Archive
2019
Taiwan’s Difficult-Yet-Viable Indigenous Submarine Project Needs Cross-Party Support
By Yawen Tsao
Han Kuo-yu’s controversial comments on the submarine project spark a backlash.
What Does the Kartarpur Corridor Really Mean for India-Pakistan Relations?
By Vinay Kaura
Hidden motives and lingering tensions mean the corridor's impact on the overall relationship will be limited.
How China Influences Media in Central and Eastern Europe
By Ivana Karásková
China has successfully planted its narratives on topics like the Hong Kong protests into major news outlets across Central and Eastern Europe.
Defense Ministers’ Meeting Puts New Zealand-Singapore Security Ties Into Focus
By Prashanth Parameswaran
The engagement highlighted the ongoing defense collaboration between the two countries amid wider domestic and regional developments.
What’s in the New US-Thailand Alliance Joint Vision Statement?
By Prashanth Parameswaran
A closer look at what a notable development in the alliance relationship may mean for its future evolution.
Gambia’s Genocide Case Against Myanmar: A Legal Review
By Md. Rizwanul Islam
A look at the prospects for the ICJ case, based on past precedent and international law.
What Lies Ahead for Malaysia’s Pakatan Harapan Government After a Big Election Loss?
By Prashanth Parameswaran
The loss in the Tanjung Piai by-election is less important than how the government responds to this wake-up call.
Vientiane Vision 2.0 Puts Japan’s Asia Security Role into Focus
By Prashanth Parameswaran
The new initiative is yet another manifestation of Tokyo’s increasing defense role in the region.
Thanks, But No Thanks: North Korea Tells Trump No More Substance-Free Summits
By Ankit Panda
A North Korean statement warns the United States that Trump won’t be given more summits “he can boast of.”
Will Gotabaya Revisit Sri Lanka’s Hambantota ‘Debt Trap’ With China?
By Ankit Panda
The new president’s election manifesto pledged to “revisit” the 99 year lease transfer of Hambantota port.
Campus Under Siege as Hong Kong Police Battle Protesters
By Associated Press
For days, protesters have fortified Hong Kong Polytechnic University against police. Now things are coming to a head.
US Sports Stakes in China: Deals Vs. Democracy
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Andrew Brandt.