Region
East Asia
South Korea’s Economic Security Dilemma
By Moksh Suri and Abhishek Sharma
As China-U.S. competition securitizes more and more economic transactions, Seoul’s old balancing act between the rivals is becoming trickier to sustain.
China’s Huawei Looks to Ports, Factories to Rebuild Sales
By Joe McDonald
Huawei is reinventing itself as a supplier of self-driving cars and automated industrial tech after U.S. sanctions crushed its smartphone brand.
Amid Signs of Softer Foreign Policy Tone, Is China About to Shift Its Russia Policy?
By Joseph Webster
There is little evidence that Beijing’s quasi-apology tour in Europe and other Western capitals will yield any significant concessions over Ukraine.
Biden Nominates New Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights Issues
By Mitch Shin
After the position lay vacant for six years, the U.S. finally has a nominee to tackle North Korean human rights issues.
What a Gay Flight Attendant’s Lost Discrimination Case Says About LGBTQ Rights in China
By Darius Longarino and Yanhui Peng
Chai Cheng’s case is one of the latest chapters in the frustrated struggle of China’s LGBTQ community to obtain legal protection against discrimination.
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.”
Unmanned Systems in China’s Maritime ‘Gray Zone Operations’
By Prakash Panneerselvam
While China's autonomous underwater technologies are predominantly used for marine scientific research, they can also be used for military activities.
What the US Gets Wrong About Taiwan and Deterrence
By Michael D. Swaine
Rather than preventing a war with China over Taiwan, a policy centered on military deterrence could spark one.
Is South Korea Considering Nuclear Weapons?
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
Whether South Korea builds a nuclear bomb on its own or not, nuclear weapons are gaining greater importance in the national security thinking of many states in the Indo-Pacific.
The International Effect of Taiwan’s Local Elections
By Hippolyte Cailleteau
Taiwan’s local officials can, and often do, set their own course with regards to China and other countries.
Doubling the Defense Budget Won’t be Easy for Japan
By Daisuke Akimoto and Purnendra Jain
Kishida’s judgment on how to fund the defense budget increase will be a critical factor in his survival as prime minister.
10 Reasons Xi Won’t Attack Taiwan Anytime Soon
By Hemant Adlakha
Yes, Chinese leader Xi Jinping has ambitions for absorbing Taiwan. But so did all his predecessors.