Archive
2025

Myanmar’s Military Junta Extends State of Emergency For Seventh Time
By Sebastian Strangio
The six-month extension is intended to buy time for the military's long-promised election, but conditions in the country are not propitious.

China’s Chilling Anti-Espionage Law
By TSURUTA Jun
The extraterritorial application of the law could infringe on constitutionally guaranteed rights.

Kim Jong Un’s Emphasis on Chongryon
By ISOZAKI Atsuhito
The North Korean leader extends a warm welcome to a visiting group of Korean nationals resident in Japan.

Philippine President Links Budget Petition to ‘Destabilization’ Plot
By Mong Palatino
Concerns about corruption in budget allocations have been drawn into the intensifying political war between the Marcos and Duterte clans.

The China-Myanmar Economic Corridor and the Limits of China’s BRI Agency
By Pascal Abb
The case of CMEC and other Chinese business activities in Myanmar show how exposed China is to escalating conflict risks, and offer insight to the role it is playing in the ongoing civil war.

America’s Blind Spot: How Failing Trade Enforcement Strengthens Beijing
By David Rashid
Reported tariff assessments and changing trade patterns from 2018 to today tell a striking story of loopholes and weak enforcement in U.S. tariffs on China.

It’s Not Just Trump: Japan’s Flawed Energy Plan Threatens Global Climate Goals
By Hinako Arao
Since December, civil society protests have marked the Japanese government's drafting of its basic energy and climate action plans.

Amid Environmental Concerns, Hong Kong’s ‘Silicon Valley’ Project Presses Ahead
By Katie Schulder-Battis
A massive new development project, centered around the San Tin Technopole, will transform farm and village land – including manmade wetlands crucial for regional wildlife.

The Weave: China Policy and Trump’s Executive Orders
By Bonnie Girard
Most of the presidential actions Trump has taken thus far don't seem to relate to China directly. Yet all of them will impact the China-U.S. competition.

Nepal Wants Green Hydrogen. But Does It Need It?
By Bibek Raj Kandel
Green hydrogen is being hailed as a new opportunity for Nepal to join the global energy transition. But the country’s priority should be electrification.

Hawai’i’s Role in the US Indo-Pacific Energy Security Dilemma
By Zane Kheir
Hawai'i’s local energy infrastructure issues have major implications for the security of U.S. forces in the Pacific.

The Quad Under Trump 2.0: Early Signs of Shift Amid Continuity
By Araudra Singh
The first Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting under the new U.S. administration suggested changes on at least three counts.