CHINA: In the Wake of the Admiral
Six centuries after Admiral Zheng He set sail, Adi Ignatius finds a China still struggling with its place in the world
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SOUTHEAST ASIA: Disunited Nations
Once a patchwork of sultanates and kingdoms, this teeming region now struggles to tame its multiple—and often conflicting—identities
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INDIA: Misplaced Majesty
The history of the thriving Malabar coast's entrepots that so impressed Chinese adventurers has been all but scuttled by the tides of time
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THE MIDDLE EAST: Arabian Twilight
The cities that were once the center of the world now hover at its remotest margins—but a few traces of their glory days linger on
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