Archive
2019
Australia Takes Delivery of 7 More F-35A Stealth Fighters
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Seven additional F-35As arrived at a Royal Australian Air Force base earlier this month.
F-35A Stealth Fighter Formally Enters Service in South Korea
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Republic of Korea Air Force has declared initial operating capability for its first batch of F-35A fighter jets this week.
Will There Be a Christmas Ceasefire in the Philippines?
By Michael Beltran
The Reds are open to a ceasefire and peace talks, but is Duterte?
Australia, the US, and the Race for ASEAN’s Infrastructure
By Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat and Ahmad Turdmuzi
Australia and the U.S. are both providing infrastructure investments in ASEAN, sometimes in direct competition with each other.
Modi’s ‘New India’ and the US-India Relationship: Turbulence Ahead?
By Ankit Panda
Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, and the BJP appear to be all-in on implementing several controversial domestic measures. Should that matter for the U.S.-India relationship?
Has Japan Become the Kingmaker for Trade Deals in the Indo-Pacific?
By Jeffrey Wilson
The future of RCEP depends on how the Japanese government will approach India’s withdrawal.
The Citizenship Amendment Bill and the ‘Theocratization’ of India
By Ritu Sharma
The CAB threatens to complete the vision of Mohammad Ali Jinnah’s Two-Nation Theory by obliterating India’s claim to secularism.
India Gets Serious About the Indo-Pacific
By Saurabh Todi
Can India walk the talk on the Indo-Pacific?
China Looks to Central Asia as an Economic Alternative
By James Grant
China is actively looking for partners to show that the BRI is a truly international project, rather than simply a geopolitical expansion plan.
Saturday Arrests, Attack Spotlight Islamic Militancy in Eastern Indonesia
By Associated Press
In two separate incidents, militants were arrested in Papua province and attackers killed an officer in Central Sulawesi.
Kashmir: From Encounter to Funeral
By Zafar Dar
Photos of rebels and civilians in disputed Kashmir, where violence continues to climb.
Boris and Post-Brexit UK-China Relations
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from George Magnus.