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Decoupled?
September 2021
Our latest DRI report looks at the interplay of trade and geopolitics, and specifically the use by China of trade as an instrument of geoeconomics.
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Trendlines
Demography’s Long Shadow
November 2021
A data-driven deep dive into key variables determining the demographics of China, India, and Japan.
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Asia Review
Year of Tiger, Eye of Storm?
January 11, 2022
China's new land border law comes into effect just as the country's neighborhood travails deepen.
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Majlis
Australia and an Indo-Pacific in Flux
October 2021
Australia is making headlines. Let three leading experts from the country tell you about the forces shaping how Canberra is looking at world.
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Future Tense
Global Arms Trends: What’s New?
January 3, 2022
In conversation with Lucie Béraud-Sudreau, Director of SIPRI’s Military Expenditure and Arms Production Programme.
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Magazine
MJanuary 01, 2022
The Limits of Vietnam’s Labor Reforms
By Joe Buckley
Contrary to much reporting, Vietnam has not authorized independent workers’ unions.
January 01, 2022
America’s Militarist Drift in the Indo-Pacific
By Van Jackson
The Biden administration has returned a sense of normalcy to Asia policy. Unfortunately, that includes continuing a military-first approach to Asia.
January 01, 2022
North Korea: A Decade Under Kim Jong Un
By Rachel Minyoung Lee
What has the past decade revealed about Kim’s leadership style and goals for North Korea?
January 01, 2022
2022: What to Expect in the Asia-Pacific
Writers from across the region highlight the trends and event to watch in the new year.
Blogs
China Power
A New World Order
PPR China stamps, MNH,SC# 202-205, Copernicus, astronomer
January 25, 2022
Behind China’s Intervention in Vermont’s Electronic Waste Recycling Bill
January 23, 2022
China’s Espionage Plans for the 2022 Winter Olympics: What Athletes Should Expect
January 22, 2022
Is China Putting ‘Wolf Warriors’ on a Leash?
Flashpoints
Diplomacy by Other Means
FJanuary 21, 2022
North Korea’s Missile Tests: Biden’s Options
By Eric Gomez
Since the collapse of the U.S.-North Korea summit at Hanoi in February 2019, North Korea and the United States have been locked in a diplomatic impasse.
January 21, 2022
How North Korea Might Exploit New Video Games for Crypto
January 19, 2022
The China-US Space Race Is a Myth
January 14, 2022
After Denouncing New US Sanctions, North Korea Fires 2 Short-Range Ballistic Missiles
Asia Defense
Militaries of the Asia-Pacific
DJanuary 27, 2022
Can the Philippines’ BrahMos Missiles Really Deter China?
By Ben Ho
Technological limitations on Manila’s end will limit the missile’s range – and its deterrent factor.
January 26, 2022
Is ‘AUKUS Plus’ a Viable Option?
January 21, 2022
Can Bakamla Be at the Forefront of Indonesia’s Natuna Sea Strategy?
January 21, 2022
The Strategic Logic Behind India’s Sale of BrahMos Missiles to the Philippines
ASEAN Beat
Insights Into Half a Billion
BJanuary 27, 2022
Cambodian PM Calls on Myanmar Junta to Implement ASEAN Peace Plan
By Sebastian Strangio
Cambodia says the junta's participation in ASEAN meetings is dependent on progress in implementing its peace plan. But how will it define progress?
January 27, 2022
World Bank Says Myanmar’s Economic Outlook is ‘Critically Weak’
January 27, 2022
Indonesia’s Capital is Sinking, Polluted and Now Moving
January 26, 2022
Thai Prime Minister Arrives in Saudi Arabia, Easing Diamond Heist Row
The Pulse
Perspectives on South Asia
PJanuary 25, 2022
Skeletons Are Tumbling Out of India’s COVID-19 Closet
By Sudha Ramachandran
Not only did the Modi government refuse to admit that the pandemic had entered the community transmission stage in March 2020 but it also grossly under-reported COVID deaths.
January 25, 2022
Without Vaccine Equity, the World Could Remain Stuck in Pandemic Limbo
January 25, 2022
China Fertilizer Spat Underlines Sri Lanka’s Struggles With International Trade Deals
January 25, 2022
Taliban Hold First Talks in Europe Since Afghan Takeover
The Koreas
Divided Peninsula
KJanuary 26, 2022
South Korea’s Constant Struggle With Digital Sex Crimes
By Jason Bartlett
Weak legal mechanisms to punish sex offenders who use digital means, like cameras, contributes to the repetition of familiar and troubling crimes.
January 20, 2022
North Korea Signals Will to Cross US Red Line Amid Deadlocked Nuclear Talks
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Why Is South Korea Hesitant to Boycott the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics?
Tokyo Report
News From Japan
RJanuary 19, 2022
Official: Japan Hopes to Lead Asian Zero-emissions Push
By Mari Yamaguchi
Environmental groups and critics are urging Japan to focus more on promoting renewable energy.
January 16, 2022
Japan’s North Korea Missile Woes
January 14, 2022
In Memory of ‘Kaifu Diplomacy’ During the Gulf War Turmoil
January 11, 2022
Japan’s COVID-19 Surge Spreads at Alarming Speed
The Debate
Comment and Opinion
DCrossroads Asia
The New Silk Road
AJanuary 27, 2022
Kazakh President Takes Aim at Wealthy Elite
By Catherine Putz
In asking Kazakhstan's rich to "pay their dues" Tokayev is addressing an aspect of public anger, but also might just be securing himself in power.
January 25, 2022
Blackouts Strike Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan
January 25, 2022
After Kazakhstan, the CSTO Isn’t Finished With Central Asia
January 25, 2022
Kyrgyz Journalist and Poet Detained on Suspicious Drugs Charges
Trans-Pacific View
U.S. Policy on Asia
VJanuary 10, 2022
Washington Needs to Sort Out Its Ambassadors to Southeast Asia
By David Hutt
A focus on high-profile state visits conceals the vacuum of diplomatic representation at the regional and national level.
December 31, 2021
What the National Defense Authorization Act Means for US Policy Toward Myanmar
December 23, 2021
Can the G-7’s B3W Initiative Compete With China in Latin America?
December 21, 2021
Blinken in Southeast Asia: Is This the Real ‘Pivot’?
Pacific Money
Economy And Business
MJanuary 25, 2022
The Message Behind Indonesia’s Coal Export Ban
By James Guild
The move was less about coal shortages than about reminding Indonesia's private sector who is in charge.
January 23, 2022
China’s Transportation Plan Will Boost Post-Pandemic Logistics
January 19, 2022
Indonesia’s Railway Renaissance
January 17, 2022
In Numbers: The Changing Composition of Populations in China, India, and Japan
Oceania
The South Pacific
OJanuary 26, 2022
Lockdowns in Pacific States Facing First Serious COVID Waves
By Joshua Mcdonald
The Pacific nations of Kiribati, Samoa, and the Solomon Islands are facing their first significant outbreaks of COVID-19.
January 25, 2022
23 Australians on Ship Delivering Aid to Tonga Have COVID-19
January 20, 2022
First Aid Flights Arrive in Tonga After Big Volcano Eruption
January 20, 2022
The Problem With Australia’s Conservatism
Umbra Treela Small Trash Can – Durable Garbage Can Waste Basket
Asia on Video
VNovember 24, 2021
AUKUS’ Reception in the Indo-Pacific
Shihoko Goto, Manjari Chatterjee Miller, and Susannah Patton discuss the implications of AUKUS for countries in the region.
October 29, 2021
Can China and the US Cooperate on Climate Change?
September 08, 2021
Where Does the China-India Border Dispute Stand?
August 10, 2021
Myanmar, Six Months After the Coup
Podcasts
Asia Geopolitics
PJanuary 11, 2022
Causes and Consequences of Kazakhstan’s January 2022 Unrest
By Ankit Panda, Catherine Putz, and Ankit Panda
Protests over gas prices have quickly spiraled into nationwide unrest, resulting in the first-ever intervention by the CSTO in one of its member states.
January 10, 2022
Making Wine in Asia
December 31, 2021
Surviving Saigon in 1945 and a Dog Named Mephisto
December 18, 2021
2021 in Asian Geopolitics: A Retrospective
Photo Essays
Asia in Pictures
EDecember 10, 2021
Laos Unlocked
By Nicholas Bosoni
A trip on the maiden journey of the $5.9 billion Laos-China Railway.