Region
East Asia
Sudan: China's Original Foothold in Africa
By Joseph Hammond
Thanks in part to U.S. neglect, China's footprint in Sudan has grown exponentially over the past 20 years.
Privatizing China’s Defense Industry
By Zi Yang
China hopes to create its own military-industrial complex, but it won't be easy.
The Race for Mongolia's Presidency Begins
By Julian Dierkes
A horse-breeder, a judoka and a feng shui practitioner walk into a Mongolian polling station...
Problematic Privilege in Xinjiang
By Adrian Zenz
Xinjiang's removal of the added points policy for university entrance is not all bad news for its ethnic minorities.
Japan's Path to Constitutional Amendment
By Michael MacArthur Bosack
The steps Shinzo Abe must take to achieve constitutional revision, and the political implications.
The Day After the Second Korean War
By John Reid
The greatest threat to U.S. victory in a Korean war scenario isn't the North Korean military. It's postwar insurgency.
South Korea’s 19th Presidential Election: Lessons Learned
By Steven Denney
Four lessons to be learned from the results that brought Moon Jae-in to the presidency.
Dealing With Chinese Sanctions: South Korea and Taiwan
By Kristian McGuire
Seoul can take some lessons from Taipei’s experience of living with Beijing’s displeasure.
The Dalai Lama and the Shugden Schism
By M. A. Aldrich
The strange story of a 17th century feud and its relevance for Tibetan geopolitics today.
Meet China's Emerging Number 2
By Zi Yang
A biography of Li Zhanshu, the right-hand man to Xi Jinping.
Kauai’s Quietly Expanding Military Role
By Jon Letman
A testing site for weapons systems, missiles, and rockets in the middle of the Pacific.
North Korea’s Mysterious New Islands
By Damen Cook
China isn’t the only country with suspicious island construction sites.