August 2021

The Taliban have returned to power in Afghanistan. Far from a victory, that could ultimately be a setback for Pakistan.

While the disaster unfolding in Afghanistan will have many negative consequences, it will not by itself cause the end of U.S. strategic pre-eminence in the Asia-Pacific region.

The war in Vietnam showed the abject failure of nation-building – and the imperial logic behind such efforts. But the U.S. repeated its mistake in Afghanistan.

Bangladesh’s crackdown on dissent tests the human rights commitment of all states.

One option for countries like Australia and Canada is to boycott the upcoming Winter Olympics. 

While we need to cast a more critical eye on what Europe can actually bring to the Indo-Pacific, it is too early to dismiss Europe’s military engagement in the region.

Chinese carmakers are making quick inroads into Japan's long-standing dominance of the Indonesian auto market.

The case highlights the extreme nationalist sensitivities that continue to surround the issue of Vietnamese influence in Cambodia.

Without any support from the military regime, hundreds of thousands of villages in Myanmar are crying out for help.

Khieu Samphan's lawyers have called for judges to dismiss the genocide conviction handed down against him in 2018.

The Philippine president's barnstorming run to the presidency has inspired a raft of imitators. Can any succeed?

A deeper analysis of the recent arrests of JAD members in Papua suggests that they were independent efforts rather than the result of a coordinated expansion.