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Report
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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1963 PONTIAC and TEMPEST Set of Shop ManualsFuture 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
MFebruary 01, 2022
Does the World Need to Recognize the Taliban?
By Maryam Jami
Can the international community continue to recognize Afghanistan without recognizing the Taliban?
February 01, 2022
The Battle for Myanmar
By Allegra Mendelson
The strong, armed resistance movement surprised the regime, but without greater international support, the situation will likely continue to deteriorate.
February 01, 2022
The Struggle to Power Tajikistan
By Sher Khashimov
Tajikistan struggles with electricity rationing 30 years after independence, despite long-held dreams of becoming an energy export powerhouse.
February 01, 2022
Beijing’s Olympic Redux
By Susan Brownell
Don’t let the calls for a boycott mislead – China is more integral to the world, including the world of sports, now than in 2008.
Blogs
China Power
A New World Order
PFebruary 26, 2022
China’s Investment Setbacks in Panama
By Christopher Cairns
What can other potential recipients of Chinese investment learn from recent ups and downs in Panama and beyond?
February 25, 2022
China’s Relationship With Argentina Goes Far Beyond the Falklands/Malvinas Dispute
February 25, 2022
Who Will Make It Onto China’s Top Leadership Body?
February 24, 2022
Interpreting China’s Policy Toward the Russia-Ukraine Crisis
Flashpoints
Diplomacy by Other Means
FFebruary 26, 2022
Bay of Bengal Countries Need to Pay Closer Attention to the Climate-Security Nexus
By Angshuman Choudhury and Siddharth Anil Nair
There is widespread global consensus on the seriousness of climate change, but we are yet to understand the full extent of its consequences on our polities and societies.
February 26, 2022
Dynasties’ Daughters and Martyrs’ Widows: Female Leaders and Gender Inequality in Asia
February 25, 2022
Why Is the Indo-Pacific Important for Europe?
February 25, 2022
Taiwan Watches Ukraine With an Eye Toward Security at Home
Asia Defense
Militaries of the Asia-Pacific
DFebruary 18, 2022
Japan, UK to Collaborate on Future Fighter Sensor Development
By Kosuke Takahashi
The deal is just the latest in a string of defense projects undertaken by the “quasi-alliance.”
February 12, 2022
Indonesia’s $22 Billion Purchases of US, French Fighter Jets: How Russia’s Su-35 Lost Out
February 11, 2022
Indonesia Finalizes Major Jet Fighter Purchases From US, France
February 10, 2022
US Strategists on the Advantages and Limitations of Sea Power
ASEAN Beat
Insights Into Half a Billion
BFebruary 28, 2022
Ahead of Vietnam Tourism Opening, Daily Omicron Toll Nears 100,000
By Sebastian Strangio
On March 15, the government plans to reopen the country fully to international tourists.
February 28, 2022
ASEAN Foreign Ministers Express ‘Deep Concern’ About Ukraine Crisis
February 25, 2022
Myanmar Air Force Launches More Air Strikes in Kayah State
February 25, 2022
How Southeast Asia Is Responding to the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
The Pulse
Perspectives on South Asia
PFebruary 28, 2022
Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: Lessons for Nepal
By Santosh Sharma Poudel
Ukraine’s fate serves as a reminder to small powers that they must walk a fine line between protecting their sovereignty and showing "strategic empathy" towards the interests of major powers.
February 26, 2022
Ukraine Invasion Prompts Tepid Response From South Asia
February 25, 2022
India’s ‘Neutrality’ on the Ukraine Conflict Could Hurt It in the Long Run
February 24, 2022
The BJP Has the Edge in the Electoral Race in Uttar Pradesh
The Koreas
Divided Peninsula
KFebruary 23, 2022
North Korea Is Irrelevant Again
By Denny Roy
Continued missile testing by North Korea will not compel Seoul, Tokyo, or Washington to seek the negotiations Pyongyang could use to address its needs.
The Stepford Wives Katharine Ross Paula Prentiss Stunning 8x10 PhotoFebruary 16, 2022
How Pandemic Paranoia Is Driving North Korea’s Strategy
February 16, 2022
This Is South Korea’s K-pop Soft Power Moment
Tokyo Report
News From Japan
RThe Debate
Comment and Opinion
DFebruary 25, 2022
For Vietnam, Climate Justice Means Tackling Disparities Globally and at Home
By Kanni Wignaraja and Caitlin Wiesen
For middle-income countries like Vietnam climate change mitigation cannot come at the expense economic development and improving the lives of the poor.
February 25, 2022
Biden’s Afghanistan Policy Pleases No One. But Some Critics Are Wrong Too.
February 18, 2022
It’s Time to Put the DOJ’s China Initiative on Trial
February 18, 2022
Building a Just Peace for Women in Pakistan’s Tribal Belt
Crossroads Asia
The New Silk Road
AFebruary 25, 2022
Amid Anti-Corruption Drive, Tokayev Faces Questions About Offshore Wealth
By Paolo Sorbello
Kazakhstan's President Tokayev is vocal against corruption, but faces tough questions after new leaks.
February 24, 2022
Uzbekistan Seeks Information On Citizens Still Detained After Kazakhstan’s January Unrest
February 22, 2022
Kazakhstan, Ukraine, and Russia: Unrest and Uncertainty
February 19, 2022
Could a New President in Turkmenistan Provide an Opportunity for the US to Promote Reform?
Trans-Pacific View
U.S. Policy on Asia
VFebruary 25, 2022
Nixon Goes to China: The Wider Impact
By Bonnie Girard
Beyond its seismic implications for China-U.S. relations, the rapprochement reshaped politics across the Asia-Pacific – and beyond.
February 25, 2022
US Drops Name of Trump’s ‘China Initiative’ After Criticism
February 23, 2022
Beyond North Korea: The Japan-South Korea-US Trilateral in the Indo-Pacific
February 21, 2022
Washington’s Southeast Asia Commitments Must Look Beyond the ‘Like-Minded’
Pacific Money
Economy And Business
MFebruary 22, 2022
Bank Negara Malaysia to Award Digital Banking Licenses
By James Guild
The Malaysian central bank's move follows Singapore's awarding of digital banking licenses at the end of 2020.
February 15, 2022
China’s Financial Standardization Plan Does Not Reduce Funding Barriers
February 15, 2022
Gojek and Foxconn Enter Indonesia’s Electric Vehicle Race
February 11, 2022
Learning From South Korea’s Fight Against Inflation
Oceania
The South Pacific
OFebruary 24, 2022
How Will New Zealand Respond to Russia’s Ukraine Invasion?
By Geoffrey Miller
The lack of an autonomous sanctions regime will limit Wellington's options in the crisis.
February 23, 2022
Is Australia’s New Antarctica Funding Boost All About Countering China?
February 23, 2022
Australia-China Relations Again in Focus Ahead of Australian Election
February 19, 2022
Assessing the Aftermath of Tonga’s Volcanic Eruption and Tsunami
Videos
Asia on Video
VFebruary 18, 2022
South Korea’s Presidential Election: The Big Picture
Karl Friedhoff, Sang Kim, and Lee Sook-Jong on the issues driving South Korea's big election, and the implications for Korean politics and society.
February 02, 2022
Cambodia as ASEAN Chair: What to Expect
November 24, 2021
AUKUS’ Reception in the Indo-Pacific
October 29, 2021
Can China and the US Cooperate on Climate Change?
Podcasts
Asia Geopolitics
PFebruary 28, 2022
Fighting Back: Trade Unions in Thailand and Myanmar
By Luke Hunt
A conversation with Dave Welsh from the Solidarity Center.
February 18, 2022
The Biden Administration Releases an Indo-Pacific Strategy: Reading Between the Lines
February 11, 2022
A Perfect Dry: The Mekong River Enters its Fourth Year of Drought
February 12, 2022
Elusive Balances: Shaping US Southeast Asia Strategy
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.