Japan’s Largest Warship JS Kaga Will Conduct F-35B Onboard Operation Tests...
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has announced its helicopter carrier JS Kaga (DDH 184) will conduct on-board operational tests of Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II multirole fighter...
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Why Is South Korea’s President Yoon So Unpopular?
Yoon Suk-yeol, the conservative president of South Korea, won the presidential election on March 9, 2022, by defeating his opponent Lee Jae-myung by just 0.7 percentage point. It was the narrowest...
View ArticleUpcoming Biden-Xi Talks Won’t Rehabilitate China-US Relations
U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) General Secretary Xi Jinping plan to speak by telephone in the next few weeks. This was one of the outcomes of a meeting of senior U.S. and...
View ArticleEngagements With the Myanmar Military Undermine Localized Approaches to...
The recent visit by Mirjana Spoljaric Egger, the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), to Myanmar and her subsequent meeting with Senior General Min Aung Hlaing in Naypyidaw...
View ArticleTaking Stock of the South Korea-US Nuclear Consultative Group
The first simulation of the South Korea-United States Nuclear Consultative Group (NCG) on Sept 5-6, in Washington D.C. marked a crucial milestone in efforts to stabilize the evolving security dynamics...
View ArticleEvaluating the Taliban’s Economic Policies
Any group or party in power, whether elected or forcibly self-installed, bears the responsibility of ensuring that citizens have access to sustainable income and the resources needed to maintain a...
View ArticleIs Pakistan on the Brink of Another Political Showdown?
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) rally in Islamabad on Sunday has created a new round of controversy in Pakistan, sparking fears that political tensions in the country are set to explode. At the...
View ArticleMaldives President to Visit India Amid Danger of Debt Default
Maldives President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu is expected to visit India next week as his government scrambles to avoid a disastrous debt default. “The president is scheduled to visit India very soon....
View ArticlePhilippine Vice President Threatened With Impeachment Over Fund Misuse
For the first time in Philippine history, the budget of the office of the vice president was deferred twice by a committee of the House of Representatives. Vice President Sara Duterte’s refusal to...
View ArticleCan Afghanistan’s Economy Survive Without Aid?
The evolving political landscapes and priorities of the United States and other donor nations may pose a threat to the ongoing provision of humanitarian aid funds, particularly in the form of regular...
View ArticleJapan’s LNG Future: Balancing Energy Security With Sustainability Commitments
Under Prime Minister Kishida Fumio, the Japanese government approved a “Green Transformation” (GX) strategy last year aimed at advancing the clean energy transition. Yet Japan also leveraged its G-7...
View ArticleChina-Africa Summit Shines a Spotlight on Eswatini, Taiwan’s Lone Partner in...
Last week, Beijing hosted the triennial Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Summit, which set a new record for attendance: 51 African heads of state and government, according to China’s Foreign...
View ArticleUpcoming Biden-Xi Talks Won’t Rehabilitate China-US Relations
U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) General Secretary Xi Jinping plan to speak by telephone in the next few weeks. This was one of the outcomes of a meeting of senior U.S. and...
View ArticleEvaluating the Taliban’s Economic Policies
Any group or party in power, whether elected or forcibly self-installed, bears the responsibility of ensuring that citizens have access to sustainable income and the resources needed to maintain a...
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Normalizing Abnormalities: Life in Myanmar’s Liberated Zone
Since gaining independence in 1948, Myanmar has faced persistent political crises and ethnic tensions. The most recent upheaval, the military coup of 2021, ignited widespread protests and brutal...
View ArticleA Novel Solution to Southeast Asia’s Coming Demographic Crisis
In her first speech to parliament this week, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Thailand’s new prime minister, vowed “to bring the hope of Thai people back as soon as possible” amid a cost of living crisis,...
View ArticlePhilippines to Maintain Constant Presence at Sabina Shoal, Coast Guard Says
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) says that it will continue to deploy vessels at Sabina Shoal in the South China Sea, after a ship ended a five-month deployment to the disputed reef. Speaking at a...
View ArticleThe Geopolitics of Israel-Taiwan Relations
Trans-Pacific View 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 Article‘Realism’ Looms Large Over the CDP Leadership Race
The election to decide the next leader of the Constitutional Democratic Party (CDP), Japan’s largest national opposition party, was launched on September 7. For a while it seemed that Izumi Kenta, the...
View ArticleThe IOC Should Help Protect North Korean Athletes Returning From the Paris...
Most Olympians from around the world knew that when the games were over, they would return home to warm support, celebrations, and perhaps even victory parades. But the North Korean athletes faced a...
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