Archive
2019
Safkar Indopura Bilateral Army Exercise Highlights Indonesia-Singapore Military Ties
By Prashanth Parameswaran
The drills highlighted some of the ongoing activity in bilateral defense relations.
Is Regional Cooperation in Central Asia All About Stability?
By Colleen Wood
Kyrgyzstan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs emphasized stability in a talk about regional cooperation.
Korean Cities Urge Expedited Return of U.S. Bases to Local Control
By Jenna Gibson
As U.S. forces shift to Camp Humphreys, local Korean governments hungrily eye vacated bases.
Japan’s New Housing Policy to Reduce Abandoned Homes Falls Below National Target
By Thisanka Siripala
As aging Japan tries to reduce the number of empty houses through a subsidized housing initiative, the plan has been met with disinterest.
In Pakistan’s Thar Desert, Opposition to New Coal Projects Grows
By Rabiya Jaffery
“Pakistan’s future cannot be coal.”
Confronting Southeast Asia’s Plastics Problem
By Mercy Barends
Women play a unique role in plastic management and face different, sometimes greater, risks. No solution is complete without their contribution.
Victims Left Behind in US Agent Orange Cleanup Efforts
By Sonya Schoenberger
Vietnamese victims have yet to receive compensation – and many live in desperate poverty.
Death Toll Climbs in Indonesia’s Papua Protests
By Associated Press
The death toll from violent protests in Indonesia's restive Papua province has risen yet again.
Vietnam Confronts China, Alone
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
Hanoi has not found as much support as it hoped for despite its bold confrontation of Beijing in the South China Sea.
Ajai Shukla on the Current and Future State of India’s Military
By Franz-Stefan Gady
What to expect from ongoing modernization efforts and the current capabilities of the Indian military.
On the Edge at the Roof of Eurasia: Counternarcotics’ Tajikistan Problem
By Ian Wallace
Militarized counternarcotics assistance to Tajikistan is akin to throwing money into a blazing fire.
Fifth Column Fears: The Chinese Influence Campaign in the United States
By Eric Chan
The growing reach of PRC influence operations present a special challenge for Asian-Americans.