Archive
September 2017
The Inside Story of India's 2016 'Surgical Strikes'
By Nitin A. Gokhale
The never-before-told details of what went into India's "surgical strikes" against Pakistan-based militants in late-2016.
Takehiko Nakao on Asia’s Development Challenges
By Maurits Elen
An interview with Takehiko Nakao, president at the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
What’s in the New Russia-Thailand Military Pact?
By Prashanth Parameswaran
A new defense pact inked by the two sides deserves attention despite the few details that have emerged publicly so far.
The Problem With Suu Kyi’s Rohingya Speech in Myanmar
By Luke Hunt
Long-awaited speech offers little for the dead and dispossessed.
The Trouble With Academic Malpractice in Indonesia
By Dikanaya Tarahita and Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat
A closer look at a disturbing trend.
Pakistan’s Rohingya Hypocrisy
By Usman Ahmad
What tolerance can Pakistan expect in Myanmar for its Muslim minorities when it is unwilling to apply similar concepts itself?
Timor-Leste's New Government and the Future of the Youth in Politics
By Khoo Ying Hooi
Timor-Leste’s long-awaited government must not leave the country's youth out of its policy plans.
Afghanistan: A Civil War State of Mind
By Kevin Laiveling
By hunkering down, the U.S. and Afghan governments hope to eventually bring the Taliban to the table.
Did Trump's UN Speech Make the North Korea Crisis Worse? A Chinese Perspective
By Charlotte Gao
The Chinese have long warned that military threats will do no good on the peninsula.
Malaysia's Foreign Policy in Asia: Punching Above Its Weight?
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
What is Malaysia's foreign policy? The Diplomat's Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran take a look.
Working to Preserve the Stability of Cyberspace
By Paul Nicholas
What can we do to encourage responsible nation-state behavior and restraint in cyberspace?
US, Malaysia Launch Naval Exercise After Najib-Trump Summit
By Prashanth Parameswaran
Maritime training activity kicks off at Lumut Naval Base.
Where Is the Philippines Coast Guard in its Military Modernization?
By Prashanth Parameswaran
A look at where the institution features in the Duterte administration’s plans.
Analysts Take Note: Wolf Warrior Is the New Chinese Rambo
By Wilson VornDick
China has its own take on Rambo.
US Asia Policy: Post-Rebalance Strategic Direction
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Daniel Russel.
Market Prices in North Korea Rise Sharply After Recent Sanctions and Tensions
By Benjamin Katzeff Silberstein
North Korea’s domestic economy may be very resilient but it is not beyond the reach of international tensions.
Politics to Rule Economics at China’s ‘Game Of Thrones’
By Anthony Fensom
Policy stability will be a key focus of both China’s government and central bank ahead of the 19th National Congress.
Schrodinger’s Pivot: The Emptiness of the Eastern Economic Forum
By Nicholas Trickett
Russia’s incoherent strategy at home and abroad continues to undercut its Asian-facing initiatives such as the Eastern Economic Forum.
Are the Rohingya Facing Genocide?
By George Wright
A single word; the most heinous of crimes.
Xi and Trump Discuss North Korea Twice in 2 Weeks
By Charlotte Gao
The White House says both leaders committed to maximizing pressure on North Korea.
Putting Sri Lanka’s Office of Missing Persons in Perspective
By Taylor Dibbert
Operationalizing Sri Lanka’s Office of Missing Persons isn’t necessarily that significant.
US, Japan, India Hold Trilateral Ministerial Meeting on UN Sidelines
By Ankit Panda
The second U.S.-India-Japan Ministerial-level Trilateral Dialogue was convened in New York.
What Will Be Added to the Chinese Communist Party’s Constitution?
By Charlotte Gao
The CCP is set to revise its constitution and Xi Jinping’s political thoughts are a barometer of what will be included.
China, Laos Hold New Defense Meeting
By Prashanth Parameswaran
A closer look at the first-ever high-level frontier meeting between the two sides.