December 2020

Karima Mehrab was outspoken in her criticism of Pakistan’s powerful military.

Despite ongoing peace negotiations, the Taliban continue their attacks, recently incorporating weaponized commercially available drones into their arsenal.

India recently released an Australia Economic Strategy; Australian businesses must seize this opportunity.

Bangladesh has relocated some of the Rohingya refugees in the country to an island in the Bay of Bengal.

The results of the recent provincial elections hint at the possibility that some of demands of Thai protesters may be a hard sell outside big cities.

Left unchecked and periodically molly-coddled, Bangladesh’s Islamist parties could spell havoc for its democracy.

Digital newcomers face serious challenges in poaching customers from Singapore’s traditional banking sector.

Phnom Penh is likely to accept reliable, proven vaccines from whoever is offering them, including Beijing.

"The Internet and social media’s arrival in the region have led to unprecedented levels of grassroots activism across societies."

Genuine reform takes place not through quashing free thinkers and critics but in encouraging and even embracing them. 

American presidents have worried about the credibility of their threats since the beginning of the Nuclear Age.

Insights from Kevin Sheives.