Archive
June 2022
China and Australia’s Dueling Pacific Tours Make Final Stops
By Gantry Meilana and Nick Perry
The foreign ministers of Australia and China were both making their final stops Friday on what has become an island-hopping diplomatic duel in the South Pacific.
Uzbekistan’s Journalists: ‘Censorship in Our Minds and Hearts’
By Cheryl L. Reed
Phone calls, smear campaigns and personal visits: How the State Security Services intimidate Uzbekistan's journalists
What China Gets Wrong About Southeast Asia
By Arrizal Jaknanihan
Despite its economic centrality to the region, Beijing continues to elicit significant levels of mistrust.
Fuel Shortages Threatens Rural Crisis in Laos
By Sebastian Strangio
A candid report in a sedate state-run newspaper hints at the seriousness of the country’s economic problems.
Why Are Rohingya Refugees Returning From India To Bangladesh?
By Rajeev Bhattacharyya
India’s plans to put them in detention centers before deporting them to Myanmar is driving the reverse exodus.
Why Japan Is Getting Tough on Russia Now
By Tsuruoka Michito
Kishida’s response to the war in Ukraine has been surprisingly robust.
Myanmar’s Total Displaced Population Tops 1 Million, Says UN
By Sebastian Strangio
According to the U.N.'s humanitarian agency, 694,000 people have been displaced by conflict since last year's coup.
Is Indonesia’s Grand Experiment with Democracy Coming to an End?
By Dr. Rizal Ramli
A push to allow President Joko Widodo to run for a third term threatens to erode the foundations of the country's multiparty system.
Japan Air Self-Defense Force Points to Vertigo in Fatal January Crash
By Kosuke Takahashi
Spatial disorientation of pilots was the likely cause of the January F-15 crash, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force says.
Uzbekistan’s Soviet Legacy Lives on in Its Treatment of Journalists
By Cheryl L. Reed
The State Security Services threaten, intimidate, and pressure journalists to avoid certain topics and delete certain stories.
How Sri Lanka’s Crisis Hurts 8,000 Miles Away
By Sandhira Wijayaratne
One member of the Sri Lankan diaspora reflects on the agony of watching his motherland lurch from crisis to crisis.
Will Turkmenistan Join the World Trade Organization?
By Merdan Amanov
Ashgabat formally applied for WTO membership in late 2021. What will it take for Turkmenistan to gain membership?