Archive
March 2017
Trump’s Real ASEAN Test
By Prashanth Parameswaran
How the new administration should approach Southeast Asia and ASEAN.
China’s Subtle But Significant Attitude Change on Monetary Policy
By Spencer Sheehan
The People’s Bank of China’s monetary policy changes are strongly impacting the outlook for 2017 and beyond.
How British Trainers Quietly Help Shape North Korean Education
By Charlotte Fitzek
The British Council has run a teacher training program in North Korea for 17 years.
Iranian Regime's Concerns Persist Ahead of May Elections
By Heshmat Alavi
Ali Khamenei and Iran's hardliners may want to sideline Hassan Rouhani, but getting there is risky.
Taliban Claims to Control 34 Districts in Afghanistan
By Catherine Putz
The insurgent group claims to contest 167 more, many in southern, western and northern Afghanistan.
China’s Organ Transplant Problem
By Matthew Robertson and Jacob Lavee
Alarming questions over the scale – and sources – of organ transplants need to be answered.
Abe Scraps Japan's 1 Percent GDP Defense Spending Cap
By John Wright
The announcement removes one of the major obstacles to Japan's defense transformation.
Finding Common Ground Between US, Japan, and China in Southeast Asia
By Brian Harding
Though the competition between the three actors is likely to remain, they can also move forward with collaboration in four specific areas.
Trump Must Boost Taiwan Arms Sales Now
By Ian Easton
It is essential that the administration gets off to a strong start less the Taiwan Strait flashpoint boil over.
China Holds Military Drills Near Unstable Myanmar Border
By Prashanth Parameswaran
Exercises come amid a new round of instability.
Rupali Patil on the Challenges of Being a Woman Artist
By Vishal Arora
The artist from Pune, India recounts censorship and bias.