Myanmar Remains World’s Leading Source of Illegal Opium Cultivation
Myanmar remained the world’s top producer of opium in 2024 despite a marginal drop in poppy cultivation, the United Nations said in a new report, warning that the country’s ongoing conflict could lead...
View ArticleWhy the Acting President of Myanmar’s NUG Is Right to Prioritize Internal...
Since the Myanmar military’s coup on February 1, 2021, the nation has been engulfed in political turmoil and widespread resistance. The National Unity Government (NUG), formed shortly after the coup as...
View ArticleBeyond Bandung: Indonesia’s Evolving Africa Policy Under Prabowo
As Indonesia approaches the 70th anniversary of the Bandung Conference in 2025, President Prabowo Subianto’s early signals suggest a significant recalibration of Indonesia’s engagement with Africa. In...
View ArticleCould US-North Korea Talks Resume Under Trump?
During his first term, then-U.S. President Donald Trump was prompted to attempt negotiations with Pyongyang in an attempt to resolve the North Korean nuclear missile issue. The talks had come after...
View ArticleChina Launches New Military Drills Around Taiwan Following Lai’s First...
Chinese military drills took place around Taiwan earlier this week, with Chinese authorities announcing seven reserved areas of airspace on December 9, to last until December 11. What followed was what...
View ArticlePerfect Storm: The Rising Risk of China-US Conflict Over Taiwan
Following Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te’s return from a trip to the South Pacific, China conducted what appeared to be its most extensive military exercises around Taiwan in decades. These marked...
View ArticleAustralia-Japan Defense Cooperation Must Stand on Its Own
The long-standing Japan-U.S. army Exercise Yama Sakura kicked off this past weekend. Now in its 87th edition, this year had an important twist, with approximately 300 Australian Defense Force personnel...
View ArticleSouth Korean Constitutional Law Expert Breaks Down the Legal Questions Facing...
South Korean politics has been thrown into turmoil following President Yoon Suk-yeol’s martial law fiasco, leaving the nation in a state of uncertainty. On December 7, the first attempt to impeach Yoon...
View ArticleThe Philippines’ Stakes in South Korea’s Political Chaos
The administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has adjusted its foreign policy to safeguard the Philippines’ sovereignty and national interests in response to the escalating tensions with China...
View ArticleTrump’s Inauguration Invitation to China’s Xi Jinping Is a Slap in the Face...
Since being reelected to a second term as president of the United States, Donald Trump’s cabinet appointments have reignited debates about the future of U.S. China policy. While Senator Marco Rubio’s...
View ArticleIs China Waking up to the Dangers of AI?
Early last month, reports emerged that the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) had begun deploying a version of Meta’s Llama model for military purposes. Meta had made the artificial intelligence (AI) model...
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China’s Amphibious Warfare: History, Doctrine, and Forces
As China surrounds Taiwan with warships, it’s time to consider what military operations Xi Jinping may be preparing for. This first part of a two-part series, based on the Naval War College’s China...
View ArticleWhat Will Donald Trump’s Priorities Be in the Asia-Pacific?
Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election last month has led to a growing debate over the form his foreign policy will take. At the core of this debate is the question of which issues he...
View ArticleChinese Amphibious Warfare: Taiwan Targeted, Scenarios Swirling
As China deploys the most warships around Taiwan in its largest maritime operation in three decades, scrutiny of the potential military operations Xi Jinping envisions is long overdue. This second part...
View ArticleUK Officially Joins Trans-Pacific Trade Agreement
The United Kingdom has officially become the 12th member of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), a milestone in the country’s effort to strengthen its...
View ArticleSweeping Vaping Ban Takes Effect In Maldives
A comprehensive ban on vaping has come into force in the Maldives. The import of vaping devices and related products became illegal on November 15. The use, possession, manufacture, sale, advertising,...
View ArticleUS Needs to Accept the Reality of India-Russia Relations
In his recent address to the 21st session of the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military and Military Cooperation (IRIGC-M&MTC) in Moscow, Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh...
View ArticleMinilaterals as Norm Entrepreneurs: The Case of the Quad
The rise of minilaterals – smaller, issue-specific coalitions that aim for pragmatic problem-solving – has been a defining characteristic of international politics in a multipolar 21st century....
View ArticleWill Trump Reopen Back-Channel Diplomacy with North Korea?
By nominating Marco Rubio and Mike Waltz as his secretary of state and national security adviser, respectively, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump appears to be signaling that his overtures to North...
View ArticleIndia’s Arrests of Suspected Human Traffickers to Cambodia Show Cyber-slavery...
Governments outside Southeast Asia have a fundamental role in tackling cyber-slavery in the region. That is the wider lesson from the arrests in India earlier this month of three Indian men suspected...
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