Archive
May 2016
Germany Offers India New Stealth Submarines
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Berlin is offering New Delhi a government-to-government contract for the purchase of six diesel-electric subs.
Trump: A Clear and Present Danger to Nuclear Nonproliferation Efforts
By Yukari Easton
The greatest threat posed by Trump is his cavalier attitude toward nuclear proliferation.
Does China Hate the West?
By David Volodzko
China's officials rail against Western values even while Chinese people flock to Western cultural icons.
Corruption, Economic Development and Poverty Alleviation
By Asit K. Biswas, Cecilia Tortajada and Augustin Boey
Corruption continues to be a major drag on economic growth in developing countries.
North Korea's Party Congress: Shrouded in Secrecy
By John Power
Pyongyang invited foreign reporters to cover its party congress, but gave them nothing to report.
Australia’s Submarine Superiority: Strange Strategies and Overspending
By Greg Austin
How grounded in strategic reality is the Australian government's decision to purchase 12 new submarines?
South China Sea: Who Occupies What in the Spratlys?
By Alexander L. Vuving
A closer look at a basic yet poorly understood question.
North Korea's 7th Workers' Party Congress Kicks Off: What to Expect
By Ankit Panda
Will the Party Congress lead to the announcement of big reform?
Chinese Military Targets College Students With Its Latest Weapon: Rap Music
By Shannon Tiezzi
China's military steps up its publicity game, in hopes of bringing in more educated recruits.
19 Months Later, Afghan Government Lacks Core Ministerial Leadership
By Catherine Putz
Despite promising to offer up new nominees for Afghanistan's top security jobs, President Ashraf Ghani is simply shuffling the deck.
Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, and the ‘Bribe-Factory’
By Casey Michel
The “biggest leak of confidential files in the history of the oil industry" exposed Unaoil's slippery backroom machinations.
Bollywood: The Independent Women of Zoya Akhtar
By Deepti Singh Apte
Director Zoya Akhtar is leaving her mark on Bollywood, with fresh new portrayals of female characters.