DRI | COVID-19 IN ASIA
Presented by Diplomat Risk Intelligence
June 29, 2020
COVID-19: Nepal in Crisis
By Peter Gill
The coronavirus crisis has brought to the fore -- and exacerbated -- a number of the Nepali state’s long-standing weaknesses.
June 26, 2020
Japan’s Pragmatic Approach to COVID-19 Testing
By Haruka Sakamoto
At this point it is necessary to develop a stepwise approach from the end of the state of emergency to a final exit strategy.
June 23, 2020
Governing Ineffectively: Has Pakistan’s Ruling Party Turned a Health Crisis Into a Political Crisis?
By Umair Jamal
Pakistan’s political crisis is deepening with the rise of COVID-19 cases.
DRI | APAC Risks, Analyzed
DRI
July 07, 2020
After COVID-19: Rebooting Business in China
By Jennifer Choo, Jean Oi, Christopher Thomas, and Xue (Xander) Wu
What a survey of Chinese business leaders tells us about China’s post-COVID economy – and the future of U.S.-China economic relations.
July 07, 2020
Australia’s 2020 Defense Strategic Update and Force Structure Plan: A Paradigm Shift
By Ankit Panda
Australia is setting its sights on big defense expenditures over the coming decade to support a more active defense concept.
July 05, 2020
Chinese Border Aggression Against India Likely Unrelated to Pandemic
By Derek Grossman
The Chinese approach to India represents continuity in behavior.
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July 01, 2020
After the Virus: Japan’s Painful Economic Recovery
By Anthony Fensom
Anticipation of an economic windfall in 2020 has fallen flat, but there’s still hope for the post-COVID future.
July 01, 2020
Dangerous Waters: Maritime Crime in the Sulu Sea
By Zam Yusa
Despite COVID-19 and a number of security initiatives, piracy, kidnapping, and terrorist movements continue in the Sulu Sea.
July 01, 2020
New Zealand’s Quiet China Shift
By Anne-Marie Brady
The Ardern government is using deliberately ambiguous tactics to deter an increasingly aggressive partner while (so far) avoiding punishment.
July 01, 2020
Kashmir’s Dark Year
By Um Roommana
A loss of autonomy. A months-long security crackdown. Now, a pandemic. It’s been a rough year in Kashmir.
Blogs
China Power
A New World Order
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July 07, 2020
China’s Class of COVID-19
By Thi Thuy Duong Pham and Dickson Agbaji
Like their peers around the world, new graduates in China face a battered job market and intense uncertainty.
July 06, 2020
Which Countries Support the New Hong Kong National Security Law?
July 03, 2020
Public Sentiment Toward Australia Shifts in China
July 03, 2020
China to the Rescue in Turkey?
Flashpoints
Diplomacy by Other Means
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July 09, 2020
Calls for India to Play the Taiwan Card Grow Louder
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
As tensions simmer between New Delhi and Beijing, some have called for India to focus on developing stronger relations with Taiwan.
July 09, 2020
Why the ‘Old Normal’ Along the Sino-Indian Border Can No Longer Stand
July 08, 2020
The US-China Cold War Has Already Started
July 07, 2020
Indian, Chinese Soldiers Move Away from Site of Deadly Clash
Asia Defense
Militaries of the Asia-Pacific
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July 07, 2020
Where Is Defense Reform in Malaysia Headed?
By Nik Mohamed Rashid Nik Zurin and Ivy Kwek
Malaysia’s planned defense reforms need implementing.
July 07, 2020
Australia’s 2020 Defense Strategic Update and Force Structure Plan: A Paradigm Shift
July 02, 2020
Australia Plans $190 Billion Defense Boost Over Decade
June 30, 2020
Enhanced Patriot Advanced Capability 3 Interceptor Successfully Tested
ASEAN Beat
Insights Into Half a Billion
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July 09, 2020
Singapore General Elections: New Dawn for the Opposition?
By Keiren Goh
The PAP’s victory is a foregone conclusion, but don’t sleep on the changes remaking the opposition.
July 09, 2020
Philippines Virus Cases Soar Past 50,000 as Lockdown Eases
July 08, 2020
Hun Manet Still a Long Way From Cambodia’s Top Job
July 08, 2020
Who’s Helping Cambodia Weather COVID-19?
The Pulse
Perspectives on South Asia
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July 09, 2020
US General Skeptical That Bounties Led to Troops’ Deaths
By Associated Press
"I found it very worrisome. I didn't find that there was a causative link there," Gen. Frank McKenzie, the head of U.S. Central Command said.
July 09, 2020
Pakistani Carrier Fires 28 Pilots Over Fake Licenses Scandal
July 08, 2020
Bangladesh and the China-India Conflict
July 08, 2020
Can Imran Khan Stay in Power?
The Koreas
Divided Peninsula
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July 09, 2020
South Korea’s Conscientious Objectors Are Getting an Alternative to Military Service
By Jenna Gibson
For the first time, there is a official path for those who have religious or moral objections to South Korea’s mandatory military service for men.
July 09, 2020
Japanese Firms Exit South Korea Amid Prolonged Anti-Japan Movement
July 08, 2020
North Korea and Equatorial Guinea
July 06, 2020
Seoul Doubles Down on North Korea Gambit With National Security Reshuffle
Tokyo Report
News From Japan
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July 08, 2020
Japan Promotes ‘Clean’ Coal in the Battle Against Climate Change
By Thisanka Siripala
Japan’s coal consumption is on the rise even as Europe plans a shift away from coal power.
July 08, 2020
55 Dead, a Dozen Missing in Japan Floods
June 29, 2020
Tokyo’s Coronavirus Spike Points Finger at Controversial Alert System
June 26, 2020
Japan’s Pragmatic Approach to COVID-19 Testing
The Debate
Comment and Opinion
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July 09, 2020
Uzbekistan Must Stay on the Path of Religious Freedom Reform
By Nadine Maenza and Nury Turkel
Tashkent has made progress on the path toward greater religious freedom, but must remain vigilant to protect the gains it has made and continue to actively push forward.
July 08, 2020
Why Okinawans Are Outraged by the Aegis Ashore Cancellation
July 08, 2020
Pakistan’s Hinduphobia
July 07, 2020
South Korea Wants Another Trump-Kim Summit. Would It Be Worthwhile?
Crossroads Asia
The New Silk Road
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July 09, 2020
As WHO Team Arrives, Notable Pneumonia Deaths Reported in Turkmenistan
By Catherine Putz
An adviser to the Turkmen president and a Turkish diplomat have reportedly died from pneumonia this week.
July 09, 2020
How Is China’s Belt and Road Changing Central Asia?
July 09, 2020
Uzbekistan Announces Second COVID-19 Lockdown
July 07, 2020
Date Set for Kyrgyzstan’s Parliamentary Election: October 4
Trans-Pacific View
U.S. Policy on Asia
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July 07, 2020
China’s Maritime Militia Vessels May Be Military Objectives During Armed Conflict
By James Kraska and Yusuke Saito
There is no universal definition for naval auxiliaries, but such ships are subject to the same treatment as warships during armed conflict.
July 02, 2020
Why South Korea Should Be Key to a Revised US Indo-Pacific Approach
July 02, 2020
Renewing America’s Commitment to the Indo-Pacific
June 30, 2020
US Suspends All Exports of Controlled Defense Technologies to Hong Kong
Pacific Money
Economy And Business
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July 02, 2020
What’s Behind China’s ‘Street-Stall Economy’ Discussion?
By Chan Kung and Yu (Tony) Pan
China must take care not to let the current trend follow the pattern of the bicycle-sharing fiasco.
July 01, 2020
Gulf-Asia Connectivity After the COVID-19 Crisis
June 30, 2020
Companies Prodded to Rely Less on China, But Few Respond
June 26, 2020
Despite Economic Turmoil, Indonesia-Australia Trade Agreement Pushes Ahead
Asia Life
The Other Asia-Pacific
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July 09, 2020
How COVID-19 Is Impacting Asia’s Film Industries
By Alexander Ayertey Odonkor and Hiu Man Chan
From Southeast Asia to India, China, and Japan, cinemas are bleeding while online steaming booms.
July 02, 2020
COVID-19 Takes a Toll on Pakistan’s Transgender Community
June 25, 2020
New Film Tells Tale of North Korean Orphans Sent to Europe
June 17, 2020
How Bollywood Discriminates Against Playback Singers
Oceania
The South Pacific
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July 09, 2020
Australia Ends Hong Kong Extradition Treaty Over National Security Law Concerns
By Associated Press
Canberra also promised to extend visas for Hong Kongers and provide a path to permanent residency.
July 09, 2020
Is It Safe for Australians to Travel to China?
July 02, 2020
Slow Progress Toward an Australian Magnitsky Act
July 02, 2020
Australia’s Mission to Become a Solar Powerhouse
Podcasts
Asia Geopolitics
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June 26, 2020
Making Sense of Japan’s Decision to Scrap Aegis Ashore Missile Defense
By Ankit Panda
James Schoff joins the podcast to discuss Tokyo’s options on missile defense.
June 23, 2020
The Problem With Travel in Southeast Asia and COVID-19
June 17, 2020
Saving Indochina’s Wilderness
June 16, 2020
The Origins of 2020’s Inter-Korean Tensions
Photo Essays
Asia in Pictures
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July 09, 2020
Glimpses of Kaho: A Village Along the Line of Actual Control on the India-China Border
By Rajeev Bhattacharyya
Kaho is a village on the easternmost tip of India.
June 17, 2020
A Carnival on the City’s Margins: The Sonepur Mela of Bihar
June 19, 2020
Manila: From Galleons to the Belt and Road
June 12, 2020
Life in Jakarta’s COVID-19 ‘Transition’ Era
Videos
Asia on Video
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May 19, 2020
Distance Learning During the COVID-19 Lockdown in India
By Vishal Arora
An Indian tutor teaches from her balcony with kids sitting a floor below