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Interviews
Kirsten Han on the Fight to Abolish the Death Penalty in Singapore
By Sebastian Strangio
"The more I learn about the death penalty... the more I am convinced that it’s a brutal injustice that has no place in any society."
Robert Einhorn on South Korea’s Nuclear Weapon Development
By Mitch Shin
“If North Korea's nuclear threat continues to grow, the answer is not for the United States to support a South Korean nuclear weapons program.”
Nilanthi Samaranayake on Indian Ocean Security Dynamics
By Sudha Ramachandran
"Non-traditional security cooperation can sometimes have unexpected traditional security outcomes.”
The Future of CICA: An Interview With Secretary General Kairat Sarybay
By Wilder Alejandro Sánchez
CICA is undergoing an overhaul internally in the hopes of taking “a prominent place in the comprehensive security architecture of the Asian continent and the world.”
Taiwan Politics Outlook: A KMT Resurgence?
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Nathan F. Batto.
‘Spies and Lies’: Peeling Back the Curtain on China’s Covert Ops
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Alex Joske.
Frank Dikotter on How China Changed (and Didn’t) After Mao
By Shannon Tiezzi
“Since 1976, changes have been introduced to a rigidly collectivized economy in order to build up socialism, not to abandon it.”
Discussing an Eventful 2022 in Central Asia With Bruce Pannier
By Catherine Putz
Protests, unrest, war, and worry defined 2022 in Central Asia.
Fintech and ‘China’s Reinvention of Money’
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Martin Chorzempa.
Mary Lawlor on the ‘Climate of Fear’ Among Human Rights Defenders in Tajikistan
By Catherine Putz
A conversation with U.N. Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders Mary Lawlor about her recent country visit to Tajikistan.
Interview With France’s Ambassador to Mongolia, Sebastien Surun
By Bolor Lkhaajav
Amb. Surun on France-Mongolia bilateral relations and his personal views on regional security issues involving Mongolia’s neighbors.
‘Chip War’: The China-US Competition for Critical Technology
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Chris Miller.