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November 15, 2019
Vietnam Needs to ‘Struggle’ More in the South China Sea
By Derek Grossman
Assessing Hanoi’s strategy after the Vanguard Bank standoff with China.
November 11, 2019
India’s Updated Political Map Sparks Controversy in Nepal
By StoriesAsia
A new Indian political map has revived concerns in Kathmandu about Kalapani.
November 09, 2019
What Myanmar’s New Amphibious Ship Says About Its Naval Ambitions
By Mohammad Rubaiyat Rahman
Myanmar has started to consider its maritime security environment more seriously, but it will take more than new ships to achieve its goals.
Diplomat Risk Intelligence
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November 19, 2019
No, Pakistan’s Gwadar Port Is Not a Chinese Naval Base (Just Yet)
By Krzysztof Iwanek
The Pakistani navy is entrenching itself in Gwadar but there is no evidence of the Chinese forces’ presence yet.
November 18, 2019
Prabowo’s Introductory Visit Highlights Indonesia-Malaysia Defense Relations
By Prashanth Parameswaran
The new defense minister’s first overseas trip spotlighted some of the ongoing security collaboration between the two neighboring Southeast Asian states.
November 14, 2019
What’s Next for Cambodia’s Opposition Politics?
By David Hutt
After a big week for the country’s opposition, a look at what may lie ahead for it as well as Cambodian politics more generally.
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November 01, 2019
What Indonesia’s Capital Move Really Means
By Nithin Coca
Moving Indonesia’s administrative capital will be as bold a political experiment as anything in the country’s history.
November 01, 2019
A Difficult Summer in the South China Sea
By Carl Thayer
Chinese coercive activities persist in one of Asia's hottest flashpoints.
November 01, 2019
How American Progressives Think About Asian Security
By Van Jackson
Heading into the 2020 election, U.S. Democrats are coalescing into different schools of thought on Asian security.
November 01, 2019
Japan, South Korea, and the Politics of the Present
By Jennifer Lind
Relations between Japan and South Korea have long fluctuated between comity and crisis.
Blogs
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November 19, 2019
How China Influences Media in Central and Eastern Europe
By Ivana Karásková
China has successfully planted its narratives on topics like the Hong Kong protests into major news outlets across Central and Eastern Europe.
November 19, 2019
Campus Under Siege as Hong Kong Police Battle Protesters
November 16, 2019
How Chinese Norms Are Going Global
November 16, 2019
Tracking Down the Fruits of Xinjiang’s Forced Labor Industry
Flashpoints
Diplomacy by Other Means
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November 20, 2019
Taliban Free US, Australian Hostage for 3 Taliban Figures
By Associated Press
The prisoner exchange is envisioned as a way to restart diplomacy after U.S.-Taliban talks faltered in September.
November 19, 2019
Will Gotabaya Revisit Sri Lanka’s Hambantota ‘Debt Trap’ With China?
November 18, 2019
China’s Indigenous Carrier Transits Taiwan Strait
November 15, 2019
US Defense Secretary: US Could Alter Military Drills to Boost North Korea Talks
Asia Defense
Militaries of the Asia-Pacific
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November 20, 2019
India Makes $800 Million Advance Payment for Russian S-400 Air Defense Systems
By Franz-Stefan Gady
According to the Russian president, the missile systems will be delivered to India on schedule.
November 20, 2019
India Test Fires Agni-II Nuclear Capable Medium-Range Ballistic Missile
November 18, 2019
What’s in the New Philippines-Brunei TOR on Defense Cooperation?
November 15, 2019
Tiger Triumph: US-India Military Relations Get More Complex
ASEAN Beat
Insights Into Half a Billion
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November 19, 2019
Defense Ministers’ Meeting Puts New Zealand-Singapore Security Ties Into Focus
By Prashanth Parameswaran
The engagement highlighted the ongoing defense collaboration between the two countries amid wider domestic and regional developments.
November 19, 2019
What Lies Ahead for Malaysia’s Pakatan Harapan Government After a Big Election Loss?
November 19, 2019
Vientiane Vision 2.0 Puts Japan’s Asia Security Role into Focus
November 12, 2019
Jokowi 2.0: Indonesia Amid US-China Competition
The Pulse
Perspectives on South Asia
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November 20, 2019
What Does the Kartarpur Corridor Really Mean for India-Pakistan Relations?
By Vinay Kaura
Hidden motives and lingering tensions mean the corridor's impact on the overall relationship will be limited.
November 16, 2019
The Kartarpur Corridor and India-Pakistan Economic Linkages
November 15, 2019
Pakistan’s Sit-In Protests Come to an End, But Key Issues Remain Unresolved
November 14, 2019
In Afghanistan’s Capital, Air Pollution May Be Even Deadlier Than War
The Koreas
Divided Peninsula
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November 14, 2019
Moon Jae-in at the Halfway Mark
By Kyle Ferrier
Moon has laid the groundwork of his ambitious policy agenda, yet plenty of work still lies ahead.
November 13, 2019
Don’t Lose Sight of Under-the-Hood Changes to South Korea’s Defense Posture
November 09, 2019
South Korea’s Coffee Craze
November 08, 2019
South Korea Deports North Korean Fishermen Who Allegedly Murdered Their Own Crew
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News From Japan
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November 20, 2019
Nagasaki, the Center of Catholicism in Japan, Prepares to Welcome Pope Francis
By Associated Press
From ‘Hidden Christians’ to the 1945 atomic bombing, Nagasaki’s Catholic community has a long and often tragic history.
November 16, 2019
Japan, South Korean Envoys, Execs Discuss Ways to Cool Tensions
November 13, 2019
How Does Japan’s Aging Society Affect Its Economy?
November 06, 2019
Does Japan Have a Global Environmental Strategy?
The Debate
Comment and Opinion
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November 20, 2019
Taiwan’s Difficult-Yet-Viable Indigenous Submarine Project Needs Cross-Party Support
By Yawen Tsao
Han Kuo-yu’s controversial comments on the submarine project spark a backlash.
November 19, 2019
China’s Internet Freedom Hit a New Low in 2019, and the World Could Follow
November 18, 2019
US Defense Secretary Esper’s Second Asia Trip Puts Alliances in Focus
November 15, 2019
The Indo-Pacific: A Survival Guide for ‘Hobbits’
Crossroads Asia
The New Silk Road
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November 14, 2019
Cotton and Corporate Responsibility: Fighting Forced Labor in Xinjiang and Uzbekistan
By Catherine Putz
There are considerable differences with regard to forced labor in Uzbekistan and Xinjiang, but there is an underlying corporate responsibility to not engage in human rights abuses.
November 12, 2019
US and Russia Watching Closely Uzbekistan’s Economic Choices
November 06, 2019
More Questions Than Information on Tajikistan Border Post Attack
November 06, 2019
Kazakhstan Sinks in Freedom of the Net 2019 Report
Trans-Pacific View
U.S. Policy on Asia
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November 19, 2019
What’s in the New US-Thailand Alliance Joint Vision Statement?
By Prashanth Parameswaran
A closer look at what a notable development in the alliance relationship may mean for its future evolution.
November 19, 2019
Thanks, But No Thanks: North Korea Tells Trump No More Substance-Free Summtis
November 19, 2019
US Sports Stakes in China: Deals Vs. Democracy
November 13, 2019
The Transatlantic Alliance and the China Challenge: Current Trends and Future Developments
Pacific Money
Economy And Business
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November 16, 2019
Scramble for the Indo-Pacific Seabed
By Drake Long
China is poised to dominate seabed mining – if it ever becomes feasible, that is.
November 15, 2019
WTO Reform: Will China Be Part of the Problem or Part of the Solution?
November 14, 2019
The Implications of India’s RCEP Withdrawal
November 13, 2019
RCEP’s Economic Impact in Asia
Asia Life
The Other Asia-Pacific
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November 15, 2019
Social Media in Asia: A New Frontier for Mass Surveillance and Political Manipulation
By Samuel Woodhams
Although stark across Asia, the rise of social media monitoring tools and disinformation campaigns is a global phenomenon.
November 13, 2019
Singing, Dancing, and a Little Plov: Central Asia’s Got Talent
November 08, 2019
Parasite: Moving Beyond ‘Foreign’
November 05, 2019
Young Afghans Look to Mountain Biking as a Means to Transcend Conflict
Oceania
The South Pacific
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November 13, 2019
New Zealand Takes the Lead on Climate Change
By Joshua Mcdonald
New Zealand cements itself as leader in the Pacific on climate issues as Australia abdicates.
November 13, 2019
Australia Frantically Battles ‘Catastrophic’ Wildfires
November 12, 2019
Australians in Canada Step Up to Help Refugees
November 08, 2019
The Curious Strategy Behind Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative MoU With Victoria
Podcasts
Asia Geopolitics
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November 09, 2019
Trump Year Three: The State of US Alliances in Asia
By Ankit Panda
Where do American alliances in Asia stand as the Trump administration looks to wrap up its third year in power?
November 09, 2019
RCEP, CPTPP, and the Future of Trade Multilateralism in Asia
November 06, 2019
The 2019 US-ASEAN Summit: A Diplomatic Blunder?
November 01, 2019
ISIS in Asia After al-Baghdadi: Business as Usual?
Photo Essays
Asia in Pictures
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October 31, 2019
Ulaanbaatar: Growing Strong and Sick
By Nicholas Muller
Pollution and a serious health crisis have accompanied rapid urbanization in Mongolia’s capital
October 22, 2019
Mongolia’s New Mining Boom
October 02, 2019
In Hong Kong: No Celebration, ‘Only a National Tragedy’
October 01, 2019
Marching Against Totalitarianism in Taiwan, With Hong Kong in Mind
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September 04, 2019
A Day in Kashmir’s Epicenter of Resistance
By Vishal Arora
Scenes from the Soura area of Srinagar, Kashmir's epicenter of resistance.