Region
East Asia
The Case for South Korea to Go Nuclear
By Seong-Chang Cheong
It may be the best option for the South Korea-U.S. alliance to deter a nuclear war with North Korea.
How Long Can Beijing Avoid Accountability for Its Abuses in Xinjiang?
By Angeli Datt
A new report on the CCP regime’s global media influence suggests that it remains vulnerable to democratic pushback.
The ‘Taiwan Card’ in US Domestic Politics
By Jiachen Shi, Andrew Devine, and Lin (Kirin) Pu
Democrats and Republicans are competing to show greater support to Taiwan, with real consequences for the U.S.-China-Taiwan triangle.
How Asia’s Digital Governance Beacon Balances Data Privacy and the ‘Public Good’
By Sam Robbins and Chia-Shuo Tang
Taiwan’s government has immense amounts of health data on its population. What it can do with that data is the subject of a decade-long lawsuit.
Without Abe, Japan’s Conservatives Are at a Crossroads
By Jio Kamata
Throughout his political career, former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo was at the center of Japanese conservative politics. With him gone, how will the conservative movement go forward?
Hong Kong Offers New Visa to Woo Talent Amid Brain Drain
By Kanis Leung and Zen Soo
The new Top Talent Pass Scheme targets those with high salaries or degrees from top universities.
North Korea Fires Hundreds of Artillery Shells
By Mitch Shin
In a response to South Korea’s annual Hoguk military exercise, North Korea fired about 350 artillery shells in 14 hours.
Chinese Consulate in UK Accused of Assaulting Protesters
By Sylvia Hui
China's Foreign Ministry defended its staff as taking “necessary measures” to protect the Chinese Consulate in Manchester.
China and the ‘Two Arctics’
By Marc Lanteigne
As Arctic multilateralism fractures over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, China’s approach to the region is in need of a rethink.
BTS Enlists: What’s Next For the Hallyu Wave?
By Brandon Valeriano and Aleydis Nissen
BTS finally announced that its members will enlist, with the group taking an extended hiatus until 2025.
Japan and Russia Lock Horns Over Diplomats, Sanctions, and Rockets
By Thisanka Siripala
Relations between the two nations have reached their lowest point amid further unprecedented Japanese sanctions against Russia.
Japanese Prime Minister Orders Probe of Unification Church Problems
By Mari Yamaguchi
In an apparent move to calm continued public outrage, Kishida ordered an investigation into the Unification Church.