Archive
2022
Abe Shinzo’s Political Faction to Select a New Leader
By Mina Pollmann
The former prime minister still headed up the LDP's largest legislative faction at the time of his assassination. Can the next leader keep the group intact?
Marking Philippine President Marcos Jr’s First 100 Days
By Michael Beltran
The party boy president laid out lofty goals when he came into office, but has he delivered?
The CCP’s Changing Understanding of the Soviet Union’s Collapse
By Zhuoran Li
The CCP has always been invested in avoiding the fate of its Soviet counterpart. But Chinese leaders’ lessons from the Soviet collapse have changed over the years.
Russian Citizens Flooding Into Mongolia to Evade Conscription
By Bolor Lkhaajav
Mongolia is not typically a destination for refugees. Now it is having to figure out a policy response on the fly.
North Korea Flies Warplanes Near South After Missile Launches
By Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung
Eight North Korean fighter jets and four bombers flew in formation near the inter-Korean border in a new escalation.
What Can Vietnam Learn from South Korea’s Style of ‘Mixed Governance’?
By Trien Vinh Le
South Korea’s socio-economic achievements demonstrate the need for a strong state regardless of the institutional system.
NATO’s China Challenge
By Michael Trinkwalder
Despite, or rather because of, the Russia-Ukraine War, the West finally appears willing to take on the challenge of a rising China – perhaps even in the Indo-Pacific.
To ‘Give Taiwan a Voice,’ Enlist the New Southbound Policy
By Alan H. Yang and Sana Hashmi
Amid China's isolation campaign, it is all the more urgent for Taiwan to look beyond its formal diplomatic allies and employ non-conventional methods of diplomacy.
Pakistan Army Chief Visits US to Reaffirm Stability of Ties
By Umair Jamal
This was General Bajwa’s last trip to Washington before his six-year term as military chief ends in November.
Sri Lanka Begins Crucial Debt Restructuring Talks with China
By Krishan Francis
Sri Lanka is nearly bankrupt and has suspended repaying its $51 billion foreign debt, of which it must repay $28 billion by 2027.
CIS Gathers for Informal Summit in Russia Amid Tension, War
By Catherine Putz
The informal CIS meeting in St. Petersburg coincides with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s 70th birthday, but it won’t be much of a celebration.
Myanmar Junta Sentences Japanese Journalist to 10 Years in Prison
By Sebastian Strangio
Kubota Toru, 26, was arrested in July while photographing and filming an anti-coup protest in Yangon.