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A Lesson in Source Studies or Did Kim Jong-il Really Invent Shawarma?

In early January, several media outlets ran a clickbait headline, “North Korea Claims Kim Jong-il Invented Shawarma.” This fast-food dish is popular in post-Soviet countries. The statement about its North Korean roots immediately broke into negative comments about how North Korea is duping the people and making them...

Konstantin Asmolov

The Role that Social and Media Platforms Played in the Events in Kazakhstan

With the rise of cell phones, the Internet, social media, and other forms of electronic communication, the ability to influence public opinions and the social and political life in a country has grown significantly. Furthermore, the speed with which information is made available through social media is unprecedented. Today...

Vladimir Platov

Kazakhstan Chaos: An Opportunity, But for Who?

Kazakhstan has suffered severe nationwide violence allegedly prompted by fuel price concerns. However, it quickly became clear that it was instead actually foreign-sponsored destabilization which was, at best, using legitimate public concerns as cover for attempted regime change. A Russian-led deployment of Collective Security Treaty Organization...

Brian Berletic

What is Behind the “Persecution of K-pop” in China?

Konstantin Asmolov

CSTO is a True Defender of the Interests that Regional Players Share

Valery Kulikov

The New Afghanistan: Why We’ve Heard It all Before and Again!

Seth Ferris

China and Latin America: Washington is Losing Ground

Petr Konovalov

MTC between India and Russia: A Stable Development Against the Backdrop of New Threats

Dmitry Bokarev

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