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Politics
Japan Is Ready to Legalize ‘Active Cyber Defense’
By Daisuke Akimoto
The 2022 National Security Strategy called for an overhaul of Japan's cybersecurity posture. This might be the year the legislation finally gets over the finish line.
Why Politicians Are Urging Indians to Have More Children
By Snigdhendu Bhattacharya
Ethnic politics is driving politicians in India, which accounts for 18 percent of the global population, to call for stepping up the population growth rate.
Cambodian PM Says Government Not Behind Lim Kimya’s Assassination
By Luke Hunt
Hun Manet urges calm as investigations into the killing continue in Thailand.
New Bill Asks US Congress to Revoke China’s Normal Trade Relations Status
By Shannon Tiezzi
The bill would “suspend normal trade relations” with China and increase tariffs on all Chinese exports to the United States to at least 35 percent.
Singapore PM Forms Electoral Boundaries Committee, Paving Way For Election
By Sebastian Strangio
Lawrence Wong is set to lead the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) into an election for the first time since taking office last May.
Will Casualties in Ukraine Lead to Change in North Korea?
By Karl Anthony Borg
The unprecedented loss of life in a foreign conflict means that the war in Ukraine could be the Kim regime’s most significant test since the 1990s famine.
Amid KMT-DPP Clash at Home, Taiwan’s Speaker Han Kuo-yu Attends Trump Inauguration
By Brian Hioe
Han Kuo-yu led a bipartisan delegation to Washington in a rare moment of cooperation amid severe political contention between the two main parties.
Malaysia Seeks Gag Order on Ex-PM Najib’s Royal Document Case
By Sebastian Strangio
The former leader is seeking to convert his current prison sentence, handed down for his involvement in the 1MDB corruption scandal, to house arrest.
Trade Resumes After Myanmar Military and Major Rebel Group Agree to Ceasefire
By Sebastian Strangio
The agreement between the military and the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army came after months of Chinese pressure to return to political dialogue.
US State Legislatures’ Approach to China in 2023-24: The National Context
By Flora Yan
Correlations between state and national policy, cross-state coordination, and future directions under a second Trump presidency.
South Korean President Attends Impeachment Trial
By Mitch Shin
Despite his refusal to appear for questioning in the CIO's investigation, Yoon Suk-yeol attended the impeachment trial held by the Constitutional Court on Tuesday.
2 Recent Moves by the Indian Army Trigger Hinduization Concerns
By Snigdhendu Bhattacharya
While some see the moves as reflecting India’s greater security concerns over China, army veterans say the secular foundations of the Indian Army are being undermined.
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