Archive
2013
China Tackles One-Child Policy, Death Penalty, & Labor Camps
Early media reports on the Third Plenum report suggest the leadership grabbed the low-hanging fruit.
Abenomics’ Growth Challenge
Japan’s new economic policies face a moment of truth as growth slows sharply in the third quarter.
US Tests New Stealthy Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile
Lockheed Martin announced the second successful air-launched test of the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM).
The Good, The Bad and the Ugly of China on the UNHRC
China celebrates its membership of the UN Human Rights Council. Elsewhere, reactions are mixed.
Should America ‘Spread the Theater’ in Asia?
In applying a football metaphor to the Indo-Pacific the US Navy ought to ask itself some hard questions.
Vietnam Wins Human Rights Seat Despite Tainted Record
NGOs are skeptical about the UN’s odd choices for upcoming Human Rights Council.
Is North Korea’s Navy Finally Falling Apart?
Two accidents in rapid succession suggest all is not well, but the country still has some significant assets.
Uluru: Aborigines Ask Tourists to Refrain From Climbing
Restrictions and economic woes threaten the world’s largest monolith.
India's CHOGM 2013 Strategic Blunder
Singh’s decision not to go is injurious to India’s national interest.
Does Australia Have a Housing Bubble?
Property prices have surged this year, but some analysts dispute the contention. Also, Kevin Rudd resigns.
Kim Jong-Un Impersonator Delights Hong Kong, the Internet
After a viral photograph, one Australian man became a full-time “dictator.”
China and Malaysia To Hold Maritime Exercises: What Gives?
China and Malaysia will conduct their first military exercises next year.