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The Debate is our home for the best opinions from around Asia. Whether it is negotiating with Iran, responding to North Korean provocations, discussing Japan's looming demographic issues, or considering the new balance of power in the Asia-Pacific, some of the region's leading thinkers offer their take.

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Remembering Sushma Swaraj: An Indian Woman Leader for the Ages

Remembering Sushma Swaraj: An Indian Woman Leader for the Ages

By Akshobh Giridharadas
India’s most recent foreign minister will be remembered fondly.
How Should Canada Approach Its China Problem?

How Should Canada Approach Its China Problem?

By Richard Shimooka
The Meng Wanzhou affair is a wake-up call: Canada needs to get serious about the China challenge.

Nuon Chea: Remembering the Legacy of the Khmer Rouge’s Chief Ideologue

Nuon Chea: Remembering the Legacy of the Khmer Rouge’s Chief Ideologue

By Luke Hunt
The death of one of the genocidal regime’s remaining leaders has once again highlighted a dark chapter in Cambodia’s past.

Kim Jong Un Turns Up the Pressure on the United States

Kim Jong Un Turns Up the Pressure on the United States

By Ankit Panda
Kim Jong-un’s strategy suggests United States has a choice: change stance, or talks will go nowhere.

How Beijing and Others Weaponized Interpol and the Magnitsky Act

How Beijing and Others Weaponized Interpol and the Magnitsky Act

By Rob Edens
How can institutions like Interpol cope with manipulation by authoritarian regimes?
What’s Next for the South China Sea?

What’s Next for the South China Sea?

By Wu Shicun
Destabilizing headwinds risk overturning the general trend toward peace and stability in the South China Sea.

Is the Greater Bay Area China’s Future?

Is the Greater Bay Area China’s Future?

By Dingding Chen and Tiffany Chen
It’s possible, but both opportunities and challenges remain in coming years
Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge: Between Justice and Memory

Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge: Between Justice and Memory

By Luke Hunt
While justice remains elusive, efforts to document what occurred during the period offer more encouragement.  

The Dark Year Since Cambodia’s 2018 Election

The Dark Year Since Cambodia’s 2018 Election

By Mu Sochua
The year since the controversial poll brought growing repression at home and further isolation abroad.

China’s Disregard for Vietnamese Sovereignty Leaves the Region Worse Off

China’s Disregard for Vietnamese Sovereignty Leaves the Region Worse Off

By Ankit Panda
China shows it prefers a region where “might makes right.”

China Has Quietly Carved out a Foothold in North Africa

China Has Quietly Carved out a Foothold in North Africa

By Karim Mezran and Daniel J. Samet
Why the West must respond to growing China-North Africa ties.
Why the Hong Kong Protests Don’t Guarantee a Tsai Victory in Taiwan

Why the Hong Kong Protests Don’t Guarantee a Tsai Victory in Taiwan

By Lev Nachman and Brian Hioe
The challenges facing Tsai remain the same, with or without the Hong Kong protests.

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