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         December 2004

                No. 108, December 21, 2004
            Nepal and Cambodia may spread chaos as failed states; Malnutrition torments 170 million children worldwide
                No. 107, December 10, 2004
            Philippines bans all logging activities in wake of killer storm; Air pollution kills five million in India
                No. 106, December 3, 2004
            Thai Prime Minister threatens walk-out at ASEAN; AIDS in India, China, Russia at “tipping point”

         November 2004

                No. 105, November 18, 2004
            Deforestation destroying Cambodia’s ecosystem; Freedom of media in Afghanistan under pressure
                No. 104, November 17, 2004
            Pakistan’s Musharraf to remain as Army Chief; Al-Qaeda detainees warn of nuclear terror smuggled through Mexico
                No. 103, November 11, 2004
            Political violence in neighboring states threatens India’s stability; Pakistan-backed militants continue attacks in Afghanistan, Kashmir
                No. 102, November 2, 2004
            Anwar warns Thai brutality may cause next Islamic crisis; Coronation of Cambodia's new king 

        October 2004

                No. 101, October 27, 2004
            Regional naval exercise targets WMD transfers; India finalizes new war doctrine
                No. 100, October 22, 2004
            Indonesia’s missed opportunities; Former terror island in Philippines on road to recovery
                No. 99, October 14, 2004
            Pakistan declines to send Muslim troops to Iraq; Ballet dancer to be Cambodia’s new monarch
                No. 98, October 8, 2004
            Afghan women: limited “democracy;” U.S. companies exhibit at Pakistan’s official arms bazaar

        September 2004         

                No. 97, September 27, 2004
            Growing poverty threatens Asian stability; More suicide bomb attacks feared in Indonesia
                No. 96, September 17, 2004
            Pakistan’s ISI moves bases to Bangladesh; Amnesty International labels Laotian soldiers war criminals
                No. 95, September 10, 2004
            Russia locked between China and Japan in energy disputes; Jemaah Islamiah militants plotting Malacca Straits attacks

        August 2004         

               No. 94, August 30, 2004
            India’s rural public school system suffers from absentee teachers; Asian economists connect growth to intellectual freedom 
               No. 93, August 19, 2004
            Maoist rebellion in Nepal spills over Indian border; Pakistani Intelligence: Still no trail on bin Laden
               No. 92, August 12, 2004
            Rising youth suicides plague China, South Korea; Psychological violence surges among Japan's youth
               No. 91, August 4, 2004
            North Korean missiles capable of reaching U.S.; U.S. troop pullout near Korean DMZ breeds skepticism in South

        July 2004

               No. 90, July 28, 2004
            Indian Maoists undermine ceasefire; Cambodia denies refugee status to fleeing Montagnards
               No. 89, July 22, 2004
            A "Tale of Two Cities" in Afghanistan; Asian countries warned of chemical-biological threat
                No. 88, July 14, 2004
           Campaign of violence against Thai dissidents; Afghan drugs finance terrorism in Thailand
                No. 87, July 6, 2004
           Tribal culture impacts Afghan women votes; Karzai appoints former Taliban into government

        June 2004

               No. 86, June 25, 2004
           Japan’s war contingency bills enacted; Training camps in Pakistan abundant
               No. 85, June 18, 2004
           Terrorists target Thailand resort; Jolo explosion linked to Abu Sayyaf
                No. 84, June 7, 2004
           Opium crops proliferate; U.S. troops trapped in Afghanistan’s strategic wasteland

        May 2004

               No. 83, May 26, 2004
          North Korea flirts with capitalist industry; Japan’s Koizumi criticized for enduring rude North Koreans
               No. 82, May 25, 2004
          Al Qaeda-financed “charities” linked to Philippine terror; Abu Sayyaf targets Manila area
               No. 81, May 18, 2004
           Indian election upset: high tech sector vs. endemic poverty; Delegates boycott Burmese junta’s convention
               No. 80, May 12, 2004
          Disruption of Royal programs led to Thai violence; Afghan women experience little change after Taliban
               No. 79, May 6, 2004
          Pakistan a questionable ally; Thai media, UN criticize counter-terrorism violence

April 2004

     No. 78, April 30, 2004
Religious violence engulfs Indonesian flash-point; Teenage "holy warriors" suicide attack in Thailand
     No. 77, April 22, 2004
Fallout from Thailand P.M.’s campaign of violence; Nationalist backlash against US, West in Indonesia
     No. 76, April 21, 2004
Backlash from Iraq spreads across Asia
     No. 75, April 15, 2004
$1 trillion lost annually in corruption and bribery worldwide; Nepal Maoists increase child militias as “human shields”  
     No. 74, April 6, 2004
Indonesian fundamentalists hinder AIDS prevention; Megawati trailing hardliners in election polls  
     No. 73, April 2, 2004
North Korea – al Qaeda nuclear threat; Nepotism could hinder Thailand’s counter-terror campaign

March 2004

     No. 72, March 26, 2004
Pivotal elections across Asia in 2004; Malaysia’s moderates win by landslide
     No. 71, March 15, 2004
Pakistan aiding Taliban; Crown Prince visits South Thailand
     No. 70, March 9, 2004
UN investigators: Pakistan leaders knew of nuke sales; North Korea demands U.S. troops pullout from South
     No. 69, March 4, 2004
Indonesia, Thailand slam human rights reports; Snap elections in Malaysia targets radical Islam

February 2004

     No. 68, February 25, 2004
Indonesian navy foils Aceh rebel piracy in Malacca Strait; Bangkok's "Faustian deal" with Burma's Wa drug army
     No. 67, February 17, 2004
Scotland Yard memo: Bin Laden's international navy; New Pakistan-trained terrorist "sleeper cells" in US
     No. 66, February 12, 2004
Maoist insurgency in Nepal; Corruption and failed democracy
     No. 65, February 10, 2004
Escalating corruption & violence in Cambodia’s faux democracy

January 2004

     No. 64, January 27, 2004
Roots of the Growing Southeast Asia Terror Network Detailed
     No. 63, January 23, 2004
Root causes of Thai Muslim insurgency; Jemaah Islamiyah uses marriage to broaden network
     No. 62, January 14, 2004
Struggle for the soul of Islam in Southeast Asia; Thai government identifies a separatist insurgency
     No. 61, January 9, 2004
Corruption and abuses fuel Indonesia’s Aceh conflict; Southeast Asian militants send sons to jihad training
  
 
   


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