Archive
December 2020
Thailand’s Debt Dilemma
By James Guild
The nation is hoping to pump stimulus into the economy while maintaining a stable currency. Can it thread the needle?
The Biden Administration: Asia Reacts
Yuki Tatsumi, Dino Patti Djalal, and Suhasini Haidar weigh in on the hopes and fears East, Southeast, and South Asian countries have for the Biden administration.
The Geopolitics of Cybersecurity
By David Koh
Cooperation among states must underpin efforts to create a safer, more secure, and interoperable cyberspace.
Why Can’t Australia Just Trust the Market on Climate Change?
By Grant Wyeth
Renewable energy technologies have become better and cheaper, but Australia’s politics haven’t embraced the energy market’s transition.
China Aiding Rebel Groups in India’s Northeast: Report
By Abhijnan Rej
While Indian officials periodically raise the specter of China aiding insurgents along the India-Myanmar border, hard evidence to support these claims remains thin.
‘Crazy and Vile’: China Reacts With Fury to US Sanctions on Top Legislators
By Shannon Tiezzi
Washington’s latest Hong Kong sanctions have hit a nerve, but Beijing is also conscious of the Trump administration’s looming expiration date.
Report Finds Lapses Ahead of 2019 New Zealand Mosque Attack
By Associated Press
Although the report identifies lapses, it concludes that there was no plausible way the gunman’s plans could have been detected "except by chance."
Acting Kyrgyz President Mamytov Visits Moscow
By Catherine Putz
Mamytov, Kyrgyzstan's second acting president since October, is a close ally of Sadyr Japarov, who hopes to win election to the real presidency on January 10.
Solving Australian Universities’ China Conundrum
By Robert Potter
How can Australia's higher education remain relevant to policy debates and counter Chinese government influence, all without severing crucial ties?
How China’s Government Structure Prevents Intellectual Property Protection
By Zhuoran Li
China’s struggle with IP protection is based on structural issues related to its “fragmented authoritarianism.”
Kazakhstan Aims to Increase Participation in UN Peacekeeping Missions
By Wilder Alejandro Sanchez
The additional troops won’t be deployed until 2022 and it's not clear where they will be stationed.
Unsettled Waters: Understanding Eurasia’s Maritime Thrust
By Abhijnan Rej
In a new book, a professor at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C. explores how great power competition is driving greater naval reach of Eurasian powers.