DRI | COVID-19 IN ASIA
Presented by Diplomat Risk Intelligence
February 24, 2021
Japan’s Struggle for a Home-Grown COVID-19 Vaccine
By Thisanka Siripala
Japan's lagging vaccine roll-out draws attention to the barriers in commercializing domestic vaccine production.
February 22, 2021
A Trust Deficit Is Hindering Hong Kong’s COVID-19 Response
By Jessie Lau
In the wake of the national security law, public trust in the government has reached new lows. That is inevitably impacting Hong Kong's pandemic response.
February 20, 2021
BioNTech Says Taiwan Will Receive Vaccines After Concerns China Impeded Deal
By Nick Aspinwall
The German manufacturer vowed to provide vaccines to Taiwan after worries that the Chinese government had tried to block a deal for 5 million doses.
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February 05, 2021
Myanmar After the 2021 Coup: Internal Security and Geopolitical Consequences
By Ankit Panda
How will the February 1, 2021, coup in Myanmar affect the country’s internal security and foreign relations?
January 26, 2021
The Indian Army’s Pivot to the North
By Ankit Panda
What’s behind the Indian Army’s reorientation of its Mathura-based 1 Corps toward China?
January 21, 2021
The Global Reach of China’s Venture Capital
By Sophie Zinser
Chinese VC investment has been excluded from India but is growing in South and Southeast Asia. How is that remaking foreign startup ecosystems?
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February 01, 2021
The Illusions of Post-Nazarbayev Kazakhstan
By Paolo Sorbello
Despite his resignation from the presidency in March 2019, Nursultan Nazarbayev’s shadow lies heavily across the “new” leadership. The January parliamentary elections confirmed the paradox.
February 01, 2021
Taiwan’s COVID-19 Triumph
By Lev Nachman
How did Taiwan manage to make the best of 2020’s worst situation?
February 01, 2021
The EU’s South China Sea Challenge
By Sophie Boisseau du Rocher
In the South China Sea, the EU’s raison d’être – the rule of law and peaceful coexistence – is under threat. What can Brussels do about it?
February 01, 2021
The US-Taliban Deal: A Year Later
By Franz J. Marty
The U.S.-Taliban “Agreement for Bringing Peace to Afghanistan” has so far yielded few concrete results and bloody fighting and attacks are continuing across the country.
Blogs
China Power
A New World Order
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February 23, 2021
China and Russia: Vaccine Competitors or Partners?
By Elizabeth Wishnick
Despite cooperating on some aspects, China and Russia are also directly competing for the same vaccine markets - and the national prestige that comes with it.
February 23, 2021
Can China Change the Definition of Human Rights?
February 22, 2021
The Clubhouse Affair: A Stark Reminder of China’s Information Isolation
February 22, 2021
A Trust Deficit Is Hindering Hong Kong’s COVID-19 Response
Flashpoints
Diplomacy by Other Means
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February 24, 2021
China and India Declare Ladakh Victory – On Traditional and Social Media
By Abhijnan Rej
As the ten-month long standoff in Ladakh inches toward resolution, both sides are eager to score domestic points.
February 23, 2021
Welcome to the All-Consuming Great Power Competition
February 18, 2021
Iranian and Russian Navies Exercise in Northern Indian Ocean
February 17, 2021
President Biden’s Afghanistan Challenge
Asia Defense
Militaries of the Asia-Pacific
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February 25, 2021
Commandos Confront a World After the Forever War
By Jacob Parakilas
As great power competition rises to the fore – and counterterrorism operations recede into the background – U.S. special forces will have to adapt.
February 23, 2021
The Asia-Pacific is Biden’s Top Security Priority
February 20, 2021
China Confirms Deaths in Galwan Clash with India
February 19, 2021
India-Saudi Security Ties Getting Stronger
ASEAN Beat
Insights Into Half a Billion
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February 24, 2021
Philippine Senator Marks Four Years in Prison on Dubious Drug Charges
By Sebastian Strangio
While Leila de Lima has been acquitted of one charge, two more continue to hang over her.
February 24, 2021
What’s in Cambodia’s New Internet Gateway Decree?
February 24, 2021
Defying Court Order, Malaysia Deports Asylum Seekers to Myanmar
February 23, 2021
Malaysian Newspaper Editor Under Investigation for Criticizing Court Ruling
The Pulse
Perspectives on South Asia
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February 25, 2021
Imran Khan’s Sri Lanka Visit: Progress Amid Constraints
By Umair Jamal
Colombo has offered Khan a symbolically warm welcome but not afforded him opportunities to raise concerns about India -- or Sri Lanka’s Muslim minority.
February 24, 2021
Indian Businesses Need to Take Action on the Myanmar Coup
February 23, 2021
Gateway to India’s Northeast Faces Danger of Elephant Invasion
February 23, 2021
What Has the US Learned About Supporting Afghanistan’s Women?
The Koreas
Divided Peninsula
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February 23, 2021
Korean Volleyball Players’ Abuse Case Triggers National Reckoning on Toxic Sports Culture
By Mitch Shin
Following reports alleging physical and verbal abuse by two female national volleyball team players, more and more professional athletes have been accused of bullying.
February 18, 2021
Why South Korea Still Hasn’t Vaccinated Anyone
February 16, 2021
Harvard Professor’s Article Sparks Outrage Over Its Depiction of Japanese Military Brothels
February 11, 2021
South Korea’s Largest Internet Portal Shuts Down Controversial Trending Searches Chart
Tokyo Report
News From Japan
RFebruary 24, 2021
Japan’s Struggle for a Home-Grown COVID-19 Vaccine
By Thisanka Siripala
Japan's lagging vaccine roll-out draws attention to the barriers in commercializing domestic vaccine production.
February 20, 2021
The Challenges and Opportunities of Japan-Russia Economic Relations
February 18, 2021
Hashimoto Seiko Takes Over as Tokyo Olympic President
February 16, 2021
Tokyo Olympic Chief Mori Resigned, But His Sexist Remarks Still Rankle
The Debate
Comment and Opinion
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February 24, 2021
Sri Lankan Muslims Pin Hopes on Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan
By Tasnim Nazeer
Muslims hope Khan will address growing Islamophobia in Sri Lanka during his visit to the island.
February 24, 2021
Japanese ‘Magnitsky Law’ Would Send a Strong Message to Cambodia’s Hun Sen
February 23, 2021
On ‘Comfort Women’ and Academic Freedom: A Rebuttal
February 23, 2021
How Will China Avoid Consequences for Its Uyghur Policy?
Crossroads Asia
The New Silk Road
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February 25, 2021
Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov in Russia for First Foreign Visit
By Catherine Putz
Russia as a first destination for a Kyrgyz president is no surprise; it’s essentially tradition.
February 22, 2021
Matraimov Placed in Pretrial Detention as Money Laundering Investigation Moves Ahead
February 19, 2021
In Kyrgyzstan, Controversial Former Customs Official Matraimov Rearrested
February 18, 2021
Oil Company OMV Petrom Leaves Kazakhstan
Trans-Pacific View
U.S. Policy on Asia
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February 23, 2021
Outlook: China and the Transatlantic Alliance
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Rachel Tausendfreund.
February 22, 2021
Myanmar and Biden’s Broken-Down Car Dilemma
February 20, 2021
Are Confucius Institutes in the US Really Necessary?
February 16, 2021
Refining US Military Scenario-Planning for China and Russia
Pacific Money
Economy And Business
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February 23, 2021
Last Week Singapore Released Its 2021 Budget. What’s in It?
By James Guild
In the aftermath of COVID-19, the city-state is characteristically looking to the private sector to get the economy moving again.
February 16, 2021
Are Japan and South Korea Serious About Ending Coal Financing in Southeast Asia?
February 09, 2021
Indonesia Has Plans to Expand Its Money Market. Is That a Good Idea?
February 09, 2021
Sri Lanka’s Foreign Debt Crisis Could Get Critical in 2021
Asia Life
The Other Asia-Pacific
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February 22, 2021
Restoring Ties by Restoring Monuments: Indian Diplomacy in Southeast Asia
By Krzysztof Iwanek
Conservation of sacred sites is an important aspect of India’s diplomacy toward Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Laos.
February 22, 2021
Contemporary Interpretations of Traditional Asian Crafts at Collect 2021
February 18, 2021
Indian Journalist Acquitted of Defamation in #MeToo Case
February 13, 2021
Myanmar’s Protest Movement Finds Friends in the Milk Tea Alliance
Oceania
The South Pacific
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February 24, 2021
Unfriending Australia: Facebook’s Nuclear Option
By Conor McLaughlin
How the current standoff between Facebook and the Australian government came about.
February 23, 2021
Why Pacific Communities Rely on Facebook for Access to News
February 18, 2021
Should Australia Also Designate the Proud Boys a Terrorist Organization?
February 17, 2021
Momentum Builds for an Australian Magnitsky Act
Podcasts
Asia Geopolitics
PFebruary 05, 2021
Myanmar After the 2021 Coup: Internal Security and Geopolitical Consequences
By Ankit Panda
How will the February 1, 2021, coup in Myanmar affect the country’s internal security and foreign relations?
February 01, 2021
China’s Latest White Paper and Southeast Asia
January 26, 2021
The Indian Army’s Pivot to the North
January 14, 2021
Elections in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan: What Next?
Photo Essays
Asia in Pictures
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February 10, 2021
Protests Against Military Coup Sweep Myanmar’s Yangon
By Rajeev Bhattacharyya
Portraits of a pensive nation.