Archive
January 2015
Is China Moving to Control the Indian Ocean?
By Shannon Tiezzi
Plus, the myth of counter-intervention, scrapping GDP growth targets, and a visit from the Taliban. Friday China links.
China’s Alternative Diplomacy
By Zheng Wang
China has just made its biggest foreign policy adjustment in 25 years.
Asia’s Urbanization ‘Just Beginning’
By Anthony Fensom
Despite a huge wave of urbanization in the first decade of this century, the process may be just getting underway.
Chinese Activists Cut Across Indochina in Search of Asylum
By Luke Hunt
The couple have spent three months trekking through China, Vietnam and Cambodia.
Book Review: The History of Akbar, Volume 1
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
Akhilesh Pillalamarri reviews The History of Akbar, Volume 1.
What You Need to Know About Obama's Trip to India
By Shannon Tiezzi
Recapping Barack Obama's historic trip to India.
Majority of Indonesians Now Disapprove Of Jokowi
By Prashanth Parameswaran
Surveys suggest his popularity is waning just three months after he took office.
Napalm Death, Joko Widodo and the Death Penalty
By Preston From
Could an underground metal band possibly influence Indonesian politics?
Jordan Holds Key to Fate of Japanese Hostage
By Shannon Tiezzi
Islamic State's new demands put Jordan front-and-center in the ongoing hostage drama.
The End of the Submarine as We Know it?
By Franz-Stefan Gady
A new report argues for a significant rethinking of how the U.S. Navy conducts undersea warfare.
An Indonesian Defense Revolution Under Jokowi?
By Prashanth Parameswaran
Indonesia’s new president is determined to transform its defense industry.
Lee Myung-bak: North Korea Sought Inter-Korea Summit Meeting 5 Times
By Tae-jun Kang
In a new book, South Korea's former president goes into detail on inter-Korean relations during his time in office.