Category
Interviews
China’s 20th Party Congress: Continuity and Change
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Benjamin Tsai.
Khoo Ying Hooi on Malaysia’s Pivotal General Election
By Sebastian Strangio
The outcome of this month’s election is “far less certain and predictable" than previous ones.
‘China’s Next Act’: Sustainability and Technology in China’s Rise
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Scott M. Moore.
Manoj Joshi on Why China Wants Its Border With India to Remain Unsettled
By Sudha Ramachandran
“The Chinese find the unsettled LAC a convenient means of keeping India off-balance and ensuring that this Asian country that has the potential of being an equal to China remains in check.”
Assessing China’s Defense Industrial Base
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Cortney Weinbaum.
Nurseit Niyazbekov on Kazakhstan’s Tumultuous 2022
By Catherine Putz
It’s been a challenging year for Kazakhstan: Domestic unrest, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a constitutional referendum, and now a snap presidential election.
Understanding (and Managing) China’s Economic Coercion
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Max J. Zenglein.
China’s Political ‘Coalitions of the Weak’
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Victor C. Shih.
Will the Mekong River Really Become the Next South China Sea?
By Sebastian Strangio
Amid competition between China and the U.S., the question of the river's fate has been imbued with a strategic undercurrent.
Surveillance State: Social Control in China
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Josh Chin.
Anirudh Kanisetti on Why Understanding Medieval Deccan Is Necessary to Comprehend Modern India
By Sudha Ramachandran
“Medieval Indian kings understood the benefits of what we would call openness and tolerance.”
Trafficking Data: China’s Pursuit of Digital Sovereignty
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Aynne Kokas.