2018/07/03 |
Rim of the Pacific Navy Exercises Underway amid Incoherent Trump Foreign Policy
This year's military exercise focuses on providing training for non-US navies, while demonstrating the incoherence of the Trump administration's foreign policy.
2018/06/22 |
MALAYSIA: Out with the Old and in with the New
A massive cull of key officials left over from the previous government is underway as Prime Minister Mahathir gets down to work.
2018/06/08 |
China's Damming Control of Mekong, South China Sea Pincers Southeast Asia
China's control of dams above the Mekong and islands in the South China Sea strategically sandwiches Southeast Asia.
2018/06/08 |
ANALYSIS: Charting the Death Throes of Press Freedom in Cambodia
The situation for press and other freedoms is going from bad to worse in Cambodia ahead of elections set for July.
2018/06/08 |
A History of Harassment: Probing Indonesia's Anti-LGBT Campaign
A small legal victory does little to mask politically motivated oppression of Indonesia's LGBT community.
2018/05/30 |
ANALYSIS: A Financial Crisis Looms over China
China's 'shadow banks' are a double-edged sword for Xi.
2018/05/27 |
Can Australia Help Indonesia Kick Cigarettes?
Australia's northern neighbor's economy is burdened by heavy tobacco use.
2018/05/25 |
Confronting Coldstore: Why Singapore Must Face Its Past
There is still time for those who took part in epoch-making events in Singapore's history to give their personal testimony.
2018/05/22 |
Socialist Switcheroo: North Korea Looks to the Vietnam Economic Model
Will Kim make good on his promise to favor a more open economic model?
2018/05/21 |
Chinese Students in Australia Often Feel Isolated, Disappointed
Chinese students pay big money to study Down Under, but many come away without the cosmopolitan experience they were expecting.
2018/05/18 |
ANALYSIS: The Asian Infrastructure Bank and China's Place in the World
The AIIB's marginal role in international projects like Belt and Road expose the fragmented nature of China's policymaking.
2018/05/15 |
Taking the Measure of China's New Aircraft Carrier
China's first homegrown aircraft carrier lags US counterparts but complements its area denial and blue water navy strategies.
2018/05/07 |
Trains, Planes and Nuclear Disarmament: Who Will Host the Trump-Kim Summit?
The host city for the summit will need to meet strict security and logistical requirements, and the choice will be highly symbolic.
2018/05/04 |
ANALYSIS: Southeast Asia Doubles Down on Trade amid Protectionist Fears
Caught between trade deals and heavily dependent on external trade, ASEAN may be forced to decide between the US and China.
2018/04/26 |
Despite New Discovery, Japan Can't Match China's Rare Earth Dominance
Japan's discovery of 16 million tons of high-value metals on the ocean floor means little if they cannot exploit them.
2018/04/23 |
Who Will Ultimately Be Blamed for the Rohingya Crisis?
For decades, Myanmar’s leaders have feared that they may be brought before a court to account for their actions, but the issue goes far beyond military top brass.
2018/04/23 |
OPINION: Climate Change to Test Small Island Alliances
China is courting nations such as the Maldives and Vanuatu using infrastructure funds aimed at combating the effects of sea level rises.
2018/04/16 |
OPINION: The US-China Trade War Will Ripple Across the Developing World
Taxes on imports won't just disturb the economies of the two industrial giants.