Archive
September 2017
What Will Australia’s New Military Terror Aid to the Philippines Look Like?
By Prashanth Parameswaran
Though details remain to be worked out, the general shape of Canberra’s deepening security role is becoming increasingly clearer.
US, Indonesia Launch Naval Exercise
By Prashanth Parameswaran
The 23rd iteration of CARAT Indonesia kicked off on September 7.
Rising Outrage Over Duterte’s War on Drugs in the Philippines
By Mong Palatino
A reported surge of extrajudicial killings victimizing children has exacerbated concerns about the campaign.
Is It Time Australia Pursued An ‘Independent’ Foreign Policy?
By Anthony Dodd
If Asia’s future is to be led by China, Australia may need to balance out its U.S.-centric foreign policy.
India Successfully Tests Anti-Tank Guided Missile
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The successful test marks the end of development trials.
Crazy Medicine: Interview with Producer and Noir Novelist James Newman
By Tyler Roney
A new short film gains acclaim, peeling back the veil on Bangkok's darker side.
Abe’s Cul-de-Sac Foreign Policy: Between Entrapment and Abandonment
By Carlos Ramirez
There is a third alternative Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe should consider pursuing.
Good Morning, Vietnam Stocks
By Anthony Fensom
Vietnam's equities are in a “sweet spot” but risks remain.
Working Conditions and Ethnic Relations Ignored in Kazakhstan
By Paolo Sorbello
Social tensions boiled in Kazakhstan as three died in a coal mine and hundreds of workers and locals fought in Astana.
Tensions Over Pro-Independence Posters at a Hong Kong University Escalate
By Charlotte Gao
Multiple student unions jointly declare their intentions to defend the freedom of speech.
US B-1B Bombers and Japanese Fighters Stage Exercises in the East China Sea
By Ankit Panda
The exercise is the second show of force in East Asia involving B-1B bombers since North Korea's sixth nuclear test.
Lessons From How Western Intelligence Tracked Imperial Japan's Aviation Technology
By Robert Farley
What can the United States learn from its underestimation of Japanese capabilities during the first half of the 20th century?