adventure tale ...

It’s the latest flare-up in Beijing’s trade war with the U.S., but it also serves as a warning shot from China, in that it comes before the scope of any potential new tariffs on goods coming ...

The government in place in Kabul, which has been in charge of the whole of Afghanistan since August 2021, is still not ...