Archive
April 2015
China’s Stock Bubble
By Anthony Fensom
Even as its economy slows, China's stocks have been posting some astonishing gains.
Islamic State’s New Afghan Front
By Javid Ahmad
The Islamic State has arrived in Afghanistan. Or has it?
Hillary’s Choices: ‘Reset’ or ‘Default’ on Foreign Policy
By Mercy A. Kuo and Angelica O. Tang
Can Democrats offer a post-Obama vision for Rebalance to Asia?
China Is Now One of Indonesia's Top Ten Investors
By Prashanth Parameswaran
Beijing makes the cut for the first time.
Shinzo Abe’s High-Wire U.S. Visit
By Bruce Klingner
Can the Japanese prime minister address the past and provide a vision for future cooperation?
4 Takeaways From the New US-Japan Defense Guidelines
By Yuki Tatsumi
What's new about the Guidelines, and what that actually means for U.S.-Japan cooperation moving forward.
Lift Off: Turkmenistan’s First Communications Satellite
By Catherine Putz
The satellite is French-built, sits in a Monaco-designated slot, and was carried up on a US-designed rocket.
South Korea Frets Over US-Japan Defense Guidelines
By Tae-jun Kang
New defense guidelines for the U.S.-Japan alliance have some analysts in South Korea worried.
Nixon’s Retrospective on the Vietnam War
By Francis P. Sempa
The former president had much to say on Vietnam and the failed use of American power.
A Third Road for Xinjiang
By David Volodzko
Xinjiang's Uyghurs must find a path between tokenism and rebeliion.
Russia’s Narrative Finds an Audience in Central Asia
By Casey Michel
Unpopular elsewhere, Moscow appears to be winning friends and influencing people in the former Soviet sphere.
Japan, US Talk Okinawa, South China Sea at Ministers' Meeting
By Mina Pollmann
A 2+2 meeting in New York set the stage for Japanese PM Abe's visit to the U.S. What issues were on the agenda?