The Chechen Connection: Kadyrov Weighs in on Allamjonov Case in Uzbekistan
Earlier this month, INTERPOL issued red notices for two Russian citizens – Chechens Bislan Rasayev and Shamil Temirkhanov – wanted by Uzbekistan. Media quickly linked the two to the October...
View Article2025: What to Expect in the Asia-Pacific
Deja vu is a French phrase for the eerie phenomenon of feeling that you’ve experienced something that you know you haven’t. None of us has lived through 2025, yet as it dawns there’s a clear sense of...
View ArticleMeera Gopal on the Asia-Pacific at COP29
In November, the world gathered in the capital of Azerbaijan, Baku, for the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference. COP29 was characterized by many as the “Finance COP,” a time for developed...
View ArticleChina Is Dominating the Race for Generative AI Patents
Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is emerging as a transformative technological innovation of the 21st century, sure to reshape economies and societies and alter global power dynamics. The...
View ArticleTo Strengthen Defense, Taiwan Must Revamp Its Military Procurement
As a country significantly facing external threats from China, Taiwan has consistently prioritized military procurement – whether by purchasing foreign arms or relying on domestic defense suppliers –...
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Afghan Asylum Seekers in Germany Fear for Their Future
M’s situation is increasingly stressful, as his asylum claim is teetering on the edge of deportation back to Greece. He arrived in Germany three years ago after months on the island of Lesvos, Greece...
View ArticleHow COVID-19 Transformed China’s Domestic and International Trajectory
Five years after the novel coronavirus first emerged, China’s major metropolises bear virtually no visible scars of their unprecedented battle with COVID-19. The streets of Beijing, Shanghai, and...
View ArticleThe Role of Bangladesh’s Military in the July Revolution and Its Historical...
The military has been a central force in Bangladesh’s history, particularly in its tumultuous political landscape from independence in 1971 until the 1990s. This period was marked by coups,...
View ArticleMalaysian Police Arrest Satirical Artist Over Caricatures of Sabah Governor
Malaysian authorities have released on bail a graphic designer and activist after questioning him under the Sedition Act for posting satirical images of the newly appointed governor of Sabah in eastern...
View ArticleMalaysia’s Turn in the ASEAN Hotseat
In recent years, Southeast Asia has grappled with unprecedented challenges that have strained the unity and effectiveness of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Heightened geopolitical...
View ArticleHow Jimmy Carter’s Legacy Could Impact Trump’s China Policy
What was perhaps more surprising than the passing of centenarian U.S. President Jimmy Carter just days before 2025 was President-elect Donald Trump’s unexpectedly complimentary tribute. Despite once...
View ArticleTaiwan’s Legislature-Government Clashes Heat up
As we enter 2025, another contentious year in Taiwanese politics seems in the cards, with the passage of three controversial bills by the Legislative Yuan in December. The bills were pushed for by the...
View ArticleUzbek Driver Punished for ‘Petty Hooliganism’ Following Gas Station Outburst
On December 23, 47-year-old minibus driver Gayrat Dustov waited in line for six hours at a gas station in Tashkent. He was unable to fuel his vehicle and let out his frustration, insulting the...
View ArticleWhat’s Next for China-India Relations?
2024 was a year of change in relations between Beijing and New Delhi. After years of frozen relations, China and India reached an agreement to complete military disengagement along their disputed...
View ArticleMyanmar Military Junta Enacts Repressive New Cybersecurity Bill
Myanmar’s military junta has passed its long-threatened Cybersecurity Law, which aims to tighten its control over vital arteries of communication amid the country’s intensifying civil war. According to...
View ArticleAnwar Ibrahim’s ‘Postnormal Times MADANI Exhibition’ Aims to Change...
Since making big electoral gains in 2022, Malaysia’s Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) has invested heavily in history and historiography to produce new, exclusionary narratives that undermine the...
View ArticleHow Lahore’s Smog Crisis Endangers Women’s Health and Fertility
In November, the city of Lahore, Pakistan, was choked by smog. The city’s Air Quality Index (AQI) set a record, topping 1,300 on a scale where anything over 200 is considered “very unhealthy.” What has...
View ArticleInvestigators Fail to Arrest South Korean President
The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) failed to detain South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on January 3, three days after the court issued an arrest warrant for Yoon....
View ArticleNavigating Taiwan’s Pacific Identity: Challenges for Lai Ching-te’s Hawaiian...
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te’s recent Pacific tour to Hawai‘i, Guam, and Taiwan’s remaining Asian diplomatic partners – the Marshall Islands, Tuvalu, and Palau – was more than a calculated diplomatic...
View Article3 Years on: Kazakhstan’s Kafkaesque System Fails Bloody January Torture Victims
Three years have passed since the harrowing events of January 2022 in Kazakhstan, known locally as Qandy Qantar, or Bloody January. What began as a regional protest against the removal of price caps on...
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