Archive
May 2017
It’s Good to Be the Tatmadaw
By Ben Dunant
Formerly a global pariah, the Burmese military now enjoys a growing embrace by the West and public support at home.
Duterte to Visit Hong Kong and Cambodia En Route to Belt and Road Summit
By Cal Wong
Duterte will make two stops on his way to Beijing.
Philippines Receives Second Indonesia-Built Warship
By Prashanth Parameswaran
The second of the Indonesia-made vessels finally arrived in Manila, completing a deal that had been rocked by a corruption scandal.
The Day After: China Edition
By Amitai Etzioni
Say the U.S. emerges as the victor in a war with China. What comes next?
A First: Indian and Australian Navies Plan Exercises Off Western Australian Coast
By Ankit Panda
The Indian Navy will join its Australian counterpart for an exercise off the coast of Western Australia.
The Real Trouble With China’s Belt and Road
By Prashanth Parameswaran
Though Beijing has made inroads in addressing some concerns, the true structural challenges for the initiative remain.
‘Skeleton God’: Exorcising Demons in Tibet
By Jonathan DeHart
Mysterious murders, corruption, and the ghosts of history haunt the fictional Tibetan town of Yangkar.
US Supercarrier Prepares to Deploy in the Pacific
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed carrier began sea trials on May 8.
China's Aircraft Carriers and Nuclear Bastion Defense
By Robert Farley
The Chinese Navy's first-generation carriers may find suitable missions yet as the carrier force grows and evolves.
China Tests New Missile Close to Korean Peninsula
By Franz-Stefan Gady
China has purportedly conducted a number of missile tests in the Bohai Sea close to the Korean Peninsula.
Global Logistics: Amazon Comes to China
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from John Manners-Bell.
The Dalai Lama and the Shugden Schism
By M. A. Aldrich
The strange story of a 17th century feud and its relevance for Tibetan geopolitics today.