Archive
April 2016
Assessing Obama’s Nuclear Legacy
By Mercy A. Kuo and Angie O. Tang
Insights from Toby Dalton.
Charting the Rise of Xi Jinping
By Young China Watchers
Kerry Brown on Xi Jinping and the future of Chinese politics.
Chinese PLA Training: A Window on Military Culture
By Ben Lowsen
Find out how Chinese PLA training stacks up against its U.S. counterpart.
US Sends Destroyer, Spy Plane to Indonesia Naval Exercise
By Prashanth Parameswaran
The United States is one of several countries participating in a string of naval engagements in Indonesia this week.
India and United States Agree to Deepen Military Ties, Technology Collaboration
By Franz-Stefan Gady
New Delhi and Washington pledged to collaborate more closely on defense in a recently issued joint statement.
Central Asia: Nations (No Longer) in Transit
By Catherine Putz
Freedom House’s annual report marks 12 years of democratic declines.
Afghanistan: Rethinking the Transition Strategy
By Abbas Farasoo
Afghanistan's government must learn the lessons of 2015 as it looks forward to a long-term transition.
China Protests as G7 Ministers Express Concern Regarding East, South China Seas
By Ankit Panda
The Chinese foreign ministry strongly condemned the G7 ministers' statement in Hiroshima.
Is Australia the Key to US Containment of China?
By Robert O. Freedman
Domestic factors may lead Australia to take a more active role in challenging Chinese assertiveness.
China's Medical Diplomacy
By David Volodzko
China's latest contribution to the WHO is part of a long history of using medical diplomacy as soft power.
China ‘Abducts’ Taiwanese in Kenya
By J. Michael Cole
The forced deportation of Taiwanese citizens to China sparks fears about extraterritoriality.
Iran: Diplomacy and Human Rights
By Sir David Amess MP
Italy’s prime minister should have learned from last week’s Austria-Iran dispute.