Russia-North Korea Treaty Marks a Return to Normalcy
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to North Korea has drawn much attention and almost corresponding levels of consternation from South Korean and U.S. analysts alike. One prominent academic...
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What Did Chinese Analysts Think of the Kim-Putin Summit in Pyongyang?
Voices from the United States, South Korea, and Japan claim Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent day-long state visit to North Korea has put Beijing in an awkward position. What did analysts from...
View ArticleWhy Indonesia’s State-Owned Railway Company Is Taking On Debt
The last several years have been eventful ones for Indonesia’s state-owned railway company, Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI). Throughout Jokowi’s 10 years in office, Indonesia has significantly stepped up...
View ArticleFighting Erupts in Myanmar’s Shan State as Armed Groups Resume Offensive
Ethnic armed groups are once again on the march in eastern Myanmar along the country’s border with China, after the collapse of a China-brokered ceasefire last week. Yesterday morning, the Myanmar...
View ArticleAnother Trade War? Escalating Friction in Indonesia-EU Relations
Amid the escalating rivalry between the United States and China, the geopolitical landscape is witnessing the emergence of another contentious relationship, this time involving Indonesia, a rising...
View ArticleThe Doha Meeting: Where Were the Afghan Women?
The recent conference in Doha, Qatar on Afghanistan, led by the United Nations and involving representatives from the Taliban regime for the first time, has once again brought attention to a critical...
View ArticleMongolia’s Election Brings Diverse Multiparty Representation and Corruption...
On June 28, from the capital of Ulaanbaatar to the very tip of northern Mongolia’s Khuvsgul province, Mongolian voters lined up at polling stations, many dressed in their traditional deel. Mongolia’s...
View ArticlePhilippine Military Demands $1M in Reparations From China After Maritime Clash
The Philippine military has demanded that China pay the country 60 million pesos (around $1 million) in reparations following a violent confrontation at a disputed shoal last month. Gen. Romeo Brawner,...
View ArticleCancellation of Nickel Investments Should Be a Wake-Up Call for Indonesia
On June 24, two multinational mining and mineral processing giants, France-based Eramet and Germany-based BASF, announced that they would cancel plans for a $2.6 billion nickel-cobalt refinery located...
View ArticleChina’s BYD Opens EV Factory in Thailand, Expanding Regional Presence
Chinese automaker BYD yesterday opened an electric vehicle plant in Thailand, its first factory in Southeast Asia, marking the latest move by Chinese automakers to expand their footprint in the...
View ArticleMyanmar’s Civil War: A View from Washington
Michael Martin is currently an adjunct fellow with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, where he has also spent the past two decades as a specialist policy advisor...
View ArticleEngagement With China Has Had a Multifaceted Impact on Latin American Democracy
In its public discourse, unlike the Soviet Union during the Cold War, the People’s Republic of China has avoided directly challenging Western-style democracy as a system of governance. Nonetheless,...
View ArticleThe UN’s Capitulation to the Taliban
In Afghanistan’s crowded scene of actors and accomplices, the United Nations has been an enduring and prominent presence. However, it has successfully insulated itself from public scrutiny and...
View ArticleIs $20 Billion by 2030 Realistic? Evaluating China-Africa Agricultural Trade...
It wasn’t well publicized, but in November 2023, in the second Forum on China-Africa Agricultural Cooperation, China committed to a target with Africa that no other development partner has. China...
View ArticleChina’s Bid to Lead the World in AI
The Diplomat author Mercy Kuo regularly engages subject-matter experts, policy practitioners, and strategic thinkers across the globe for their diverse insights into U.S. Asia policy. This...
View ArticleMyanmar Junta’s No. 2 Visits China Amid ‘Intense’ Fighting
The deputy leader of Myanmar’s military junta has embarked on an official visit to China, as clashes with ethnic armed groups intensify in Shan State following the apparent collapse of a China-brokered...
View ArticleMyanmar’s Women Face Significant Risks From Junta Conscription Drive
Five months after the Myanmar military announced mandatory military service, women between the ages of 18 and 27 are now being enlisted. Though women were initially exempt from the draft, pregnant...
View ArticleMalaysia Appoints New Negotiator for Southern Thailand Peace Talks
Malaysia has announced a change to its facilitator for peace talks between the Thai government and Muslim separatists in the country’s Deep South, replacing the current negotiator just 18 months after...
View ArticleThe Problem With POGOs
National security has always been an issue that has divided the Philippine public, especially as the country has always faced threats from domestic insurgencies, terrorism, and territorial disputes....
View ArticlePakistan Looks to Leverage SCO for Regional Support on Counterterrorism
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif during his recent participation at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Astana described the issue of terrorism as a major concern for member...
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