Archive
July 2015
Youth Unemployment at 15-Year High in South Korea
By Steven Denney
Youth unemployment--and corresponding pessimism--is riding high in South Korea.
China-Taiwan Relations: Hardly a Crisis
By DD Wu
Cross-Strait relations have improved markedly, and elections in Taiwan need not reverse that.
The Indian Ocean Plane Wreckage: What Do We Know?
By Shannon Tiezzi
Is this the first solid evidence to the fate of MH370 -- or another dead end?
Cybersecurity: We Need a Chinese Snowden
By Alexander Bowe
Without Chinese revelations about Chinese hacking and espionage, a cyber-détente is unlikely.
Head of Japan's Navy Warns of Beijing's Militarization of South China Sea
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Meanwhile, Japan's Ministry of Defense has published its own analysis on China's South China Sea building activities.
Better Get Used to it, China: Taiwan and Japan Will Get Closer
By J. Michael Cole
Geopolitical context and domestic sentiments mean Tokyo and Taipei are likely to draw closer together.
Bangladesh Joins the Knowledge Economy
By Sajeeb Wazed
The country has made remarkable strides in its information technology sector.
What Does SARS Have to do With China’s Cybersecurity Law?
By David Volodzko
How Chinese censorship actually kills people.
How the TPP Will Protect the United States' 'Third Offset' Strategy
By Robert Farley
The intellectual property provisions of the TPP will give the United States' "third offset" strategy teeth.
Afghanistan, Pakistan and a Rare Chance for Peace
By Aziz Amin Ahmadzai and Mona Naseer
The start of talks is an opportunity that may not come again.
Troubled Today, China's Xinjiang Has a Long History
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
China's western province of Xinjiang has a long and fascinating history.
Coalition of the Unwilling: Pakistan and India Bring Confrontation to the SCO
By Umair Jamal
India and Pakistan joining the Shanghai Cooperation Organization won't smooth the forum's transformation.