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Undersea Cables are Increasingly Critical and Vulnerable
Undersea cables must be understood as critical infrastructure, and their vulnerability – to intentional tampering and accidental damage – acknowledged.
4 Key Takeaways Emerging From China’s Trade Data
Amid tensions with the U.S., China is recalibrating its approach to international trade – a strategic shift now visible in the trade data.
Why the Rohingya Are Being Treated the Way They Are
Leading precarious lives in camps in Bangladesh and India, stateless Rohingya face an uncertain future.
Kyrgyzstan Warns Citizens Against Travel to Russia
In the wake of the horrific Crocus City Hall attacked, allegedly perpetrated by Tajik citizens, Bishkek issued a recommendation that its own citizens avoid unnecessary travel to Russia.
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India Suffering a Quiet Decline in Foreign Direct Investment
Since 2016, net FDI inflows have fallen from about 1.7 percent of GDP to a little over 0.5 percent, according to the RBI.
No, Japan Will Not Defend Taiwan
Whatever the Kishida administration might want, there are still strong domestic constraints to the country taking part in any conflict in the Taiwan Strait.
The Fall of Hong Kong: How China-US Rivalry Ended a Geopolitical Neutral Zone
For decades, Hong Kong’s geopolitical neutrality was the very foundation of its freedom, autonomy, and prosperity. That’s no longer possible.
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The Himalayan Triangle: Bhutan’s Courtship With India and China
Bhutan’s efforts to ensure predictable ties with China and India (and between them) touch on the state’s very survival.
The Old Politics of New Kazakhstan
Despite two era-defining moments occurring in the five years since Nazarbayev’s resignation, continuity is the main feature of governance in Kazakhstan.
Myanmar: The Many Foes of Min Aung Hlaing
Three years after the coup, and several months after the beginning of a major resistance offensive, Myanmar under Min Aung Hlaing is locked into a course of continued conflict.
Weiting Chen Discusses the Sunflower Movement, 10 Years Later
10 years on, what impact has the Sunflower Movement had on Taiwan?
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China Power
A New World Order
4 Key Takeaways Emerging From China’s Trade Data
Amid tensions with the U.S., China is recalibrating its approach to international trade – a strategic shift now visible in the trade data.
China Does Not Fear the Return of Donald Trump
Canadian Miners Need Capital – But Only China Is Stepping Up
Xi Jinping’s Balancing Acts: Short-Term Gain, Long-Term Pain?
Flashpoints
Diplomacy by Other Means
Undersea Cables are Increasingly Critical and Vulnerable
Undersea cables must be understood as critical infrastructure, and their vulnerability – to intentional tampering and accidental damage – acknowledged.
Crocus City Hall Attack: Deciphering Central Asian Jihadism and Russian Counterterrorism
North Korea Resumes Missile Tests, Raising Tensions With Rivals After Military Drills End
No, Japan Will Not Defend Taiwan
Asia Defense
Militaries of the Asia-Pacific
India’s Submarine Saga
Without timely replenishment, India could end up with a submarine fleet similar to that of Pakistan.
India’s Space Ambitions Buttress MIRV Efforts
$3 Billion Deal With UK Advances Australia’s Quest for Nuclear-powered Submarines
Battling the Numbers: South Korea’s Military Downsizes Amid Challenging Demographic Landscape
ASEAN Beat
Insights Into Half a Billion
Why the Rohingya Are Being Treated the Way They Are
Leading precarious lives in camps in Bangladesh and India, stateless Rohingya face an uncertain future.
Thailand Sends First Aid Shipment to Myanmar Along Controversial Humanitarian Corridor
Indonesia Arrests 13 Soldiers in Investigation of Papua Torture Video
Myanmar Junta Begins Summoning Civilians for Military Service
The Pulse
Perspectives on South Asia
China Courts Nepal’s New Left Alliance Government
Less than three weeks after taking office, Nepal's new foreign minister is on a week-long tour of China.
Will Pakistan Go Ahead and Build the Gas Pipeline With Iran?
Suicide Attack in Pakistan Kills 5 Chinese Nationals and Their Local Driver
Protests in India’s Ladakh Enter 3rd Week
The Koreas
Divided Peninsula
South Korea Will Take Final Steps to Suspend Licenses of Striking Junior Doctors Starting Next Week
More than 90% of medical interns and residents have been on strike for about a month to protest the government’s plan to sharply increase medical school admissions.
Blinken’s Visit to South Korea: Democracy, North Korea, and Beyond
Why Did North Korea’s Deputy Foreign Minister Visit Ulaanbaatar?
South Korea’s Press Freedom Under Fire
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North Korea Says Japan’s Prime Minister Offered to Meet With Leader Kim Jong Un Soon
Japan acknowledged it has been trying to arrange a bilateral summit but dismissed North Korea’s preconditions for such a meeting as unacceptable.
Akira Toriyama and the True Source of Japanese Soft Power
IAEA Chief Reassures Residents That Treated Wastewater Discharge at Fukushima Nuclear Plant Is Safe
Japan’s Nuclear Energy Policy Disaster
The Debate
Comment and Opinion
Labor Rights Violations Persist in Uzbekistan
Cotton producer Indorama Agro silences workers speaking out against rights violations while development banks fail to ensure compliance.
No, Cambodia’s Opposition Does Not Need to Take a Sabbatical
Why Trump’s Conflict of Interest Over a TikTok Sale Matters
When Diversity Meets Diplomacy: LGBTQ+ Experiences in Foreign Missions
Crossroads Asia
The New Silk Road
Kyrgyzstan Warns Citizens Against Travel to Russia
In the wake of the horrific Crocus City Hall attacked, allegedly perpetrated by Tajik citizens, Bishkek issued a recommendation that its own citizens avoid unnecessary travel to Russia.
The C5+1 Critical Mineral Dialogue: What It Means and How We Got Here
Kazakh Court Extends Karakalpak Activist Muratbai’s Detention to 1 Year
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan Agree to Install Transboundary Water Meters
Trans-Pacific View
U.S. Policy on Asia
Singapore-flagged Cargo Vessel Collides With Baltimore’s Key Bridge, Bringing It Down
Singapore’s port authority pledged to cooperate in the investigation into what is expected to be a “mass casualty event.”
The US Must Respond to Hong Kong’s New Security Law
Blinken Underscores ‘Ironclad’ Support for the Philippines as It Clashes With China in Disputed Sea
US Lawmakers See TikTok as China’s Tool, Even as It Distances Itself From Beijing
Pacific Money
Economy And Business
Oceania
The South Pacific
How Feasible Is Nuclear Power for Australia?
Nuclear power is a credible source of abundant zero-emissions electricity, but it would take 20 years to commence operations from a standing start in Australia.
New Zealand’s India Outreach: Opportunities and Obstacles
A Serious Question: Can Australia Trust the United States?
Australia Gets Its Most Senior Chinese Leadership Visit Since 2017
Videos
Asia on Video
Is China Committing Environmental Crimes in the South China Sea?
John McManus, a professor at the Rosenstiel School of the University of Miami, discusses the environmental damage to the South China Sea, China's role, and the chances for an ecological recovery.
Riots, Tribal Clash, Fuel Shortage: Papua New Guinea’s Many Crises
Is Southern Thailand Moving Toward Peace?
Ping-Pong Diplomacy Makes a Comeback in China-US Relations
Podcasts
Asia Geopolitics
How the US Sees Threats in Asia in 2024
What does the U.S. intelligence community's 2024 Annual Threat Assessment suggest about Asia?
Afghanistan Under the Taliban: Recognition, Security, and Geopolitics
Reflections on a Decade in Asian Geopolitics
North Korea, Korean Unification, and the Prospects of a 2024 Crisis
Photo Essays
Asia in Pictures
Myanmar’s Conflict Takes Its Toll on Popular Coastal Resort Town
On Ngapali Beach, the sands are deserted, the hotels stand empty, and many locals are struggling to make ends meet.
