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November 27, 2019
China’s Growing High-End Military Drone Force
By Rick Joe
China's People's Liberation Army is deploying increasingly sophisticated unmanned aerial vehicles and unmanned combat aerial vehicles.
November 26, 2019
Vietnam’s New Defense White Paper in the Spotlight
By Prashanth Parameswaran
The new document offers some insights into Vietnam’s defense thinking at a significant time in its foreign and security policy.
November 26, 2019
What Xi Jinping Learned—And Didn’t Learn—From His Father About Xinjiang
By Joseph Torigian
Xi Zhongxun’s “soft touch” approach to the region contrasts dramatically with his son’s crackdown.
Diplomat Risk Intelligence
DRI
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.
Magazine
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December 01, 2019
The US and Japan After the INF Treaty
By Ankit Panda
Is this a game-changer for the U.S.-Japan alliance?
December 01, 2019
Kazakhstan and the Nuclear Ban Treaty: It’s Complicated
By Dauren Aben
Does hosting Russian missile defense testing sites contradict Kazakhstan's commitment to the nuclear ban treaty?
December 01, 2019
CCP Influence Operations and Taiwan’s 2020 Elections
By Russell Hsiao
Will the Chinese Communist Party’s effort to influence Taiwanese democracy ahead of the upcoming elections succeed?
December 01, 2019
Can China Lead the Fight on Climate Change?
By Iza Ding
Like Han Solo, China has been thrust into leading a fight it was not ready for. Can it succeed?
Blogs
China Power
A New World Order
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December 06, 2019
China: Argentina’s Last Resort
By Antonio C. Hsiang
Trump's latest tariff threat will likely push Argentina, already economically fragile, further into China's arms.
December 06, 2019
Russia, China’s Neighborhood Energy Alternative
December 06, 2019
Exploring China’s New Narrative on Democracy
December 05, 2019
Can China’s ‘New Idea’ Work in the Middle East?
Flashpoints
Diplomacy by Other Means
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December 03, 2019
Imagery Suggests China Deployed Surveillance Aerostat to Mischief Reef in South China Sea
By Ankit Panda
The deployment would mark a first in the South China Sea.
December 03, 2019
North Korean Official: Up to United States What ‘Christmas Gift’ It Receives
December 02, 2019
Sri Lanka’s New Government Seems Serious About Revisiting the Hambantota Deal With China
December 02, 2019
North Korea‘s Warning to Japan‘s Abe on Ballistic Missiles Should Be Taken Seriously
Asia Defense
Militaries of the Asia-Pacific
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December 07, 2019
US Navy to Christen Second Ford-Class Carrier This Weekend
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The future USS John F. Kennedy will be christened on December 7.
December 06, 2019
Russia’s First Yasen-MAttack Submarine Test Fires Torpedoes During Sea Trials
December 06, 2019
What Does the New Counterterrorism Exercise Mean for the Quad?
December 05, 2019
India’s New Attack Subs to Be Fitted With Imported Air Independent Propulsion System
ASEAN Beat
Insights Into Half a Billion
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December 07, 2019
What’s Next for Kem Sokha’s Trial in Cambodia?
By David Hutt
Recent developments have highlighted the event and the implications it could have for Cambodia's domestic and foreign affairs.
December 06, 2019
New Military Vehicles Put China-Thailand Defense Relations Into Focus
December 06, 2019
Can Tourism Become the New Economic Driver for Timor-Leste?
December 06, 2019
Philippines Submarine Quest: What’s in the French Option?
The Pulse
Perspectives on South Asia
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December 06, 2019
Women in Nepal Face 40 Restrictions During Periods
By StoriesAsia
The practice of Chhaupadi in Nepal continues to harm women's well-being, health, and freedom.
December 06, 2019
How Onion Prices Are Shifting Politics in South Asia
December 05, 2019
629 Pakistani Girls Were Sold as Brides to Chinese Men
December 04, 2019
Report: Indian Navy Ejected Chinese Research Ship From Indian Exclusive Economic Zone
The Koreas
Divided Peninsula
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December 04, 2019
What’s Behind North Korea’s Missile Testing?
By Liang Tuang Nah
The recent barrage of missile tests by North Korea is part political signaling, but it also has clear military and economic motivations.
December 04, 2019
North Korea Announces Ruling Party Plenary Meeting for Late December 2019
December 03, 2019
Korea Wakes up to the Deadly Consequences of Spy Cams and Cyberbullying
November 30, 2019
What Hides Behind South Korean Cryptocurrency Regulation Policy?
Tokyo Report
News From Japan
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December 06, 2019
Japan-South Korea Ties on Ice Until Bilateral Trade Meeting
By Thisanka Siripala
Japan and South Korea’s relationship hangs on a thread until talks resume at a high-level policy meeting later this month.
December 06, 2019
Japan Ends 2019 With a Packed Diplomatic Schedule
December 03, 2019
Pope Francis Preaches Anti-Nuke Message in First Japan Visit in 38 Years
November 29, 2019
Is Disaster-Prone Japan Facing Economic Derailment?
The Debate
Comment and Opinion
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December 06, 2019
Hong Kong’s Protests: Look Beyond Tiananmen 2.0
By Victoria Tin-bor Hui
A fuller understanding of the two episodes suggests that the protests today have moved beyond any kind of sequel to the events of 1989.
December 06, 2019
Britain’s Kashmir Conundrum: Poetic Justice?
December 05, 2019
The One Speech That Explains India’s New Strategic Thinking
December 04, 2019
What Do Germans Think of Berlin’s China Policy?
Crossroads Asia
The New Silk Road
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December 04, 2019
Kazakhstan: Reaching Out to Central Asian Neighbors
By Annette Bohr
Despite its regional outreach, Kazakhstan's diplomatic priority will remain Russia, China, and Europe.
December 02, 2019
Central Asian Presidents’ Second Consultative Meeting Zooms in on Water, Trade, and Regional Cooperation
November 30, 2019
A Brief Flurry of Summitry in Central Asia
November 28, 2019
Kyrgyzstan Reacts to Bombshell Investigative Report, Taking to the Snowy Streets
Trans-Pacific View
U.S. Policy on Asia
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December 06, 2019
Putin: Russia Ready to Extend New START With US ‘Without Any Preconditions’
By Ankit Panda
New START is slated for expiration in February 2021.
December 05, 2019
China and US Clash Over Xinjiang, Hong Kong Bills
December 04, 2019
US Slaps Trafficking Charges on ‘Dynamite Doug’
November 30, 2019
America’s New Hong Kong Human Rights Act May Be Provocative, But It’s Not Surprising
Pacific Money
Economy And Business
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Asia Life
The Other Asia-Pacific
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December 06, 2019
Tao Indigenous Community Demands Removal of Nuclear Waste From Taiwan’s Orchid Island
By Nick Aspinwall
Taiwan’s president offered compensation to indigenous residents for storing nuclear waste on Orchid Island without their consent. Tao elders promptly rejected the offer.
December 05, 2019
Saving India‘s Intellectual History Will Require a Massive Effort
December 02, 2019
2 Books Showcase How to Write on India (Or Any Other Country)
December 02, 2019
Queer Eye’s Adaptation to Japanese Audiences
Oceania
The South Pacific
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December 06, 2019
Going Their Own Way: Western Australia’s Asia Strategy
By Adil Cader
An Australian state government has launched a comprehensive strategy for engagement with Asian nations.
December 04, 2019
Measles Outbreak Brings Samoan Government to Standstill
November 29, 2019
Australia Plans Return of Indian Artifacts
November 27, 2019
Chinese Spy Defects to Australia Offering a Trove of Security and Intelligence Information
Podcasts
Asia Geopolitics
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December 04, 2019
Kim Jong Un‘s End-of-2019 Deadline Approaches: What Lies on the Other Side?
By Ankit Panda
The failure of U.S. engagement with North Korea in 2019 may manifest in a new crisis in 2020.
November 28, 2019
The Return of Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksas and Geopolitics
November 09, 2019
Trump Year Three: The State of US Alliances in Asia
November 09, 2019
RCEP, CPTPP, and the Future of Trade Multilateralism in Asia
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
