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January 23, 2022
China’s Espionage Plans for the 2022 Winter Olympics: What Athletes Should Expect
By Nicholas Eftimiades
Yes, China is going to spy on the Olympic athletes. Its mandatory app is just the tip of the iceberg.
January 21, 2022
The Strategic Logic Behind India’s Sale of BrahMos Missiles to the Philippines
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
The strategic aspects of the BrahMos sale and India’s assistance to Southeast Asian countries should not be minimized.
January 19, 2022
The China-India Cold War in Maldives
By Rangoli Mitra
Beijing and New Delhi's jostling for influence in Maldives cannot be separated from the island nation's domestic political wrangling.
January 18, 2022
After Kazakhstan Crisis, China Will Reassess Its Influence in Central Asia
By Igor Denisov
Despite its economic clout in Kazakhstan, Beijing has had far less political leverage than Moscow.
Diplomat Risk Intelligence Analyses That Help You Act Today – For Tomorrow
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Decoupled?
September 2021
Our latest DRI report looks at the interplay of trade and geopolitics, and specifically the use by China of trade as an instrument of geoeconomics.
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Trendlines
Demography’s Long Shadow
November 2021
A data-driven deep dive into key variables determining the demographics of China, India, and Japan.
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Asia Review
Year of Tiger, Eye of Storm?
January 11, 2022
China's new land border law comes into effect just as the country's neighborhood travails deepen.
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Majlis
Australia and an Indo-Pacific in Flux
October 2021
Australia is making headlines. Let three leading experts from the country tell you about the forces shaping how Canberra is looking at world.
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Future Tense
Global Arms Trends: What’s New?
January 3, 2022
In conversation with Lucie Béraud-Sudreau, Director of SIPRI’s Military Expenditure and Arms Production Programme.
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January 01, 2022
The Limits of Vietnam’s Labor Reforms
By Joe Buckley
Contrary to much reporting, Vietnam has not authorized independent workers’ unions.
January 01, 2022
America’s Militarist Drift in the Indo-Pacific
By Van Jackson
The Biden administration has returned a sense of normalcy to Asia policy. Unfortunately, that includes continuing a military-first approach to Asia.
January 01, 2022
North Korea: A Decade Under Kim Jong Un
By Rachel Minyoung Lee
What has the past decade revealed about Kim’s leadership style and goals for North Korea?
January 01, 2022
2022: What to Expect in the Asia-Pacific
Writers from across the region highlight the trends and event to watch in the new year.
Blogs
China Power
A New World Order
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January 28, 2022
Entering Beijing’s Olympics Bubble Is a Surreal Experience
By Associated Press
The experiences of AP journalists who have arrived or are preparing to depart offers a glimpse into life inside the bubble.
January 25, 2022
The Dilemma of Hong Kong’s Fixation on Zero COVID
January 25, 2022
Behind China’s Intervention in Vermont’s Electronic Waste Recycling Bill
January 23, 2022
China’s Espionage Plans for the 2022 Winter Olympics: What Athletes Should Expect
Flashpoints
Diplomacy by Other Means
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January 27, 2022
North Korea Conducts Its Sixth Round of Missile Tests This Month
By Mitch Shin
Is North Korea trying to draw attention from the U.S. by testing missiles?
January 21, 2022
North Korea’s Missile Tests: Biden’s Options
January 21, 2022
How North Korea Might Exploit New Video Games for Crypto
January 19, 2022
The China-US Space Race Is a Myth
Asia Defense
Militaries of the Asia-Pacific
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January 27, 2022
Can the Philippines’ BrahMos Missiles Really Deter China?
By Ben Ho
Technological limitations on Manila’s end will limit the missile’s range – and its deterrent factor.
January 26, 2022
Is ‘AUKUS Plus’ a Viable Option?
January 21, 2022
Can Bakamla Be at the Forefront of Indonesia’s Natuna Sea Strategy?
January 21, 2022
The Strategic Logic Behind India’s Sale of BrahMos Missiles to the Philippines
ASEAN Beat
Insights Into Half a Billion
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January 27, 2022
Cambodian PM Calls on Myanmar Junta to Implement ASEAN Peace Plan
By Sebastian Strangio
Cambodia says the junta's participation in ASEAN meetings is dependent on progress in implementing its peace plan. But how will it define progress?
January 27, 2022
World Bank Says Myanmar’s Economic Outlook is ‘Critically Weak’
January 27, 2022
Indonesia’s Capital is Sinking, Polluted and Now Moving
January 26, 2022
Thai Prime Minister Arrives in Saudi Arabia, Easing Diamond Heist Row
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Perspectives on South Asia
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January 27, 2022
As Temperatures Drop, the Death Toll Climbs in Afghanistan
By Kathy Gannon
Without food or fuel, many Afghans will die of hunger and cold this winter.
January 25, 2022
Skeletons Are Tumbling Out of India’s COVID-19 Closet
January 25, 2022
Without Vaccine Equity, the World Could Remain Stuck in Pandemic Limbo
January 25, 2022
China Fertilizer Spat Underlines Sri Lanka’s Struggles With International Trade Deals
The Koreas
Divided Peninsula
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January 26, 2022
South Korea’s Constant Struggle With Digital Sex Crimes
By Jason Bartlett
Weak legal mechanisms to punish sex offenders who use digital means, like cameras, contributes to the repetition of familiar and troubling crimes.
January 20, 2022
North Korea Signals Will to Cross US Red Line Amid Deadlocked Nuclear Talks
January 20, 2022
Kim Jong Un: A Decade of Trial and Error
January 20, 2022
Why Is South Korea Hesitant to Boycott the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics?
Tokyo Report
News From Japan
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January 28, 2022
WHO Staff Complaint, Email Allege Racism and Abuse in Asia-Pacific Office
By Maria Cheng
Dr. Kasai Takeshi, head of the WHO’s Western Pacific region, has been accused of racist behavior as well as improperly sharing information with his home country, Japan.
January 27, 2022
Japan in Turmoil Over Omicron
January 19, 2022
Official: Japan Hopes to Lead Asian Zero-emissions Push
January 16, 2022
Japan’s North Korea Missile Woes
The Debate
Comment and Opinion
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January 27, 2022
Taiwan Provides Powerful Lessons on Democratic Resilience
By Zoe Leung and Alan H. Yang
The future of democracy hinges on inclusive partnerships among like-minded democracies and stakeholders.
January 27, 2022
Barbados’ New Republic: A Win for China?
January 25, 2022
Myanmar Has Moved Beyond Aung San Suu Kyi vs. the Generals
January 22, 2022
North Korea’s Escalation Strategy Won’t Work Anymore
Crossroads Asia
The New Silk Road
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January 27, 2022
2 Very Different Uzbek Bloggers Both Punished for Their Speech
By Catherine Putz
That the two are quite ideologically different illustrates the state’s unease with what it perceives as extremes, whether progressive or conservative.
January 27, 2022
Kazakh President Takes Aim at Wealthy Elite
January 25, 2022
Blackouts Strike Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan
January 25, 2022
After Kazakhstan, the CSTO Isn’t Finished With Central Asia
Trans-Pacific View
U.S. Policy on Asia
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January 10, 2022
Washington Needs to Sort Out Its Ambassadors to Southeast Asia
By David Hutt
A focus on high-profile state visits conceals the vacuum of diplomatic representation at the regional and national level.
December 31, 2021
What the National Defense Authorization Act Means for US Policy Toward Myanmar
December 23, 2021
Can the G-7’s B3W Initiative Compete With China in Latin America?
December 21, 2021
Blinken in Southeast Asia: Is This the Real ‘Pivot’?
Pacific Money
Economy And Business
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January 28, 2022
What’s Next for the Long-Awaited China-Japan-South Korea FTA?
By Xirui Li
Will RCEP be able to accelerate the negotiation process for the China-Japan-South Korea free trade agreement?
January 25, 2022
The Message Behind Indonesia’s Coal Export Ban
January 23, 2022
China’s Transportation Plan Will Boost Post-Pandemic Logistics
January 19, 2022
Indonesia’s Railway Renaissance
Oceania
The South Pacific
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January 28, 2022
New Zealand’s Subtly Shifting Foreign Policy
By Lifang Peng
In the last two years, the COVID-19 pandemic and the China-U.S. trade war have forced the New Zealand government to diversify its trade and diplomatic relations.
January 26, 2022
Lockdowns in Pacific States Facing First Serious COVID Waves
January 25, 2022
23 Australians on Ship Delivering Aid to Tonga Have COVID-19
January 20, 2022
First Aid Flights Arrive in Tonga After Big Volcano Eruption
Videos
Asia on Video
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November 24, 2021
AUKUS’ Reception in the Indo-Pacific
Shihoko Goto, Manjari Chatterjee Miller, and Susannah Patton discuss the implications of AUKUS for countries in the region.
October 29, 2021
Can China and the US Cooperate on Climate Change?
September 08, 2021
Where Does the China-India Border Dispute Stand?
August 10, 2021
Myanmar, Six Months After the Coup
Podcasts
Asia Geopolitics
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January 11, 2022
Causes and Consequences of Kazakhstan’s January 2022 Unrest
By Ankit Panda, Catherine Putz, and Ankit Panda
Protests over gas prices have quickly spiraled into nationwide unrest, resulting in the first-ever intervention by the CSTO in one of its member states.
January 10, 2022
Making Wine in Asia
December 31, 2021
Surviving Saigon in 1945 and a Dog Named Mephisto
December 18, 2021
2021 in Asian Geopolitics: A Retrospective
Photo Essays
Asia in Pictures
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December 10, 2021
Laos Unlocked
By Nicholas Bosoni
A trip on the maiden journey of the $5.9 billion Laos-China Railway.