Sharif Osman Hadi’s assassination triggered nationwide unrest in Bangladesh, a large-scale border conflict between Thailand and Cambodia ended in a fragile ceasefire, and tensions flared in the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea.
The military's reliance on repression, manipulation of ethnic divisions, and external partnerships will perpetuate cycles of violence and humanitarian suffering.
If Pakistan is to address its worsening security crisis, it requires military pressure, political engagement, and reaching an agreement with Afghanistan.
Continuing militancy threatened the ceasefire between Afghanistan and Pakistan, Bangladesh and Papua New Guinea saw election-related violence, and anti-corruption protests in the Philippines were widespread, but divided.
Sharif Osman Hadi’s assassination triggered nationwide unrest in Bangladesh, a large-scale border conflict between Thailand and Cambodia ended in a fragile ceasefire, and tensions flared in the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea.
The military's reliance on repression, manipulation of ethnic divisions, and external partnerships will perpetuate cycles of violence and humanitarian suffering.
If Pakistan is to address its worsening security crisis, it requires military pressure, political engagement, and reaching an agreement with Afghanistan.
Continuing militancy threatened the ceasefire between Afghanistan and Pakistan, Bangladesh and Papua New Guinea saw election-related violence, and anti-corruption protests in the Philippines were widespread, but divided.
ACLED’s expert comment on the interim government’s crackdown on the Awami League ahead of Hasina’s trial, and the party’s continued influence despite it.
TTP attacks led to cross-border clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan, Chinese and Philippine vessels faced off in the South China Sea, and the Ta’ang Army in Myanmar agreed to a ceasefire.
The Arakan Army’s successes in Rakhine state advance its regional goals and provide it with strategic leverage against the military and its backers in India and China.
A close look at ACLED’s data on the Philippines’ continuing war on drugs and how it has been shaped by elections, international pressure, and the power struggle between the Duterte and Marcos political dynasties.
After reports suggesting the Pakistani Taliban’s leader was killed in an airstrike, Pearl Pandya, our Senior Analyst for South Asia, comments on the reported strikes in Kabul and what they mean for Pakistan-Afghanistan relations.
Rohingya militants became increasingly active in Myanmar’s northern Rakhine state, anti-government demonstrations turned deadly in Nepal, and mass rallies and violent demonstrations against corruption broke out in the Philippines this past month