China’s Genocide Tourism Strategy
A journalist based in Poland recently described a surprising find: a Nazi tourist guidebook from 1943 for tourists going to the so-called General Government, Nazi Germany’s most infamous dumping zone...
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Why Thaksin Could Help Hasten a Middle-Class Revolution in Thailand
In Thailand’s history, only two large-scale democracy movements were successful in toppling military-led regimes. And significantly, both the 1973 and 1992 pro-democracy movements included widespread...
View ArticlePhilippines’ Marcos Pledges to ‘Expose’ Those Responsible for Fugitive...
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has pledged that “heads will roll” after Alice Guo, a disgraced small-town mayor being investigated for her alleged ties to Chinese criminal syndicates, was...
View ArticleWith China Visit, Vietnam’s To Lam Reinforces Bilateral Political Trust
To Lam, Vietnam’s state president and the general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) has just concluded a state visit to China, his first foreign trip since succeeding the late General...
View ArticleTrump 2.0 Would Get Mixed Responses in the Indo-Pacific
If former President Donald Trump wins the U.S. presidential election this November, it will have significant implications for U.S. foreign policy, including in Washington’s priority theater: the...
View ArticleLao, Chinese Officials Detain 771 in Raid on Golden Triangle Gambling Hub
Lao and Chinese security forces have detained 771 people in a special economic zone in the country’s northwest, ahead of a deadline for online scam operations to cease their operations inside the zone....
View ArticleProtests Loom After Indonesian Parliament ‘Subverts’ Court’s Election Law Ruling
Major demonstrations are planned in the Indonesian capital Jakarta today after lawmakers pushed through revisions to election rules, effectively reversing two Constitutional Court decisions that would...
View ArticleReassessing Social and Human Sciences Research in the Asia-Pacific
When social and human sciences scholars from over 20 Asia-Pacific countries recently gathered in Bangkok to review their evolving roles and responsibilities in the region, one thing was unmistakable:...
View ArticleIn Nepal, the US and India Come Together to Counter China
Nepal’s new Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba is in India this week for a series of high-profile meetings. Deuba was originally scheduled to fly to New Delhi for a routine health checkup. But given the...
View ArticleKolkata Rape and Murder Case Highlights Unsafe Working Conditions for Doctors...
The gruesome rape and murder of a 31-year-old resident doctor at the Kolkata-based RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9 has put the spotlight on unsafe work conditions for medical and health...
View ArticleControlling Tomorrow: China’s Dominance Over Future Strategic Supply Chains
In September 2023, Chinese President Xi Jinping first mentioned the “new quality productive forces” and their centrality to advance “high quality economic development” across the country. The message...
View ArticleThe Friction and Compulsions in Iran-Taliban Relations
On August 5, Seyed Mahdi, a hearing-impaired Afghan teenager, was allegedly beaten and tortured by Iranian police, after being detained for deportation to Afghanistan. A video circulated on social...
View ArticleRampant Nationalism Is Undermining China’s ‘Three Warfares’
In two “regrettable incidents” this summer, several U.S. and Japanese nationals fell victim to frenzied stabbing attacks in China, resulting in one Chinese woman being killed while saving a school bus...
View ArticleAs Protests Rage, Indonesian Parliament Delays Controversial Election Law...
Indonesia’s parliament has reportedly postponed planned changes to electoral laws after protests erupted in the capital Jakarta and other cities yesterday. On Wednesday, the House of Representatives’...
View ArticleThe Eighteenth Brumaire of To Lam
On November 9, 1799 – the 18th of Brumaire, according to the French Republican Calendar – Napoleon Bonaparte seized power in Paris, declaring himself the nation’s first consul and signaling the end of...
View ArticleNowhere to Go: Myanmar’s Exiled Journalists in Thailand
Since its independence in 1948, Myanmar has been embroiled in relentless political crises and ethnic tensions that have etched deep scars in its society. The most recent upheaval, the military coup of...
View ArticleJapan-Taiwan Maritime Security Cooperation
Last month, the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) joined with its Taiwanese counterpart in joint drills off the coast of the Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka Prefecture and off the coast of the Boso Peninsula in Chiba...
View ArticleCharged Diplomacy: How Australia Can Navigate the Geopolitical EV Tightrope...
China’s dominance in the electric vehicle (EV) industry has become a significant focal point of geopolitical tensions. As a leading producer of EVs and a key player in the global supply chain for...
View ArticleThe Weak China Debate in the 2024 US Elections
The active U.S. election-season debate on China policy that was anticipated last year has not materialized. Partially this is due to the low priority of foreign policy overall in the 2024 campaign. For...
View ArticleUnprecedented Floods Fuel Bangladesh-India Tension
A large section of Bangladesh’s people has been exhibiting strong anti-India sentiments over the past few years, owing mostly to the public perception that India was helping Prime Minister Sheikh...
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