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2018/06/14 | Policy Forum

Chinese Firms Venture into Russia 2018 World Cup Sponsorship Breach

Chinese companies like Wanda and Vivo do not fear to tread in the footprints of scandal that have deterred Western sponsors.

2018/06/04 | Policy Forum

How Should the US Respond to Sonic Attacks?

The clandestine use of sonic, microwave and laser weapons are becoming more common, but nobody is quite sure how to respond.

2018/05/18 | Policy Forum

ANALYSIS: Ignoring Bangladesh's Polarizing Politics Is a Grave Mistake

Conditions in the South Asian nation present a perfect storm for terrorist organizations.

2018/05/15 | Policy Forum

How Southeast Asia Can Avoid Dutch Disease

The likes of Laos and Myanmar can avoid the middle-income trap by establishing mechanisms to invest their resource-driven revenues.

2018/05/14 | Policy Forum

India Lays the Groundwork for a Military Industrial Complex

Defense procurement is a murky business in India, but one thing is certain: The country wants to make more of its own weapons.

2018/05/09 | Policy Forum

East Asia's Biggest Problem: Aging

All three countries at this week's Trilateral Summit are facing a demographic crunch, but China may have it the worst.

2018/04/23 | Policy Forum

OPINION: Smart Cities Risk Becoming the 'Next Populist Scapegoat'

Resistance to futuristic urban concepts could be viewed as obstinate refusal to cope with change, or as a way to maintain humanity in the face of forces larger than ourselves.

2018/04/20 | Policy Forum

Here's How the Philippines Could Prevent Another Marawi Seige

The Philippines' military, politicians and civil society must learn lessons from the Islamist attack that laid bloody siege to the city of Marawi, writes Joseph Franco.

2018/04/19 | Policy Forum

OPINION: Vietnam Grossly Mismanages Its Water Resources

With a growing population, increasing pollution, extreme weather events and ineffective government, Vietnam is due to face a watery calamity.

2018/03/28 | Policy Forum

China Scholars Issue Open Letter to Protest Australia's Draft Spy Bill Amendment

The draft bill criminalizes receiving information deemed harmful to the national interest and radicalizes debate on China.