In China We Trust: The Promise of a New Carbon Market
As China prepares to open a national carbon market, no immediate emissions reduction is expected when it opens next year, but its huge scale provides hope for reductions from 2020 onwards.
Pakistan: Leader's Reputation on the Line in Terrorist Crackdown
The prime minister's ability to deliver will be sorely tested and his credibility is on the line, writes Ian Dudgeon.
Trump Won't be Solely to Blame for Regression in China-U.S. Trade
China’s 'fat' SOEs already impede U.S.-China economic integration, argues Ho-fung Hung.
Trump: The Unimaginable President
The U.S. political system seems wholly unprepared to deal with a candidate it has never envisioned, writes James Bowen.
Trump’s Foreign Policy: America First, Not America Only
Foreign policy specialists have made some dire predictions about a Trump presidency. Crispin Rovere disagrees with many of them.
Yes, Trump is a Realist and No, This is Not Subjective
Donald Trump is perhaps the most realist of all candidates ever to be elected President of the United States, argues Crispin Rovere.
People’s Republic of Spiritual Rednecks
China's Internet reacts to news of the new U.S. president.
China’s WTO Compliance: The U.S. Reaction
China's trade record is set to go under the spotlight with President-elect Trump's promised crackdown.
The Real Trump-Putin Connection
Take a deep dive into the ideologies driving two of the most powerful men in the world.
What Donald Trump means for India
'Donald Trump is not an unknown quantity (no-one with 34,000 tweets could be described as such) but many of his views on Asia are glib, erratic, or extreme.
Trump and China: What to Expect at the Start of a New Era of Sino-U.S. Relations
The world needs to quickly come to terms with what for many was an unimaginable reality: Trump is President-elect of the United States.
A Taiwan Defense Blueprint for the Trump Era
J. Michael Cole's plan for Taiwan to increase its chances of surviving a possible U.S. retrenchment from Asia under President Trump.
Najib’s China Legacy: Who Will Be Next to Turn their Back on the U.S.?
Malaysia’s scandal-plagued Prime Minister is finding old friends in Beijing after wearing out his welcome in the West. James Chin looks at whether this is a path more ASEAN countries are likely to follow.
The Korean Peninsula: Time to Recognise the New Nuclear Status Quo
Why the world can’t wait for Kim Jung-Un to fail.
What Can Asia Expect Under Hillary’s Presidency?
Short of a zombie invasion or some equivalent deus ex machina, Hillary Clinton's presidency is all but guaranteed.
China’s Marathon in Space: Peril or Opportunity?
China's ambitious space program shows no signs of slowing.
China’s Space Station Ambitions
There is a strong possibility that, after 2024, the Chinese station will be the only space station in orbit.