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Security
China Establishes Defense Mobilization Units Around Taiwan’s Outlying Islands
By Tai-yuan Yang
As part of broader preparations for war, China is expanding and streamlining procedures for national defense mobilization – including near Kinmen.
The Philippines Should Take Note: ‘Assertive Transparency’ Is Not a Strategy
By Vincent Kyle Parada
Faced with a country indifferent to reputational costs, Manila’s campaign to illuminate China’s gray-zone activities in the South China Sea is producing diminishing returns.
Thai Court Charges Eight Over 2004 Massacre in Southern Thailand
By Sebastian Strangio
A second case has been opened in relation to the Tak Bai massacre, in which 85 Malay Muslims were killed by Thai security forces.
Bringing Strategic AI Collaboration to the Trilateral Strategic Dialogue
By Aiden Warren, Adam Bartley, and Charles T. Hunt
The TSD has fewer points of friction that could hinder practical collaboration due to the high strategic complementarity of Australia, Japan, and the U.S.
Chinese Aircraft Carrier Comes Closer Than Ever to Japan
By Mari Yamaguchi
Japan called the close approach of the Liaoning and its accompanying destroyers “absolutely unacceptable.”
Why Rakhine State Could Become Myanmar’s First Truly Autonomous Region
By Mung Sian Kim
Relatively free from foreign influence, the Arakan Army is poised to carve out a large autonomous statelet in western Myanmar.
‘35 Plus’ Killed in Days of Tribal Violence in Papua New Guinea, Police Say
By Rod McGuirk
What started as a “relatively minor conflict between illegal miners” escalated into tribal warfare featuring high-powered weapons.
A Philippine Withdrawal Hardly Marks the End of the South China Sea Clash
By Sarang Shidore
The challenge for the various parties is to insulate the China-Philippines tussle from broader regional and global tensions.
Philippines to Maintain Constant Presence at Sabina Shoal, Coast Guard Says
By Sebastian Strangio
The withdrawal of the PCG's flagship has prompted some to claim that Beijing has forced Manila to back down at Sabina Shoal.
Silicon Shield 2.0: A Taiwan Perspective
By Wu Jieh-min
Does Taiwan’s leading position in the semiconductor industry, often referred to as the “Silicon Shield,” actually protect it, or does it increase the risks Taiwan faces?
North Korea Gives Glimpse Into a Secretive Uranium-Enrichment Facility as Kim Pushes for More Nukes
By Hyung-jin Kim and Kim Tong-hyung
State media released images of leader Kim Jong Un visiting the Nuclear Weapons Institute and an unnamed facility producing weapons-grade nuclear materials.
Geopolitics and the Murky World of Foreign Agents
By Ankit Panda
Casey Michel's new book peers deep into the world of foreign lobbying in the United States.