Archive
June 2014
Xi Jinping's Time as a Countryside Laborer
By Shannon Tiezzi
Plus, a judicial controversy, and Chinese Christians past and present. Friday China links.
India’s Role in Gulf Labor Abuses
By Fareed Rahman
India must work to protect the rights of millions of migrant workers facing abuse in Gulf States’ construction projects.
Neutralizing Contention: A New Policy for Taiping Island and the South China Sea
By J. Michael Cole
To create space between its maritime claims and Beijing's, Taiwan should neutralize Taiping Island.
Abe Gets a Boost for Article 9 Rewrite
By Clint Richards
Coalition partner New Komeito and regional allies show support for more involvement in regional security.
Please Add Chinese Censorship to Your LinkedIn Network
By Tyler Roney
In advance of the Tiananmen anniversary, U.S. company LinkedIn was censoring posts by users of all nationalities.
Google Nexus 8 Rumor Roundup
By Vlad Andrici
With the Google I/O event approaching, we look at a supposed tablet release that has been widely discussed.
Lessons of the 1984 Sikh Massacre
By Simran Jeet Singh
The June 1984 anti-Sikh violence has resonance for India’s minorities today.
Revisiting Kyrgyzstan’s Bloody Summer
By Michael Caster
Ethnicity is a convenient but misleading way of explaining the outburst of violence in 2010.
Can North Korea's Economy Endure China’s Slowdown?
By Yong Kwon
Pyongyang’s economy has quietly grown in recent years. China’s economic rebalance promises to reverse this trend.
ASEAN’s House of Horrors
By Luke Hunt
A submission to the UN Human Rights Council calls out ASEAN countries for torture and extrajudicial killings.
Taking the Fight to Enemy Submarines
By James R. Holmes
By using geography to their advantage, ASW forces can seize the offensive—for a change.
History’s Judgment: The Iraq Surge Failed
By Zachary Keck
Iraq's unraveling confirms that, based on its own definition of success, the 2007 surge failed.