Archive
August 2017
A More Taxing Time for Cambodia’s Civil Society?
By Luke Hunt
The tax woes of a major English-language newspaper is yet another sign of the government’s growing intolerance of its critics as polls near.
US-Vietnam Defense Relations Under Trump Get a Boost With First Aircraft Carrier Visit
By Prashanth Parameswaran
The move represents yet another step forward for security ties under the Trump administration amid lingering concerns.
North Korea’s ICBMs: What Now?
By Liang Tuang Nah
Pyongyang's ICBMs do little to change the overall U.S.-DPRK strategic calculus.
US Intelligence: North Korea May Already Be Annually Accruing Enough Fissile Material for 12 Nuclear Weapons
By Ankit Panda
North Korea's arsenal could begin to grow at increasingly faster rates.
Unraveling Grand Corruption in Uzbekistan
By Catherine Putz
A Dance With the Cobra: Confronting Grand Corruption in Uzbekistan aims to explain the tangled web of corruption in Uzbekistan.
Trump’s Bilateralism and US Power in East Asia
By Doug Stokes and Kit Waterman
How best to make sense of the Trump administration's preference for bilateralism in Asia?
After 50-Day Doklam Standoff, China’s Defense Ministry Invites Indian Media Over
By Charlotte Gao
China’s Defense Ministry tries to send a goodwill signal directly to India.
A Trial Balloon Over Mindanao: The Philippines Weighs US UCAVs in Counterinsurgency
By Blanchard E. Neuman
Would U.S. unmanned combat aerial vehicles change the game in Mindanao counterinsurgency?
Cambodia: Past, Present, and Future
By Luke Hunt
A conversation with Rob Carmichael.
India to Commission Advanced Attack Submarine This Month
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The first out of six new diesel-electric submarines is expected to be delivered to the Indian Navy this August.
Interview: Yassin Fawaz
By Neil Thompson
Advice on how the United States should approach Asia, from the CEO of the Raddington Group.
India's Soaring Space Ambitions
By Neeta Lal
India's space program is making giant strides on the world stage, but it can still do more.