Archive
March 2016
Expensive Asia? At Least Some Are Still Smiling
By Anthony Fensom
Some of the most expensive cities in the world are in Asia.
Western Whitewashing of Kazakhstan's Election
By Casey Michel
Not only was the recent election more of the same, but Astana seems to have roped the same experts into praising it.
ISIS, Malaysia, and the Risks of Lost Moral Authority
By Amy Chew
The Malaysian government may have lost its moral authority, but that doesn’t mean ISIS threats aren’t real.
Reality Check: Chinese Students Are Only Benefiting US Universities
By Dingding Chen
Chinese students, on the whole, bring multiple benefits to U.S. universities.
India Successfully Tests New Ballistic Missile
By Franz-Stefan Gady
India successfully test-fired the K-4 submarine-launched ballistic missile earlier this month.
China’s Maritime Confrontation With Indonesia Is Not New
By Prashanth Parameswaran
A recent incident needs to be put into proper perspective.
China Makes Advance Payment for Russia’s S-400 Missile Defense Systems
By Franz-Stefan Gady
China could receive the first batch of the long-range anti-aircraft missile systems in the first quarter of 2017.
China’s Maritime Expansion: Contradictory Threat Analyses from the US Government?
By Greg Austin
It would be useful if U.S. officials positing a Chinese threat were to take steps to better substantiate their claim.
The Chinese Smuggler and the Iran Deal
By Ian J. Stewart
A Chinese national is imprisoned for supplying U.S.-origin items to Iran’s nuclear program.
Bombs and Burqas: Muslim Women and Extremism
By Farhat Haq
We're thrown off when women are drawn to religiously motivated violent extremism. We shouldn't be.
Tackling the Asia-Pacific’s Inequality Trap
By Shamshad Akhtar
Asia-Pacific inequality cannot be ignored. Here are three steps governments can take to address the issue.
The Rise of State Capitalism in Thailand
By Joshua Kurlantzick
How the Thaksin era ushered in the reign of state capitalism in Thailand.