Archive
September 2017
Grappling with the Bomb: 60 Years After Britain’s Pacific Hydrogen Bomb Tests
By Catherine Putz
An interview with Nic Maclellan
Singapore Defense Minister Visits Iraq Troops in Terror War
By Prashanth Parameswaran
The trip put the city-state’s contribution in the fight against the Islamic State in the spotlight.
Russia Tests Topol-M Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The purpose of the missile launch was reportedly to test advanced ballistic missile warheads.
Uzbek Exile Immediately Detained Upon Return
By Catherine Putz
Reform? Thaw? A few steps forward, a few steps back.
India Delays Induction Date of Advanced Attack Submarine
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The lead boat of the Indian Navy’s new class of attack submarines will likely be commissioned by November-December.
Australia Just Commissioned Its Deadliest Warship
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Royal Australian Navy has commissioned the lead ship of a new class of air warfare destroyers.
MIKTA’s Next Steps
By Fikry Cassidy
Its members -- Mexico, Indonesia, South Korea, Turkey and Australia -- have some shared and some divergent interests.
The Party’s ‘Hurdles’: the Internet, Propaganda, and Power
By Elsa B. Kania
The Internet clearly has changed China, and the CCP is actively seeking to change the Internet.
Economics and Democracy: Myanmar’s Myriad Challenges
By Neil Thompson
Nationalism and the crisis in Rakhine hide the economic roots of the NLD’s weakness.
US Threat of War on North Korea: Fulfilling 'Rocket Man' Kim Jong Un’s Wishes
By Patrik K. Meyer
A misguided, ineffective, and disastrous war.
China Evacuates 462 Nationals From Dominica After Hurricane Maria
By Charlotte Gao
Dominica Prime Minister said the country has been devastated by hurricane Maria
China’s Overseas Anticorruption Operation Bags Another Suspect
By Charlotte Gao
China released a list of 100 “most wanted” economic fugitives abroad in 2015; 46 have returned to China so far.