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Thailand’s Scam-Gang Crackdown Converges with U.S. Regional Interests

06.12.2026 Jacob Zenn

Executive Summary: Thailand and the United States are collaborating on new information-sharing systems to combat profitable scam gangs and human trafficking networks operating across Southeast...

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Zahkung Ting Ying: Rise and Fall of the Rare-Earth Warlord in Myanmar

05.22.2026 Khandakar Tahmid Rejwan

Executive Summary: Zahkung Ting Ying led the Myanmar government-sponsored Kachin Border Guard Force (BGF), controlling a semi-autonomous, resource-rich region near the People’s Republic of China...

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Octovianus Mote: Path to Potential Peace in West Papua

04.24.2026 Irma Rahim

Executive Summary: Octovianus Mote transitioned from journalism to leading a non-violent diplomatic movement for West Papuan independence, using a shared Melanesian identity to elevate this...

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PRC and India vie for Influence on Rebel Militias in Myanmar

02.12.2026 Khandakar Tahmid Rejwan

Executive Summary: Ethnic rebel groups in Myanmar’s Shan and Kachin states—which control most of the country’s rare-earth element (REE) mining sites—have become increasingly dependent on...

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