Archive
2022
Japan Launches Third Taigei-Class Submarine for JMSDF
By Kosuke Takahashi
The newly launched Jingei SSK is expected to enter service in March 2024.
Will Vladimir Putin Share the Fate of South Korea’s Park Chung-hee?
By Justin Fendos
Kim Jae-gyu, Park’s security chief, ended up as his assassin.
Graft Convictions Extend Aung San Suu Kyi’s Prison Term to 26 Years
By Grant Peck
New convictions extend the NLD leader's prison term, an effort critics of the military government say is designed to keep her from contesting elections planned for 2023.
Japan and Taiwan, 50 Years Later
By KAWASHIMA Shin
It is 50 years since Japan and Taiwan broke off diplomatic relations.
Why the Philippines Is Increasing Spending in the 2023 Budget
By James Guild
Planners are banking on strong economic growth, reduced inflation, and a strengthening peso in 2023. But are these assumptions sound?
Philippines’ Maria Ressa to Appeal Cyberlibel Case at Supreme Court
By Sebastian Strangio
The journalist and Nobel laureate faces a number of charges relating to her pioneering work at the local news site Rappler.
Vietnam Wins Seat on UN Human Rights Council
By Sebastian Strangio
That such a rights-abusing state could win election to the body speaks to structural problems in the current international human rights regime.
New Islamist Militant Outfit Emerges in Bangladesh
By Shafi Md Mostofa
Seven members of al-Qaida-affiliated Jama'atul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya were arrested recently.
In Indonesia, a Rising Tide of Religious Intolerance
By Laura Arman
Despite its official motto of "unity in diversity," the country is becoming increasingly inhospitable for members of religious minorities.
French Court Rejects Cambodian PM’s Claim of Defamation Against Opposition Leader
By David Whitehouse
Exiled opposition figure Sam Rainsy had accused Prime Minister Hun Sen of responsibility for the deaths of a leading Cambodian trade unionist and the former chief of police.
Two Decades After the Bali Bombings, A Peace Park
By Luke Hunt
The attack testified to the horrifying vision of the now-defunct Jemaah Islamiyah, which aimed to establish an Islamic Caliphate in Southeast Asia.
Europe’s Response to China’s Quest for Technology
By Ivana Karásková, Veronika Blablová, and Filip Šebok
The CCP has been funding scientific research across Europe, even in regions often dismissed as unimportant for China’s science and technology ambitions.