Archive
July 2019
Vietnam Needs to Break Its Addiction to Chinese Coal
By Brian Malczyk and Tim Robinson
Hanoi needs to consider the environmental and strategic consequences of reliance on Chinese coal projects.
South Korea’s Moon Denounces Japanese Comments Over Sanctions
By Kim Tong-Hyung
Tensions between Seoul and Tokyo show no sign of abating as their governments continue to trade barbs.
China Comes to Tonga
By Nick Perry
China’s largesse in the Pacific nation is growing, but some worry Beijing’s influence threatens Tonga's future.
Russia Offers India Joint Development of New Diesel-Electric Attack Submarine
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Russia will offer to jointly develop a new submarine class with India for service in the Indian Navy.
From Terror to Tranquility: The Quest for a Bali Peace Park in Indonesia
By Luke Hunt
Nearly two decades after terrorism struck Indonesia, survivors are still looking to realize their hopes for tranquility.
India’s First Indigenous Aircraft Carrier to Conduct Basin Trials in 2020
By Franz-Stefan Gady
India’s IAC-1 aircraft carrier will likely conduct basin trials in February and March next year, according to a senior Indian naval official.
The Only Way to End Corruption in Laos
By David Hutt
A true elimination of the problem will only come with broader political change in the country.
Indonesia to Return Toxic Developed World Waste
By Associated Press
The move adds to growing backlash in Southeast Asia against being a dumping ground for rubbish from industrialized countries.
Understanding the US-China Trade Disconnect
By Liu Baocheng and Hilton Root
Without evidence that its basic economic system will fail, talks will not force China to change its development path.
Top US Asia Diplomat to Visit Japan, Philippines, South Korea, and Thailand in First Overseas Trip
By Ankit Panda
David R. Stilwell, the new U.S. assistant secretary for East Asia and the Pacific, is off to the region in his first trip.
Saving Asia’s Democracies
By Joshua Kurlantzick
A Cold War-style, grand ideological campaign against authoritarianism is unlikely to halt democracy’s global regression.
Shankaran Nambiar on the State of New Malaysia’s Economy
By Prashanth Parameswaran
A conversation on the state of Malaysia’s economy under its new government, and the implications for domestic and foreign policy.