THE QUIET REPORT (Page 2)

ISIS AFTER THE CALIPHATE

Some public commentary framed the US operation in Northern Nigeria as a defence of Christians against religious persecution. Nigerian officials were quick to reject that framing—and rightly so. ISIS-linked violence in Nigeria does not follow a single religious line. Christians are targeted. Muslims

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SOUTHEAST ASIA BORDER WAR

Thailand’s latest escalation with Cambodia has been framed, from Bangkok, as something more precise than a border war : a campaign against the scam industry

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DEMOGRAPHIC DILEMMAS

There are policy decisions that arrive quietly, almost unnoticed, yet speak volumes about a country’s state of mind. China’s recent move to remove

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THE 969 BUDDHIST NATIONALISM

Mau’s note: This article is based on reporting and investigations conducted by international journalists, human rights organizations and United Nations bodies over more than

18 Dec 2025 PHOTO of the DAY

SAND STORM (POTD)

This photograph was taken in Abu Dhabi in 2015, in a moment when the city briefly surrendered to the desert. I was driving out of