Archive
October 2017
A House Divided: How Afghanistan's National Unity Government Is Crumbling
By Ali Malik
Identity politics in Kabul undermines U.S. objectives in Afghanistan.
Willy Lam on China's 19th Party Congress
By Shannon Tiezzi
“The well-known axiom – the more power a dictator has accumulated, the less secure he feels – is applicable to Xi.”
Speaking up for Yesterday’s Man: Remembering Hu Jintao
By Kerry Brown
Remembering Xi's predecessor, a man who is in danger of being lost to history.
What Did the CCP Party Congress Mean for China's Diplomats?
By Ricardo Barrios
In terms of foreign policy personnel, it was a most unremarkable Party Congress.
Asia: From 'Tiger Economies' to 'Tiger Food Systems'
By Nila F. Moeloek and Gunhild A. Stordalen
“Tiger food systems” can transform our health and our planet.
Climate Change: The New Asian Drama
By Neil Bhatiya
The global fight against climate change will be won or lost in Asia.
Vietnam: A Tale of Two APECs
By Edmund Sim
As Asia comes back to Vietnam to talk economics, Hanoi navigates its own rough economic waters.
China-India Relations After Doklam
By Jeff M. Smith
After a bitter military standoff in the Himalayas, where are relations between Asia’s two rising giants headed?
First Indian Wheat Shipment Leaves for Afghanistan Via Iran's Strategic Chabahar Port
By Ankit Panda
The shipment is the first of six and represents the activation of a long-discussed trade route.
Can Australia’s Economic Luck Hold?
By Anthony Fensom
After 26 years of growth, external shocks could knock the Lucky Country back into recession.
A Game of Votes in India: Gag Orders Precede Elections in Rajasthan
By Priyanka Borpujari
An ordinance and bill in Rajasthan threatens India's free press and highlights worrying trends.
Between Home and a Hard Place: Paying Refugees to Return
By Theophilus Kwek and Rebecca Buxton
Australia's offer to pay Rohingyas to return home highlights how vulnerable refugees are to economic coercion.