Asia-Pacific Overview: July 2026
A Chinese installation in Scarborough Shoal sparked tensions with the Philippines, and the announcement of elections in Pakistani-administered Kashmir sparked deadly unrest.
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Five years since seizing power in Afghanistan, internal tensions test the Taliban’s vulnerabilities
Localized disputes and attacks by opposition groups have been driving an increase in political violence in Afghanistan’s Badakhshan and Herat provinces.
Escalating Baloch militancy threatens Pakistan’s drive to develop its mineral and energy sector
Baloch separatist militants are increasing their attacks on extractive industry targets along key transport arteries and at extraction sites themselves.
Myanmar outlook: Fighting is set to intensify in the center of the country
The military’s peace talks with EAOs aim to cement fragmentation, facilitating a push into the Sagaing, Magway, and Mandalay regions.
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