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‘THE FEAR IS PALPABLE’: KARACHI’S LAW AND ORDER PROBLEM BY SOMAIYAH HAFEEZ While terrorist attacks make headlines, Pakistan’s financial capital has a more mundane problem: deadly street

crime. MONGOLIA’S FIGHT AGAINST DESERTIFICATION AND LAND DEGRADATION BY BOLOR LKHAAJAV Mongolia’s approach looks to incorporate both international experiences and the traditions of local

communities. HAVE YOUR CAKE AND EAT IT TOO: THAILAND’S BID TO JOIN BRICS BY OLIVIA TAN Bangkok is hedging its bets, and fully seizing all the opportunities that multilateralism presents.

JAPAN, CHINA, SOUTH KOREA TRILATERAL SUMMIT WAS A MISSED OPPORTUNITY BY THISANKA SIRIPALA The three leaders touched base on economic cooperation and trade revitalization, with an eye on

reducing regional friction. TOP US AND CHINESE DEFENSE OFFICIALS SEEK TO RESTORE COMMUNICATIONS AS TENSIONS RISE IN INDO-PACIFIC BY DAVID RISING A closed-door meeting Friday was the first in

person contact between the top Chinese and U.S. defense officials since 2022. COLLATERAL DAMAGE: SLOVAKIA CAUGHT IN THE CHINA-EU CROSSFIRE BY MARTIN SEBENA Beijing wants to retaliate

against Europe’s investigation into Chinese EV subsidies. An aspiring friend would be the worst hit. KICKSHARING TAKES OFF IN KYRGYZSTAN BY COLLEEN WOOD As shared e-kickscooters become more

popular, local authorities are putting regulations on this ecologically friendly form of transport. UZBEKISTAN AND THE NEW REALITIES OF TRANS-AFGHAN TRADE BY NARGIZA UMAROVA Significant

changes in the international logistics system are fueling the development of trans-Afghan routes, but Uzbekistan may have to deal with increased competition. WHY IS THE RSS DISTANCING ITSELF

FROM THE BJP? BY SUDHA RAMACHANDRAN BJP and RSS leaders are going to great lengths to send out the message that the RSS is a cultural organization and uninvolved in the BJP’s political

activity. IN TIMOR-LESTE, ACTIVISTS VOICE ‘SOLIDARITY’ FOR MYANMAR AS CONFLICT WORSENS BY FRITZIE RODRIGUEZ At a public hearing hosted by the country's national human rights institution

this week, local and regional activists called for greater action to address the intensifying crisis. WHY DOLLARIZATION IS THE SOLUTION TO LAOS’ ECONOMIC WOES BY SRINIVASA MADHUR Relieved

of the need to keep its currency afloat, the central bank could focus on addressing the country’s worsening foreign debt crisis. INDONESIAN COURT AGAIN MAKES CONTROVERSIAL TWEAK TO ELECTION

RULES BY SEBASTIAN STRANGIO The Supreme Court ruling will pave the way for President Joko Widodo's youngest son to run in the Jakarta gubernatorial election on November 27.