DRI | COVID-19 IN ASIA
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June 29, 2020
COVID-19: Nepal in Crisis
By Peter Gill
The coronavirus crisis has brought to the fore -- and exacerbated -- a number of the Nepali state’s long-standing weaknesses.
June 26, 2020
Japan’s Pragmatic Approach to COVID-19 Testing
By Haruka Sakamoto
At this point it is necessary to develop a stepwise approach from the end of the state of emergency to a final exit strategy.
June 23, 2020
Governing Ineffectively: Has Pakistan’s Ruling Party Turned a Health Crisis Into a Political Crisis?
By Umair Jamal
Pakistan’s political crisis is deepening with the rise of COVID-19 cases.
DRI | APAC Risks, Analyzed
DRI
July 11, 2020
The Origins and Drivers of Australia’s 2020 Defense Strategic Update
By Ankit Panda
Australia reacts to a shifting regional environment.
July 11, 2020
China’s Banking Sector Faces Multiple Challenges After COVID-19
By Yan Liang
From the economic toll of COVID-19 to the long-term implications of reforms, China's banking sector needs to tread carefully.
July 08, 2020
The United States, China, and the Future of Arms Control
By Ankit Panda
Tong Zhao discusses prospects for strategic arms control between the United States and China.
Magazine
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July 01, 2020
After the Virus: Japan’s Painful Economic Recovery
By Anthony Fensom
Anticipation of an economic windfall in 2020 has fallen flat, but there’s still hope for the post-COVID future.
July 01, 2020
Dangerous Waters: Maritime Crime in the Sulu Sea
By Zam Yusa
Despite COVID-19 and a number of security initiatives, piracy, kidnapping, and terrorist movements continue in the Sulu Sea.
July 01, 2020
New Zealand’s Quiet China Shift
By Anne-Marie Brady
The Ardern government is using deliberately ambiguous tactics to deter an increasingly aggressive partner while (so far) avoiding punishment.
July 01, 2020
Kashmir’s Dark Year
By Um Roommana
A loss of autonomy. A months-long security crackdown. Now, a pandemic. It’s been a rough year in Kashmir.
Blogs
China Power
A New World Order
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July 10, 2020
Beijing’s Plan for a Post-National Security Law Hong Kong
By Brian Wong
Beijing will be hoping to address Hong Kong's socioeconomic issues while keeping a tight leash on political changes.
July 11, 2020
China’s Foreign Minister Strikes Conciliatory Tone to Bring US Ties Back From the Brink
July 10, 2020
Taiwan Throws a Diplomatic Curveball by Establishing Ties With Somaliland
July 10, 2020
US Enacts Magnitsky Sanctions on Chinese Officials for Xinjiang Abuses
Flashpoints
Diplomacy by Other Means
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July 10, 2020
Multilateralism With Chinese Characteristics: Bringing in the Hub-and-Spoke
By Deep Pal and Suchet Vir Singh
Beyond capturing border territories and changing narratives, China wants to reshape global governance. New Delhi and the world must realize this.
July 09, 2020
Calls for India to Play the Taiwan Card Grow Louder
July 09, 2020
Why the ‘Old Normal’ Along the Sino-Indian Border Can No Longer Stand
July 08, 2020
The US-China Cold War Has Already Started
Asia Defense
Militaries of the Asia-Pacific
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July 07, 2020
Where Is Defense Reform in Malaysia Headed?
By Nik Mohamed Rashid Nik Zurin and Ivy Kwek
Malaysia’s planned defense reforms need implementing.
July 07, 2020
Australia’s 2020 Defense Strategic Update and Force Structure Plan: A Paradigm Shift
July 02, 2020
Australia Plans $190 Billion Defense Boost Over Decade
June 30, 2020
Enhanced Patriot Advanced Capability 3 Interceptor Successfully Tested
ASEAN Beat
Insights Into Half a Billion
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July 11, 2020
Indonesia Seeks to Win US and Japanese Investment Fleeing China
By Bob Savic
Jakarta scrambles to capture U.S. and Japanese corporate relocations out of China as geopolitical and coronavirus pandemic concerns intensify
July 10, 2020
The Shifting Politics of Rohingya Refugees in Malaysia
July 10, 2020
Lawmakers Vote to Close Down Philippines’ Largest TV Network
July 10, 2020
Philippine Court Asked to Annul Anti-Terror Law Amid Concerns It Will Target Dissidents
The Pulse
Perspectives on South Asia
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July 11, 2020
Uzair Baloch, the Pakistan People’s Party, and the 18th Constitutional Amendment
By Umair Jamal
How a gangster from Karachi may become central to one of Pakistan’s defining constitutional amendments.
July 11, 2020
History of Tibet-Ladakh Relations and Their Modern Implications
July 09, 2020
Pakistan’s Kashmir Policy Post-Article 370
July 09, 2020
US General Skeptical That Bounties Led to Troops’ Deaths
The Koreas
Divided Peninsula
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July 11, 2020
Seoul Mayor’s Death Shocks South Korea
By Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung
Park Won-soon’s death elicited both sympathy and controversy amid rumors of a sexual harassment complaint against him.
July 09, 2020
South Korea’s Conscientious Objectors Are Getting an Alternative to Military Service
July 08, 2020
North Korea and Equatorial Guinea
July 06, 2020
Seoul Doubles Down on North Korea Gambit With National Security Reshuffle
Tokyo Report
News From Japan
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July 08, 2020
Japan Promotes ‘Clean’ Coal in the Battle Against Climate Change
By Thisanka Siripala
Japan’s coal consumption is on the rise even as Europe plans a shift away from coal power.
July 08, 2020
55 Dead, a Dozen Missing in Japan Floods
June 29, 2020
Tokyo’s Coronavirus Spike Points Finger at Controversial Alert System
June 26, 2020
Japan’s Pragmatic Approach to COVID-19 Testing
The Debate
Comment and Opinion
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July 09, 2020
Uzbekistan Must Stay on the Path of Religious Freedom Reform
By Nadine Maenza and Nury Turkel
Tashkent has made progress on the path toward greater religious freedom, but must remain vigilant to protect the gains it has made and continue to actively push forward.
July 08, 2020
Why Okinawans Are Outraged by the Aegis Ashore Cancellation
July 08, 2020
Pakistan’s Hinduphobia
July 07, 2020
South Korea Wants Another Trump-Kim Summit. Would It Be Worthwhile?
Crossroads Asia
The New Silk Road
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July 11, 2020
China Missteps With Wild Allegation of a ‘New’ Deadly Pneumonia in Kazakhstan
By Tristan Kenderdine
Fortunately for the world, there is no new plague coming out of Kazakhstan.
July 10, 2020
Misinformation and Conspiracies Spread While Kazakhstan Reimposes Lockdown
July 09, 2020
As WHO Team Arrives, Notable Pneumonia Deaths Reported in Turkmenistan
July 09, 2020
How Is China’s Belt and Road Changing Central Asia?
Trans-Pacific View
U.S. Policy on Asia
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July 07, 2020
China’s Maritime Militia Vessels May Be Military Objectives During Armed Conflict
By James Kraska and Yusuke Saito
There is no universal definition for naval auxiliaries, but such ships are subject to the same treatment as warships during armed conflict.
July 02, 2020
Why South Korea Should Be Key to a Revised US Indo-Pacific Approach
July 02, 2020
Renewing America’s Commitment to the Indo-Pacific
June 30, 2020
US Suspends All Exports of Controlled Defense Technologies to Hong Kong
Pacific Money
Economy And Business
MJuly 11, 2020
China’s Banking Sector Faces Multiple Challenges After COVID-19
By Yan Liang
From the economic toll of COVID-19 to the long-term implications of reforms, China's banking sector needs to tread carefully.
July 10, 2020
Globalization and Trade in a Post-Pandemic World: India’s Atma-Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan
July 09, 2020
Japanese Firms Exit South Korea Amid Prolonged Anti-Japan Movement
July 02, 2020
What’s Behind China’s ‘Street-Stall Economy’ Discussion?
Asia Life
The Other Asia-Pacific
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July 09, 2020
How COVID-19 Is Impacting Asia’s Film Industries
By Alexander Ayertey Odonkor and Hiu Man Chan
From Southeast Asia to India, China, and Japan, cinemas are bleeding while online steaming booms.
July 02, 2020
COVID-19 Takes a Toll on Pakistan’s Transgender Community
June 25, 2020
New Film Tells Tale of North Korean Orphans Sent to Europe
June 17, 2020
How Bollywood Discriminates Against Playback Singers
Oceania
The South Pacific
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July 09, 2020
Australia Ends Hong Kong Extradition Treaty Over National Security Law Concerns
By Associated Press
Canberra also promised to extend visas for Hong Kongers and provide a path to permanent residency.
July 09, 2020
Is It Safe for Australians to Travel to China?
July 02, 2020
Slow Progress Toward an Australian Magnitsky Act
July 02, 2020
Australia’s Mission to Become a Solar Powerhouse
Podcasts
Asia Geopolitics
PJuly 11, 2020
The Origins and Drivers of Australia’s 2020 Defense Strategic Update
By Ankit Panda
Australia reacts to a shifting regional environment.
June 26, 2020
Making Sense of Japan’s Decision to Scrap Aegis Ashore Missile Defense
June 23, 2020
The Problem With Travel in Southeast Asia and COVID-19
June 17, 2020
Saving Indochina’s Wilderness
Photo Essays
Asia in Pictures
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July 09, 2020
Glimpses of Kaho: A Village Along the Line of Actual Control on the India-China Border
By Rajeev Bhattacharyya
Kaho is a village on the easternmost tip of India.
June 17, 2020
A Carnival on the City’s Margins: The Sonepur Mela of Bihar
June 19, 2020
Manila: From Galleons to the Belt and Road
June 12, 2020
Life in Jakarta’s COVID-19 ‘Transition’ Era
Videos
Asia on Video
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May 19, 2020
Distance Learning During the COVID-19 Lockdown in India
By Vishal Arora
An Indian tutor teaches from her balcony with kids sitting a floor below