Archive
2015
The India-Nepal Crisis
By Hemant Ojha
After two devastating earthquakes, a blockade on its border presents Nepal with another humanitarian crisis.
Kazakhstan Wants in on TAPI
By Catherine Putz
Weekend reading: Turkmen, Turks and other Turkmen, and the Tajikistan internet.
US Planning First Arms Sale to Taiwan in 4 Years
By Shannon Tiezzi
Plus, China vs. ISIS, Chabahar port, and the "Shadow Cold War." Friday links.
Dealing with Pakistan’s Nuclear Breakout
By Julian Schofield
What is the best way to bring Pakistan into the non-proliferation fold?
Interview: Alexis Dudden
By Emanuel Pastreich
How unprecedented are the tensions in East Asia today?
What Now for the Peacebuilding Process in Myanmar?
By David Hale
The NLD must maintain progress and broaden its focus.
The Importance of the Joint Statement on the US-ASEAN Strategic Partnership
By Ben Schreer and Sheryn Lee
The elevated relationship sends a clear message to China.
Saving Taiwan's Marine Corps
By Grant Newsham and Kerry Gershaneck
Taiwan’s amphibious capabilities are becoming dangerously weak.
China's Military Just Got a Big Structural Shakeup
By Ankit Panda
Plus, cost overrun and due diligence in Afghanistan, Mischief Reef updates, and more. Thanksgiving weekend links.
China's 'Belt and Road' Reaches Europe
By Shannon Tiezzi
China will build railways and ports in Central and Eastern Europe as part of its "Silk Road Economic Belt."
Pakistan’s First Female Fighter Pilot Killed in Crash
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Flying Officer Marium Mukhtiar’s aircraft crashed during a routine training mission in Punjab province.
A New Confidence-Building Process for the South China Sea?
By Bill Hayton
Confidence-building over the South China Sea isn't easy, but a recent meeting in Vietnam shows that it is possible.