Archive
July 2017
Freedom and Fear: India and Pakistan at 70
By Pippa Virdee
70 years later, the neighbors and rivals still struggle with the “unfinished business of partition.”
The Next 50 Years of ASEAN
By Aries A. Arugay
Overcoming irrelevance and polarization are ASEAN’s biggest challenges as it heads into the future.
Looking for Fissures in China-North Korea Relations
By Adam Cathcart
Just how much influence does China continue to exercise over North Korea in 2017?
EXPO Astana: Behind the Glitz
By Paolo Sorbello
An expensive billboard for Kazakhstan's slow transition to clean energy.
12 Regions of China: Why the Center Still Reigns Supreme
By John Lee
While China can be conceptualized as 12 distinct regions, that doesn't mean the country is going to split apart.
The ASEAN Summits and the South China Sea
By Mark J. Valencia
The U.S.-China tussle over the South China Sea issue will be on display in Manila this week.
Asia Growth on Track Despite Washington Worries
By Anthony Fensom
The IMF's latest World Economic Outlook Update remains bullish on Asia growth.
Shahbaz Sharif’s PM Nomination Underscores PML-N’s desperation
By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
Ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif hopes to keep Pakistan's premiership in the family.
Japan to Arm Fighter Jets With New Supersonic Anti-Ship Missile
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Japan reportedly will retrofit its F-2 fighter jets with a new supersonic anti-ship missile.
Confirmed: Indonesia to Buy 11 Su-35 Fighter Jets From Russia
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Indonesia’s defense minister recently confirmed the purchase of 11 Russian-made fighter jets.
Graham Allison on the 'Thucydides Trap'
By Shannon Tiezzi
“If leaders just keep doing what they have been doing... the odds that they stumble to war seem to me greater than even.”
Surviving Nepal's Monsoon in an Earthquake-Ravaged Village
By Rajneesh Bhandari
A visit to Bhimtar village, Sindhupalchowk, one of the worst-hit districts in the 2015 quake.
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