Topic
Security
How Will Minilateral Proliferation Shape Asia’s Regional Architecture?
By Prashanth Parameswaran
Indo-Pacific minilateral networking presents both opportunities and challenges to the wider regional architecture.
Foreign, Defense Ministers From Japan and the Philippines to Meet Next Week
By Sebastian Strangio
The two sides are expected to discuss a much-anticipated reciprocal access agreement that will remove hurdles to joint military exercises and deeper defense cooperation.
The Future of Cross-Strait Ties Under a Lai Presidency in Taiwan
By Ankit Panda and Catherine Putz
How will China approach a Lai-led Taiwan?
The China-Russia ‘Axis’ Is Overhyped
By Rahul Mishra and Yanitha Meena Louis
Both Indo-Pacific and BRICS+ dynamics deter such a possibility.
How Can Australia Confront ‘Hostage Diplomacy’?
By Grant Wyeth
Countries that engage in hostage diplomacy implicitly recognize that the countries they target value the health and safety of their citizens.
Myanmar Junta Admits ‘Challenges’ in Fighting Opium Cultivation, Meth Production
By Sebastian Strangio
The military says it stepping up its fight against narcotics, without reckoning with its own role in the recent boom in production.
Philippines Must ‘Do More’ on South China Sea, Marcos Says
By Sebastian Strangio
Will Manila request greater U.S. assistance in its ongoing stand-off with China at Second Thomas Shoal?
How Big Is the Philippines’ Online Gambling Problem?
By Alvin Camba
Authorities say they are uncovering more illegal Philippine Online Gaming Corporations, or POGOs, but the overall size of the industry is harder to gauge.
Making Sense of Xi’s Claim That the US Is ‘Goading’ China to Invade Taiwan
By Corey Lee Bell
Xi Jinping's statement reflects long established and now widely held Chinese elite perceptions of U.S. motives in the “Taiwan question.”
Japan Air Self-Defense Force to Hold Joint Drills With Germany, France, Spain in July
By Takahashi Kosuke
This is the first time that aircraft from the three European countries’ air forces will be deployed to Japan at the same time.
Counterterrorism in Af-Pak: Can the US ‘Do More’?
By Bantirani Patro
Recent signs suggest Washington is re-engaging with Pakistan's fight against terrorism. How far will the support go?
Taiwan’s Aging Society Poses a National Security Threat
By Jeremiah May and Daniel Fu
Taiwan’s declining population has pressing ramifications for its ability to recruit and sustain an adequate fighting force.