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The Chinese Navy's Growing Anti-Submarine Warfare Capabilities
By Rick Joe
China's Navy has made some rapid advancement in organic anti-submarine capabilities seen aboard its surface fleet.
China Expands Its Footprint in Sri Lanka
By Sudha Ramachandran
China is moving into new geographical areas of Sri Lanka, where Indian influence has traditionally been strongest.
Pride Trumps Prejudice: India's Gay Sex Ban Is No More
By Neeta Lal
India's Supreme Court has struck down Section 377. Now the truly hard work begins for LGBT rights.
Trash to Treasure: A Mongolian Man Turns a Landfill Into a Children’s Park
By Didem Tali
A former migrant worker singlehandedly built a children’s park out of a landfill in Ulaanbaatar.
Xi Jinping and China-North Korea Relations
By Adam Cathcart
Xi Jinping is putting his stamp on all levels of the Chinese-North Korean relationship.
Timor-Leste Remembers Indonesia’s Slain Human Rights Hero
By Bikash Kumar Bhattacharya
Timorese victims of Indonesian occupation speak of murdered human rights defender Munir Said Thalib.
Where the US Went Wrong on North Korea
By Mitch Lerner
The harm to American interests as a direct result of the Trump-Kim meeting may prove to be quite significant indeed.
Another Indonesian Financial Crisis? Not Quite.
By James Guild
Indonesia’s rupiah is nearing levels last seen in the Asian Financial Crisis. Here's why this time is different.
Japan Gears up for Electronic Warfare
By Aki Nakai
Japan is going electromagnetic, with implications for Japanese security policy and the U.S. regional strategy.
6 Km From China, Taiwan's Kinmen Charts Its Own Path
By Nick Aspinwall
As Taiwan pushes to distance itself from China, Kinmen Island wants to build a bridge to Xiamen and “become a peninsula.”
Trade, War, and the South China Sea
By Roncevert Ganan Almond
In water where progress was once assumed, an ominous front is now forming.
Facebook May Have Doomed the Political Career of Myanmar’s Top General
By Daniel Combs
A Facebook ban on Senior General Min Aung Hlaing will have major ramifications.