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Indonesia’s Year of Dithering Dangerously
By Kevin O'Rourke
Why did Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo skip the G-20?
Talking With the Enemy: Why India Needs to Engage the Taliban
By Pratyush Dubey
The Taliban will be a legitimate party in any eventual peace deal. Time for India to accept reality and start talking.
Does Nuon Chea Still Have No Regrets?
By Shelly Culbertson
In 1992, the Khmer Rouge leader insisted he had no regrets about the past.
The Golden Era of UK-China Relations Meets Brexit
By Oliver Turner
The “Golden Era” of UK-China relations has never materialized as it was envisioned, and it probably never will.
Taiwan Elections: Impact on US-China Relations
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Elizabeth Freund Larus.
Australia’s Israel Embassy Decision and the Convergence of Conservative Identity
By Grant Wyeth
Australia’s foreign policy may be moving into a phase where it is no longer mostly above partisan politics.
Boozing in Beijing
By Layne Vandenberg
Exploring hybrid concepts in the Beijing food and beverage space.
India, Maldives Recalibrate Their Bilateral Relationship With Modi-Solih Summit
By Ankit Panda
In New Delhi, the Maldives’ new president pledges to implement an ”India first” foreign policy.
Where Is the New Indonesia-Spain Military Pact?
By Prashanth Parameswaran
The approval of a defense agreement has highlighted ongoing security ties between the two sides.
Would the US Really Lose a War With China and Russia?
By Franz-Stefan Gady
A new study offers little evidence for its bold generalizations that the U.S. is losing its ability to win a state-vs-state war.
The Trouble With Trump's New Africa Strategy
By Zhang Chao
The strategy seems to be more about competing with China than benefiting African countries.
China’s Crisis of Overconfidence
By David Bandurski
A culture of inflated praise rapidly becomes corrosive, as China knows only too well from its own history.