2022

What trends and events shaped the region in 2022?

Despite the sizeable numbers of refugees from Myanmar within Asia, the overall protection environment remains flimsy. 

Inconsistencies between what China says and does will likely reduce the willingness of other countries, including India, to take seriously Beijing’s statements about wanting a reset of ties.

This potentially spectacular success story for global conservation could be derailed if a huge dam project gets the green light.

Taiwan's current 4-month military conscription requirement, put in place in 2017, was widely panned by the public as being too short.

The EBRD is facilitating the introduction of green technologies, waste recovery and recycling systems in both countries, but more information is needed on progress and impacts.

In October, the U.S. passed sweeping new export controls on China. It has not been as easy for the United States to gain buy-in as some in Washington expected.

To effectively mitigate the influence of Huawei and other Chinese tech giants in Africa, the U.S. must position itself as a willing and reliable alternative partner.

His party, which won only 11 percent of the vote, heads a new seven-party coalition of parties that share little other than a lust for power.

The deal is a triumph for Mongolia's third-neighbor diplomacy, and will bolster its efforts to reduce energy dependencies as well.

For the ninth year in a row, the budget draft set a new record for Japan’s national defense budget.

Does the grand rhetoric of India’s foreign policy aspirations match the reality of the country’s domestic reform momentum?