Archive
November 2019
The US and Japan After the INF Treaty
By Ankit Panda
Is this a game-changer for the U.S.-Japan alliance?
Kazakhstan and the Nuclear Ban Treaty: It’s Complicated
By Dauren Aben
Does hosting Russian missile defense testing sites contradict Kazakhstan's commitment to the nuclear ban treaty?
CCP Influence Operations and Taiwan’s 2020 Elections
By Russell Hsiao
Will the Chinese Communist Party’s effort to influence Taiwanese democracy ahead of the upcoming elections succeed?
Can China Lead the Fight on Climate Change?
By Iza Ding
Like Han Solo, China has been thrust into leading a fight it was not ready for. Can it succeed?
Termsak Chalermpalanupap on ASEAN’s Year in Review
By Prashanth Parameswaran
Assessing the outcomes of the 2019 ASEAN summits.
Will the Impeachment Inquiry Against Trump Influence the Korean Peace Process?
By Ildar Daminov
Current prospects for the Korean peace process do not look promising and the impeachment inquiry against Trump makes them even more bleak.
US Senate Hearing Raises Alarm Over China’s Talent Recruitment Plans
By Bonnie Girard
Among other concerns, witness testimony pointed to “shadow labs” in China that mirror U.S- funded cutting-edge research.
What Hides Behind South Korean Cryptocurrency Regulation Policy?
By Valentin Voloshchak
The opposition criticizes the government’s stance toward the ICO problem, but it’s far from obvious whether they have an alternate policy.
The Coming Political Restrictions on Chinese Outbound Travel
By Xiaochen Su
Hand-wringing over targeted tourist restrictions miss the larger point: the Chinese overseas tourism boom is about to fall victim to domestic political concerns.
Why Will Aung San Suu Kyi Personally Defend Myanmar Against Genocide Claims?
By Angshuman Choudhury
The Nobel peace prize winner will now be defending charges of genocide at an international court. How did it come to this?
America’s New Hong Kong Human Rights Act May Be Provocative, But It’s Not Surprising
By Joe Renouard
The law fits squarely within both the hawkish turn in China policy specifically and the tradition of U.S. human rights policymaking generally.
Time for Taiwan to Scrap the Indigenous Diesel Submarine
By Michael A. Hunzeker and Joseph Petrucelli
The stakes are too high for Taiwan to waste money on outdated programs.
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