Russia’s influence in the Balkans is rather limited, despite media exaggeration of Moscow’s role in the region. The Kremlin effectively controls a small portion of the Serbian energy sector, as...
Turkey-backed Azerbaijan and Russia’s ally Armenia are fighting a proxy war over the control of the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, also known as Artsakh. Fierce clashes broke out on September...
Kyrgyzstan – a Central Asian country that is seen as Russia’s most loyal nation in the Commonwealth of Independent States, as well as in the Eurasian Economic Union – will hold very uncertain...
Vox’s Alex Ward, when reporting on the Beirut explosion early last month, noted in passing that Lebanon’s post-civil war economic policy “was to attract investors and tourists, and bolster its...
In Indonesia, dog meat has never become mainstream, but this does not mean it is non-existent. The meat is often advertised as having healing properties; sellers would say the meat can cure serious...
While other countries are still lifting quarantine or planning to re-open public activities, Vietnam - a small, developing country that has about 1,400 km of land, river and stream and borders with...
While struggling to curb the coronavirus pandemic, Indonesia must face the challenge of fighting an old enemy: dengue fever. The disease is caused by a virus carried by a species of mosquito called...
Maria Ressa, a prominent journalist, and Reynaldo Santos J., former reporter at one of Philippines' most influential news sites, Rappler, have been found guilty of cyber-libel, in a case seen as a...
Once upon a time, Indonesia prided itself on not having a single case of COVID-19 in the country amid the global pandemic. In February, after the test results for 134 suspected COVID-19 cases came...
Warning: This article may be triggering for those with eating disorders. 45 kilograms (99 lbs) is regarded as an unhealthy weight goal for most people. Unless you’re short, forty-five kilograms...