Archive
April 2018
Malaysia Spotlights Expanded Sulu Sea Trilateral Patrols
By Prashanth Parameswaran
The Southeast Asian state has called for a widening of collaboration this front in recognition of the challenges it faces and the opportunities before it.
A New Era of Political Coalitions in Timor-Leste?
By David Hutt
A look at the state of the country’s politics ahead of upcoming elections.
Do US-China Economic Relations Have a Bright Future Under Xi?
By Quinn Marschik
Xi, with his power more secure than ever, might pursue the kind of economic changes that the U.S. has been pushing for.
What Trump’s Pakistan Policy Means for China
By Li Hongmei
U.S.-Pakistan frictions are not good for Beijing, either.
Why Indian Lives Are Untouched by Artificial Intelligence
By Ashraff Hathibelagal
Smart tools designed for Western societies are still largely irrelevant to denizens of the subcontinent.
What North Korea's 2017 Budget Report Says About Its Economic Health
By Benjamin Katzeff Silberstein
North Korean data offer a picture of a slowing, but not catastrophic, economy.
Kazakhstan's Elderly Opposition Tries Something New
By Paolo Sorbello
Behind the mecenatismo of a former prime minister, Kazakhstan’s opposition figures find a new platform in Brussels.
Sumatra's Magic Mountains
By Gregory McCann
In Sumatra, animism lingers alongside Islam. That combination could be wildlife's best chance for survival.
Japan’s Multi-Layered, Multilateral Strategy
By Mie Oba
Tokyo has some work to do to convince the region its strategy is not designed to contain China.
CIA Director Mike Pompeo Met Kim Jong-un: Report
By Ankit Panda
The meeting would be the highest-level official U.S.-North Korea encounter since 2000.
CPEC’s Environmental Toll
By Shah Meer Baloch
China is bringing coal power to Pakistan, and Pakistanis will pay the environmental price.
North Korea’s Currency Crisis: US and Chinese Leverage
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from William Brown