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December 30, 2021
The Final Flights of the Afghan Air Force
By Catherine Putz
As the Afghan government collapsed, the country’s pilots were left with an impossible choice: stay and face possible death at the hands of the Taliban, or fly away.
December 30, 2021
Japan Braces For Sixth Wave Driven By Omicron
By Thisanka Siripala
The spread of the new Omicron variant is on the rise and authorities are bracing for a worst case scenario.
December 28, 2021
How Does China Aim to Use AI in Warfare?
By Yuan-Chou Jing
AI in particular is seen as a “game-changing” critical strategic technology.
December 27, 2021
Nepal Begins Hydropower Export to India
By Santosh Sharma Poudel
The Himalayan country needs Chinese investment and the Indian market to tap the full potential of its hydropower sector. Can Nepal walk the fine line?
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Afghanistan and Taliban 2.0
August 2021
A DRI report on Afghanistan following the return of the Taliban regime to Kabul looks at the international security and geopolitical implications of the development.
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Trendlines
Here Be Dragons?
October 2021
A data-driven deep dive into the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, situating it within the overall context of Pakistan’s economy.
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Asia Review
China in the Maldives and Sri Lanka: Distant Discord?
January 3, 2022
China's ties with the Maldives and Sri Lanka: more complicated than meets the eye.
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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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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 04, 2022
China-US Subnational Exchanges Under the Biden Administration
By Flora Yan
Under Biden, Beijing appears to have kept its focus on maintaining and further developing subnational relationships.
January 03, 2022
Another News Site Shuts in Hong Kong
January 03, 2022
3 Challenges for Chinese Foreign Policy in 2022
December 30, 2021
Addressing Challenges Faced by Taiwan’s Migrant Workers
Flashpoints
Diplomacy by Other Means
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December 29, 2021
Asia Keeps Omicron at Bay, but a Surge May Be Inevitable
By Huizhong Wu
Cases are mounting, and experts say the next few months will be critical.
December 22, 2021
What Will North Korean Cybercrime Look Like in 2022?
December 20, 2021
A Strategic Response to China’s Economic Coercion
December 18, 2021
Private Players Present New Complications for Space Governance
Asia Defense
Militaries of the Asia-Pacific
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December 27, 2021
Japan Approves Record Defense Budget for Fiscal Year 2022
By Kosuke Takahashi
Tokyo is striving to keep pace with China.
December 22, 2021
How Closer India-Indonesia Security Ties Can Promote a Stable Indo-Pacific
December 23, 2021
France in the Indo-Pacific: French, Indian Defense Ministers Meet for 3rd Annual Dialogue
December 21, 2021
France’s Defense Strategy in the Indo-Pacific
ASEAN Beat
Insights Into Half a Billion
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January 02, 2022
ASEAN and Myanmar: Crisis and Opportunity
By SUKEGAWA Seiya
The regional bloc must use the situation in Myanmar to bolster its capabilities.
December 31, 2021
Myanmar Junta Orders Judges to Ignore Correspondence From International Courts
December 31, 2021
Indonesian Foreign Policy in 2021: The Year in Review
December 31, 2021
Indonesia Records First Local Transmission of Omicron Variant
The Pulse
Perspectives on South Asia
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January 03, 2022
India Vaccinates Teens Aged 15 to 18 Amid Surge in Pandemic
By Sheikh Saaliq and Aniruddha Ghosal
The country has fully vaccinated 64 percent of its 1.3 billion population.
January 03, 2022
Indian Rebel Outfits Regrouping in Myanmar Again
December 31, 2021
No Dragons in the Title Please: A Survey of Indian Scholarship on Indo-Chinese Relations
December 30, 2021
Is China Fishing in India’s Troubled Waters?
The Koreas
Divided Peninsula
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January 04, 2022
Seoul: North Korea Defector Likely Made Rare Border Crossing
By Hyung-Jin Kim
The South Korean military said a person – now believed to be a North Korean who had defected in 2020 – crawled over a barbed-wire fence to cross into North Korea.
December 29, 2021
South Korea and US Agree on Draft End-of-War Declaration ‘In Principle’
December 27, 2021
K-pop Fandom’s Climate Change Rebellion
December 24, 2021
Impeached President Park, Jailed for Corruption, Pardoned by Moon
Tokyo Report
News From Japan
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January 04, 2022
Japan’s Self-Destructive Immigration Policy
By Markus Bell
Criminalizing asylum seekers and stigmatizing immigration is only worsening Japan’s demographic crisis.
December 30, 2021
Japan Braces For Sixth Wave Driven By Omicron
December 28, 2021
The Gates-Kishida Talks and Japan’s New ‘Global Health Strategy’
December 21, 2021
Japan OKs Record $317 Billion Extra Budget for COVID, Economy
The Debate
Comment and Opinion
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December 30, 2021
Bio-tracked, Mistreated, Hog-tied: Immigration Detention in East Asia in 2021
By Surabhi Chopra and Chloe Fung
Governments in Hong Kong, Japan, and South Korea routinely detain migrants in closed custodial institutions.
December 21, 2021
Meet the New Uyghurs
December 21, 2021
Why International Assistance for the Rohingya in Bangladesh is Declining
December 17, 2021
The Problem With CAATSA
Crossroads Asia
The New Silk Road
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January 03, 2022
2021: Another Year of the Russian Language in Central Asia
By Umida Hashimova
Among Russian officials, 2021 was a year of heightened sensitivity to the Russian language in Central Asia.
December 30, 2021
The Fall of the Soviet Union: Mongolia’s Path to Democratic Revolution
December 28, 2021
A Look Back at 2021 in Central Asia
December 28, 2021
Confronting China’s International Counterterror Regime: Pay Attention to the SCO
Trans-Pacific View
U.S. Policy on Asia
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December 31, 2021
What the National Defense Authorization Act Means for US Policy Toward Myanmar
By Zachary Abuza
The legislation calls for Washington to adopt a more robust and cohesive approach toward the country's military junta.
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’?
December 17, 2021
Jumpstarting an Indian Ocean Region Approach for the United States
Pacific Money
Economy And Business
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January 03, 2022
China’s Core Economic Issues in 2022
By Sara Hsu
The real estate downturn and inflation will cause headaches in the new year, while the emphasis on common prosperity continues.
December 29, 2021
The Philippines Readies Public Services for 100 Percent Foreign Ownership
December 23, 2021
How Can SMEs Spur Inclusive Growth in Bangladesh?
December 22, 2021
Malaysia’s National 5G Wholesale Network Experiment
Oceania
The South Pacific
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January 03, 2022
Australia’s Far-Right Taps Into COVID-Restriction Frustration
By Joshua Mcdonald
Protesters include the anti-vax wellness community, Christian fundamentalists, and some of Australia’s most extreme far-right organizations.
January 01, 2022
Australia’s Growing Ties With Northeast Asia
December 27, 2021
Australia’s Independents: The Women Aiming to Shake Up Parliament
December 21, 2021
Australia’s Independent Candidates Aim to Tap Into Voter Unease
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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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December 31, 2021
Surviving Saigon in 1945 and a Dog Named Mephisto
By Luke Hunt
A conversation with author Thierry de Roland Peel.
December 18, 2021
2021 in Asian Geopolitics: A Retrospective
November 20, 2021
Biden, Xi, and the Importance of Guardrails in the US-China Relationship
November 13, 2021
Afghanistan, Then and Now
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.