Archive
September 2015
Japan's New Defense Budget: Fact Vs Fiction
By Yuki Tatsumi
It's misleading to interpret Japan's record-high defense budget as a sign of "remilitarization."
How Do Asia-Pacific Countries See Each Other?
By Ankit Panda
When it comes to leadership, Asian states are less optimistic.
Twin Attacks in Tajikistan Highlight Tensions
By Catherine Putz
Updates on the unfolding situation in Tajikistan
Australia Wants to Join India, US and Japan in Naval Exercises: Defense Minister
By Prashanth Parameswaran
Kevin Andrews reaffirms Canberra’s willingness to participate in quadrilateral drills.
Is Living in Beijing Really Like Smoking 40 Cigarettes a Day?
By David Volodzko
How many cigarettes does it take to replicate China's pollution? Digging into a viral story from The Economist.
Sri Lanka’s New Cabinet is Sworn In, As Geneva Beckons
By Taylor Dibbert
As Sri Lanka's new government takes shape, the country's reckoning with its past looms on the horizon.
Is China Tilting Toward South Korea?
By John Power
The big parade in Beijing symbolized how the two Koreas' relations with China have diverged recently.
Philippines, Vietnam to Ink Strategic Partnership by End of 2015
By Prashanth Parameswaran
Officials say the pact could be finalized soon.
Confirmed: Chinese Navy Entered US Territorial Waters off Alaska
By Shannon Tiezzi
Plus, China as the engine of global growth and Japanese war criminals in post-WWII China. Friday links.
Kyrgyzstan, the Mouse that Roared?
By Catherine Putz
Bishkek demands a little more respect for its democratic progress, but all is not lost in the US-Kyrgyz relationship.
Vietnam Joins International Maritime Grouping
By Prashanth Parameswaran
Hanoi is officially admitted as a member of the International Hydrographic Organization.
How Russia Is Helping China Develop its Naval Power
By Franz-Stefan Gady
A new report highlights Sino-Russian cooperation in building up the PLAN’s surface warfare capabilities.