2016/12/31 |
Taiwan to be Tested in 2017: President Tsai
Tsai Ing-wen today held her first major briefing and Q&A with the foreign press in Taipei.
2016/12/30 |
Shout-out to the Philippines: Make 2017 'The Year of the Boomerang’
'Just the other day I received my first death threat from a loyalist of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos.' When the police come knocking at the doors of the people in 2017, the response might not be as friendly as those in power hope. We should be scared for 2017, but also up for the fight.
2016/12/28 |
Trump’s Unlikely Ally: The Chinese Dissident
A high-profile Chinese dissident sees U.S. President-elect Donald Trump as a potential game changer for human rights in China.
2016/12/28 |
Roots and Prospects of Xi’s Cultural Policy
Xi Jinping may soon find out that while censorship and surveillance are relatively easy, China’s "State capacity" when it comes to cultural production has significantly shrunk since 1979.
2016/12/27 |
How to Be more than a Token Woman in Chinese Politics
Exploring female representation in government and what the future holds for the coming generations in China.
2016/12/27 |
A Threat to Xi? The Emergence of China's Wang Qishan Faction
Wang’s growing power may eventually make him a threat.
2016/12/22 |
Why Supervision Committees Spell Danger for Corrupt Officials in China
A new pilot scheme will empower those outside the Chinese communist party to hold bureaucrats accountable.
2016/12/21 |
Book Review: 'Unfinished Revolutions: Yemen, Libya and Tunisia After the Arab Spring'
While Hesham Shafick questions the limitations of the book’s overarching emphasis on western-centric conflict resolution literature, this is nonetheless a seminal reference text for students looking at the aftermath of the Arab Spring.
2016/12/20 |
Four Years of Abe in Power
Four years on, Abe’s grip on power seems as strong as ever. The question remains how and where he will use his ample political resources.
2016/12/20 |
No End in Sight for China's Political Purges in Hong Kong?
There is really no going back for Beijing now that it has decided to fundamentally overturn Hong Kong’s system of government.
2016/12/16 |
An Election Without A Cause: CY Leung Stands Down
Will the candidates try to convince Beijing of the need to re-think its one-size-fits-all 'mainland' political mindset in dealing with Hong Kong?
2016/12/13 |
Singapore's PAP Spends 2016 on the Defensive
After a year of vacated leadership and defensiveness, interesting times for Singapore lie ahead.
2016/12/09 |
Casino Legislation In Japan on the Fast Track
There may be pros and cons about legalizing casinos, but the way the legislation is being pushed through the Diet does little to assure it will be a safe bet.