Archive
2018
Shankaran Nambiar on Asian Integration in the Age of Trump
By Prashanth Parameswaran
What to watch for when APEC leaders gather in Port Moresby.
Australia: The Morrison Way
By Daniel Flitton
The summit circuit approaches and Australia’s new prime minister will take his one-man leadership show on the road.
A Creeping Coup d’Etat in Pakistan
By Mohammad Taqi
Under Chief of Army Staff General Bajwa, Pakistan’s civil-military balance firmly tilted toward the latter yet again.
Trumping Asia
By Abigail Grace
Nearly halfway through his term, what does President Trump’s Asia policy look like?
Asian Rivalries and the Sri Lankan Constitutional Crisis
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
India must not err too far on the side of caution as events play out in Sri Lanka.
With Latest Abe-Modi Meet, India and Japan Make Security and Defense Cooperation Strides
By Ankit Panda
Negotiations on a new military logistics sharing agreement are but a part of the new dimensions to the relationship.
Sri Lanka's Constitutional Crisis: Where It Came From and How It'll Affect Regional Geopolitics
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
How did Sri Lanka find itself in a crisis and how will it affect its foreign policy?
The Larger Context of Indonesia’s Lion Air Tragedy
By Asmiati Malik
The crash of Lion Air flight JT-610 reflects poor management of the airline industry in Indonesia.
2 Central Asians and the Future of Olympic Boxing
By Catherine Putz
A Kazakh boxing legend and an Uzbek businessman face off for leadership of the scandal-ridden International Boxing Association.
One of the World’s Largest Floating Dry Docks Has Sunk With Russia’s Carrier Aboard
By Franz-Stefan Gady
A collapsed crane has reportedly left a gaping hole in Russia’s sole aircraft carrier following the sinking of a floating dry dock.
Greg Poling: Imagining an Effective South China Sea Code of Conduct
By Ankit Panda
The Diplomat talks with the chair of CSIS' Expert Working Group on the South China Sea.
#MeToo: Nepal’s Women Speak Up
By Kamal Dev Bhattarai
After taking India by storm, the #MeToo movement has come to Nepal. Can it bring change?