Topic
Security
The Human Level of China’s Security State
By Zhuoran Li
People still occupy the front and center of Xi’s social control vision, and technology only aims to complement the “mass line.”
Southeast Asian States Need to Reassess the Region’s Security Guardrails
By Emirza Adi Syailendra
The flexible and inclusive security mechanisms of the post-Cold War era are beginning to decay. What might replace them?
NATO Summit Takes Aim at China
By Shannon Tiezzi
The Vilnius communique had a greatly expanded criticism of China, but there are still concerns about how far to go in confronting Beijing.
China-based Hackers Breached Government and Individual Email Accounts, Microsoft Says
By Zen Soo
Microsoft said a group, dubbed Storm-0558, gained access to email accounts linked to 25 organizations, including Western European government agencies.
How North Korea’s Fighter Fleet Re-emerged From Obscurity
By A.B. Abrams
Pyongyang’s threats to respond to alleged airspace violations evoke the history of air battles with the United States.
North Korea Fires Its First ICBM in 3 Months
By Hyung-jin Kim and Mari Yamaguchi
North Korea may have launched a Hwasong-18 ICBM, its most powerful nuclear-capable missile.
Israel’s Role in Sri Lanka’s Dirty War
By Rathindra Kuruwita
The West slams Pakistan and China for supplying arms used by Sri Lanka in alleged war crimes against Tamils during the civil war but is silent on Israel’s complicity.
Japan Takes Another Step Toward Expanding Defense Exports
By Mina Pollmann
The LDP-Komeito coalition is working to overcome internal differences on loosening the existing restrictions.
North Korea Unsettles Kishida Government
By ISOZAKI Atsuhito
Tokyo has been left puzzled by some recent moves from Pyongyang.
South Korea’s Yoon Pushes for Strong Resolve Against North’s Nuclear Ambitions at NATO Summit
By Hyung-jin Kim
Yoon Suk-yeol will attend the annual NATO summit being held this year in Vilnius, Lithuania, on July 11-12 as part of a two-nation trip that includes a stop in Poland.
Will China Change Its Approach to the Ukraine War?
By Zhenze Huang
China's ambivalent stance on Russia's invasion of Ukraine reflects its national interests, and is unlikely to significantly change.
ASEAN Needs a Repatriation Plan for a Taiwan Contingency
By Abdul Rahman Yaacob and Muhammad Faizal
ASEAN would not be insulated from any damaging consequences arising from a Taiwan Strait conflict, particularly when it comes to their citizens working in Taiwan.