2018/06/29 |
South Korea Rules to End Conscription for Conscientious Objectors
Those who refuse to serve will now face community service rather than three years in jail.
2018/06/22 |
OPINION: US South China Sea Saber-rattling Stokes China Conflict Danger
Objectivity, fairness and balance are increasingly hard to find in analysis of China’s actions in the South China Sea.
2018/06/20 |
OPINION: China Leverages a Lexicon of Terror to Crush Dissent in Xinjiang
Since 9/11, Beijing has used trumped up threats of terrorism to justify the development of a high-tech security state in Xinjiang
2018/06/15 |
Vietnam Upgrades Spratly Islands Outposts in Broiling South China Sea
Vietnam is beefing up its islands outposts and protecting its operations using fishing vessels.
2018/06/04 |
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.
2018/05/21 |
China Lands Bomber on South China Sea Island
Woody Island is the new frontier for China's top guns.
2018/05/21 |
Is Japan Back in the 'Great Power' Ring?
How will Japan navigate its relations with the US and China as it re-engages with the world militarily?
2018/05/17 |
When Dictators Fall, Who Replaces Them?
A global glance at the future of authoritarianism.
2018/05/17 |
ANALYSIS: ASEAN's Place in the Quad-China Face-off
As each ASEAN country has its own position on China and the Quad, Southeast Asia risks being torn between great powers.
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.
2018/05/14 |
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.
2018/05/14 |
ANALYSIS: Taiwan and the Nine-Dash Line
The ROC was the first to draw the maritime claim, but has since stayed strategically silent on the issue.
2018/05/10 |
OPINION: China Holds Key to Dodging US Sanctions in Iran
The stakes in the battle to save the Iranian nuclear deal go far beyond a belief that the agreement is serving its purpose in curbing potential Iranian nuclear ambitions.
2018/05/08 |
PHILIPPINES: Trust, Sincerity, the Rebels and Duterte
Is the need to arrest a slide in the polls pushing Duterte back to negotiations with communist guerrillas?
2018/05/03 |
OPINION: North Korean Denuclearization Remains a Long Shot
North Korea's clocks may have moved forward to match those in the South, but the nuclear doomsday ticker still hovers close to midnight.
2018/04/30 |
The Dangers of the Budding 'Xiterte' Bromance
The Philippines seems eager to hand over its maritime resources to China.