An End to Myanmar’s Civil War? A Conversation With Paul Greening
Paul Greening has worked as a political analyst and a specialist consultant with civil society organizations covering Myanmar since the military ousted an elected government in early 2021, pushing the...
View ArticleKicksharing Takes Off in Kyrgyzstan
On a clear afternoon in central Bishkek, three teenage boys on yellow kickscooters zip past a woman who waits for the light to turn green. The woman scolds the boys for not watching where they are...
View ArticleJapan, China, South Korea Trilateral Summit Was a Missed Opportunity
The dust from this week’s Japan-China-South Korea trilateral summit in Seoul has settled, and the “breakthrough” of resuming the once-annual meeting after a five-year hiatus was overshadowed by an air...
View ArticleTaiwan’s Protesters Are Against ‘Check-but-Imbalance’ and Legislative Overreach
Over the past two weeks, Taiwan has seen repeated large-scale protests to express opposition to a set of bills to reform legislative power – and to the dismaying speed with which these changes were...
View ArticleThe Russia Factor in South Korea’s Arm Sales to Poland
The broad bipartisan consensus in South Korea over Poland’s importance as an arms purchaser stands out in Seoul’s otherwise bitterly-divided political scene. Arms sales to Poland are critical to...
View ArticleMany Separate BRICS, No Single Wall: India and an Expanding BRICS
The global architecture, as constructed after 1945, lies on its deathbed, while BRICS is institutionalizing itself as a new basis of the multipolar world – or so one scholar argued four years ago. I...
View ArticleThe New Reality of Energy Geopolitics in Eurasia
On November 28, 2022, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev visited Moscow, meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and other top Russian officials. During their meeting, Russian media later...
View ArticleWhy Doctors Are Against South Korea’s Expansion of Medical School Admissions
In May, the Seoul High Court dismissed an appeal lodged by doctors and other dissenters to overturn the South Korean government’s plan to boost medical school admissions. Following the government’s...
View ArticleThe Young Generation as Blessing, Bridge, and Burden-bearer: Understanding...
Asia, a continent characterized by rich cultural traditions, and rapid economic and social change, is home to more than half of the world’s children. How do they fare? What are the pains and gains,...
View Article‘The Fear Is Palpable’: Karachi’s Law and Order Problem
In Karachi, Pakistan’s bustling financial capital, the daily news is often grim. Reports of citizens shot dead while resisting muggings and suspected robbers lynched have become disturbingly common....
View ArticleCambodia to Break Ground on Contentious Canal Project in August
Cambodia will start work on a controversial China-backed canal linking the capital Phnom Penh to the sea in August, Prime Minister Hun Manet said yesterday, despite growing concerns from its neighbor...
View ArticleHow Politics Holds Back Pakistan’s Economy
Angry and disillusioned. This is the prevalent sentiment across much of Pakistan, especially in Punjab, the country’s heartland. Stoked by a years-long economic crisis that has pushed millions below...
View ArticleA Changed Hong Kong Is Stamping out Memories of the Tiananmen Square Massacre
On Tuesday, Hong Kong authorities announced that they had arrested six people for posting “seditious” messages on social media. According to local media reports, those arrested include Chow Hang-tung,...
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Facing up to China’s Hybrid Warfare in the Pacific
This year, for the first time ever, the People’s Republic of China registered 26 China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels to operate in the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission Convention Area. The...
View ArticleIndonesia Ready to Send Peacekeepers to Gaza, Prabowo Says
Indonesia’s president-elect has expressed his desire for a “comprehensive and permanent ceasefire” in the Israel-Hamas war, adding that his country is willing to send peacekeeping troops to enforce a...
View ArticleTin Oo, Former General and Founder of Myanmar’s NLD, Dies at 97
Tin Oo, a founding member of Myanmar’s National League for Democracy (NLD) and a former commander-in-chief of the country’s army, died on Saturday at the age of 97, according to media reports. The New...
View ArticleCarrots and Sticks: Washington’s Strategy to Counter Chinese Influence in...
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is glad-handing in Phnom Penh this week, in what can only be seen as a desperate bid by Washington to draw Cambodia out of Beijing’s orbit. Such a move is aligned...
View ArticleWhy Doctors Are Against South Korea’s Expansion of Medical School Admissions
In May, the Seoul High Court dismissed an appeal lodged by doctors and other dissenters to overturn the South Korean government’s plan to boost medical school admissions. Following the government’s...
View ArticleBanning the Bomb in Asia and the Pacific
In the three and a half years since the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) entered into force, it has been signed by 93 countries and ratified by 70. In Asia, and across Oceania,...
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Shenzhen, China: The World Pioneer in Electric Vehicles
I visited Shenzhen, one of China’s four largest cities, last week for the first time in five years after the COVID-19 nightmare. I most marveled at how dramatically the city has changed. I was...
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