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November 15, 2019
Vietnam Needs to ‘Struggle’ More in the South China Sea
By Derek Grossman
Assessing Hanoi’s strategy after the Vanguard Bank standoff with China.
November 11, 2019
India’s Updated Political Map Sparks Controversy in Nepal
By StoriesAsia
A new Indian political map has revived concerns in Kathmandu about Kalapani.
November 09, 2019
What Myanmar’s New Amphibious Ship Says About Its Naval Ambitions
By Mohammad Rubaiyat Rahman
Myanmar has started to consider its maritime security environment more seriously, but it will take more than new ships to achieve its goals.
Diplomat Risk Intelligence
DRI
November 19, 2019
No, Pakistan’s Gwadar Port Is Not a Chinese Naval Base (Just Yet)
By Krzysztof Iwanek
The Pakistani navy is entrenching itself in Gwadar but there is no evidence of the Chinese forces’ presence yet.
November 18, 2019
Prabowo’s Introductory Visit Highlights Indonesia-Malaysia Defense Relations
By Prashanth Parameswaran
The new defense minister’s first overseas trip spotlighted some of the ongoing security collaboration between the two neighboring Southeast Asian states.
November 14, 2019
What’s Next for Cambodia’s Opposition Politics?
By David Hutt
After a big week for the country’s opposition, a look at what may lie ahead for it as well as Cambodian politics more generally.
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November 01, 2019
What Indonesia’s Capital Move Really Means
By Nithin Coca
Moving Indonesia’s administrative capital will be as bold a political experiment as anything in the country’s history.
November 01, 2019
A Difficult Summer in the South China Sea
By Carl Thayer
Chinese coercive activities persist in one of Asia's hottest flashpoints.
November 01, 2019
How American Progressives Think About Asian Security
By Van Jackson
Heading into the 2020 election, U.S. Democrats are coalescing into different schools of thought on Asian security.
November 01, 2019
Japan, South Korea, and the Politics of the Present
By Jennifer Lind
Relations between Japan and South Korea have long fluctuated between comity and crisis.
Blogs
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A New World Order
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November 19, 2019
How China Influences Media in Central and Eastern Europe
By Ivana Karásková
China has successfully planted its narratives on topics like the Hong Kong protests into major news outlets across Central and Eastern Europe.
November 19, 2019
Campus Under Siege as Hong Kong Police Battle Protesters
November 16, 2019
How Chinese Norms Are Going Global
November 16, 2019
Tracking Down the Fruits of Xinjiang’s Forced Labor Industry
Flashpoints
Diplomacy by Other Means
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November 21, 2019
China’s Growing Amphib Fleet: A Cause for Long-Term Concern?
By Robert Farley
Is the People’s Liberation Army Navy’s growing set of amphibious capabilities a game-changer?
November 21, 2019
South Korea Faces Major Decision Over Military Pact With Japan
November 21, 2019
North Korea Goes Nuclear: A Postmortem
November 20, 2019
US Navy Sends Two Independence-Class Littoral Combat Ships to South China Sea
Asia Defense
Militaries of the Asia-Pacific
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November 21, 2019
US Approves Sale of 5 C-130J Super Hercules Aircraft for New Zealand
By Ankit Panda
The C-130J will replace New Zealand’s C-130H aircraft.
November 21, 2019
India Test Fires Two Prithvi-II Short-Range Nuclear-Capable Ballistic Missiles
November 21, 2019
US Defense Secretary Highlights Vietnam as Partner Against Chinese Influence
November 20, 2019
Russia’s Military to Receive First Batch of 12 T-14 Main Battle Tanks in Coming Weeks
ASEAN Beat
Insights Into Half a Billion
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November 21, 2019
Cambodia’s Hun Sen Downplays Loss of EU Trade Privileges
By Associated Press
The premier continues to maintain the line that his country is willing to lose the benefits in order to preserve its sovereignty.
November 21, 2019
Drug Trafficker Case Another Test for Malaysia’s Pakatan Harapan Government
November 21, 2019
Thai Court Removes Pro-Democracy Politician From Parliament
November 21, 2019
Is Duterte Waging a War on Women Opposition in the Philippines?
The Pulse
Perspectives on South Asia
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November 21, 2019
Afghan Woman Ambassador Forms Group to Help Afghan Women
By Associated Press
Concern over the inclusion of women’s rights in a political solution with the Taliban prompted the move.
November 21, 2019
Is It Time for a Stronger India-Brazil Relationship?
November 20, 2019
Upgrading Digital India’s Cybersecurity Model
November 20, 2019
The Looming Governance Crisis in Pakistan
The Koreas
Divided Peninsula
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November 21, 2019
The Trouble With Resuming Mount Kumgang Tourism
By Saeme Kim
Pyongyang’s move to demolish South Korean facilities has Seoul in a bind, but jumping to restart cooperation would be unwise.
November 20, 2019
South Korea-ASEAN Summitry Will Spotlight Moon’s New Southern Policy
November 14, 2019
Moon Jae-in at the Halfway Mark
November 13, 2019
Don’t Lose Sight of Under-the-Hood Changes to South Korea’s Defense Posture
Tokyo Report
News From Japan
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November 20, 2019
Nagasaki, the Center of Catholicism in Japan, Prepares to Welcome Pope Francis
By Associated Press
From ‘Hidden Christians’ to the 1945 atomic bombing, Nagasaki’s Catholic community has a long and often tragic history.
November 16, 2019
Japan, South Korean Envoys, Execs Discuss Ways to Cool Tensions
November 13, 2019
How Does Japan’s Aging Society Affect Its Economy?
November 06, 2019
Does Japan Have a Global Environmental Strategy?
The Debate
Comment and Opinion
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November 21, 2019
The Asia-Pacific’s Education Crisis
By Lateisha Ugwuegbula
Educational gaps and shortcomings in the Asia-Pacific could make or break the 2030 SDG challenge.
November 20, 2019
Taiwan’s Difficult-Yet-Viable Indigenous Submarine Project Needs Cross-Party Support
November 19, 2019
China’s Internet Freedom Hit a New Low in 2019, and the World Could Follow
November 18, 2019
US Defense Secretary Esper’s Second Asia Trip Puts Alliances in Focus
Crossroads Asia
The New Silk Road
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November 20, 2019
Uzbekistan’s Parties Take the Stage to Debate
By Umida Hashimova
Heading toward parliamentary elections, Uzbekistan holds first debate among five running parties.
November 14, 2019
Cotton and Corporate Responsibility: Fighting Forced Labor in Xinjiang and Uzbekistan
November 12, 2019
US and Russia Watching Closely Uzbekistan’s Economic Choices
November 06, 2019
More Questions Than Information on Tajikistan Border Post Attack
Trans-Pacific View
U.S. Policy on Asia
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November 21, 2019
The US Congress Needs Facts, Not Hyperbole, on China’s Space Program
By Gregory Kulacki
Alarming and factually challenged assessments of China’s space program should not guide U.S. policy.
November 21, 2019
Trump’s National Security Advisor and the Future of US-China Relations
November 19, 2019
What’s in the New US-Thailand Alliance Joint Vision Statement?
November 19, 2019
Thanks, But No Thanks: North Korea Tells Trump No More Substance-Free Summits
Pacific Money
Economy And Business
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November 22, 2019
Tsai Ing-wen Calls for Taiwan-US Bilateral Trade Agreement
By Nick Aspinwall
The TAIPEI Act, which passed the U.S. Senate last month, also urges negotiations for an FTA, but political obstacles prevent a deal from happening immediately.
November 16, 2019
Scramble for the Indo-Pacific Seabed
November 15, 2019
WTO Reform: Will China Be Part of the Problem or Part of the Solution?
November 14, 2019
The Implications of India’s RCEP Withdrawal
Asia Life
The Other Asia-Pacific
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November 22, 2019
The Fate of Sri Lanka’s Tamil National Anthem
By Dishani Senaratne
What the past (and future) of the Tamil version of the national anthem tells us about minority rights in Sri Lanka.
November 15, 2019
Social Media in Asia: A New Frontier for Mass Surveillance and Political Manipulation
November 13, 2019
Singing, Dancing, and a Little Plov: Central Asia’s Got Talent
November 08, 2019
Parasite: Moving Beyond ‘Foreign’
Oceania
The South Pacific
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November 22, 2019
Will Bougainville Reopen the Panguna Mine?
By Joshua Mcdonald
With an independence referendum on the horizon, reopening the Panguna mine offers both attractive opportunities and terrible consequences.
November 13, 2019
New Zealand Takes the Lead on Climate Change
November 13, 2019
Australia Frantically Battles ‘Catastrophic’ Wildfires
November 12, 2019
Australians in Canada Step Up to Help Refugees
Podcasts
Asia Geopolitics
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November 09, 2019
Trump Year Three: The State of US Alliances in Asia
By Ankit Panda
Where do American alliances in Asia stand as the Trump administration looks to wrap up its third year in power?
November 09, 2019
RCEP, CPTPP, and the Future of Trade Multilateralism in Asia
November 06, 2019
The 2019 US-ASEAN Summit: A Diplomatic Blunder?
November 01, 2019
ISIS in Asia After al-Baghdadi: Business as Usual?
Photo Essays
Asia in Pictures
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October 31, 2019
Ulaanbaatar: Growing Strong and Sick
By Nicholas Muller
Pollution and a serious health crisis have accompanied rapid urbanization in Mongolia’s capital
October 22, 2019
Mongolia’s New Mining Boom
October 02, 2019
In Hong Kong: No Celebration, ‘Only a National Tragedy’
October 01, 2019
Marching Against Totalitarianism in Taiwan, With Hong Kong in Mind
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September 04, 2019
A Day in Kashmir’s Epicenter of Resistance
By Vishal Arora
Scenes from the Soura area of Srinagar, Kashmir's epicenter of resistance.