Asia Pacific

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Counter-insurgency in Afghanistan, Chinese muscle-flexing, North Korean bellicosity and Indian procurement foul-ups; in 2010 Asia-Pacific augmented its reputation as the world’s most eventful region.

In Afghanistan, stung by the possibility of defeat in 2009, the NATO-led International Security and Assistance Force (ISAF) went back to counter-insurgency (COIN) basics in 2010.

North Korea again displayed its unique ability to confound the international community in 2010, mixing destabilising acts of aggression with a bombastic parade that introduced the Kim dynasty’s heir apparent to the outside world.

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