Archive
2025
Tracking Taliban Travel
By Catherine Putz
Natalie Gonnella-Platts and Albert Torres explain how consistent travel ban exemptions undercut global efforts to pressure the Taliban.
The China-Russia Relationship: A Marriage of Convenience
By Anastasia Guzenko
While China-Russia relations have certainly gotten closer since the 1990s, recent indicators may point to strains.
Xi Jinping Holds Economic Symposium With Corporate Giants
By Rahul Pandey
China’s leader attempted to downplay the country’s economic issues while seeking to boost private sector confidence.
US Aid Freeze Devastates Some of the World’s Most Vulnerable: Rohingya Refugees
By Rohim Ullah
Rohingya refugees are already facing significant challenges due to a reduction in international support. The freeze in U.S. aid has forced many vital programs to shut down entirely.
Amid KMT Budget Cuts, Taiwan’s DPP Proposes Raising Defense Spending
By Brian Hioe
President Lai Ching-te is looking to work around the KMT budget bill by proposing special budgets to keep defense spending intact.
Cook Islands’ China Shock: A ‘Frog in the Pot’ Moment for Pacific Security
By Anne-Marie Brady
The new China-Cook Islands deal has implications for Pacific security, but particularly for New Zealand, the United States, and Australia.
Trump and Modi Boost India-US Defense Cooperation
By Ajai Shukla
With the US announcing a review of its policy on releasing fifth-generation fighters and undersea systems to India, Delhi could soon acquire the F-35 Lightning II joint strike aircraft.
The Nickel-based Industrial Paradox: Indonesian Resources, Chinese Profits
By Ahmad Syarif
Do Jakarta's industrial incentives reflect misaligned priorities?
Singaporean Court Convicts Opposition Leader of Lying to Parliamentary Committee
By Sebastian Strangio
The verdict against Pritam Singh, the leader of the Workers' Party, could taint the party's image ahead of the upcoming general election.
Philippine Police General Files Complaint Against Ex-President for Threatening ‘Joke’
By Sebastian Strangio
At a political rally last week, Rodrigo Duterte joked about killing 15 senators with a bomb in order to free up positions for his own party's candidates.
How Hizb ut-Tahrir Is Exploiting the Gaza War to Revive Its Global Islamist Agenda
By Muhammad Makmun Rasyid
In Indonesia and elsewhere, anger at Israel's brutal attacks on Gaza has provided grist for the extremist mill.
Election Campaign Begins in the Philippines with Marcos-Duterte War of Words
By Mong Palatino
The conflict between the two prominent political clans has continued into the first week of campaigning for May's mid-term polls.