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Visit Puts the Prospects of EU-Vietnam Security Ties Into Focus
By Prashanth Parameswaran
A recent interaction spotlighted some of the ongoing activity within the defense aspect of the relationship.
USS America, USS New Orleans to Deploy With US 7th Fleet in Japan
By Ankit Panda
USS Wasp and USS Stethem are slated to return to the continental United States.
How Mutual Intellectual Exchange Fell Victim to US-China Competition
By Ankit Panda
Competition between the U.S. and China is closing off avenues for intellectual exchange.
Who Is (and Who Isn't) Attending China's 2nd Belt and Road Forum?
By Shannon Tiezzi
The list of attendees tells us a lot about how the BRI has progressed in the last two years.
Second Belt and Road Forum Top-Level Attendees
Under Modi, How Did Hindu Nationalism Affect India’s Foreign Relations?
By Krzysztof Iwanek
The spirit of nationalist ideology remained trapped in the body of the country’s pragmatic needs.
Making Sense of China’s Reaction to the French Navy’s Taiwan Strait Transit
By Ankit Panda
Did China’s spokesperson misspeak or is the Taiwan Strait now being claimed in full as “Chinese waters“?
Indonesia's Papua Issue in Focus with High-Level Court Review
By Associated Press
Lawyers are challenging Indonesia’s incorporation of the region into its territory a half-century ago.
How Politically Influential Is China’s Military?
By Christopher K. Colley
Are we seeing the gradual decline of the PLA as a force in formal Chinese politics?
Nepal’s Space Program Aims to Break Geopolitical Barriers
By Arun Budhathoki
Nepal aims to launch its first commercial satellite, a high-performance C and Ku Band satellite, by 2022.
Myanmar’s Supreme Court Rejects Journalists’ Final Appeal
By Bansari Kamdar
Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo have been sentenced to seven years for their work investigating Myanmar’s brutal crackdown on the Rohingya.
Han Kuo-Yu: Taiwan’s Populist President?
By Jeffery C. J. Chen
Han is wildly popular, but his policy positions -- or lack thereof -- should be cause for concern, given Taiwan's delicate situation.