No Filipino Journalist Killed in 2024, but Impunity Persists
The latest report of the global media watchdog, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), noted that in 2024, for the first time in two decades, no journalist was killed in the Philippines. This was...
View ArticleSet Adrift: The Australian Political Class and the US Alliance under Trump 2.0
Australia’s alliance with the United States, as former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, who is now Canberra’s ambassador in Washington, once remarked, is the “bedrock” of the country’s foreign and defense...
View ArticleHow US Companies in China Can Survive
Amid a flood of policy about-faces with U.S. President Joe Biden’s departure and President Donald Trump’s return to the White House, one constant has been sustained and growing tension in the...
View ArticleChina’s Soft Power Play: Can Fashion and Digital Influencers Reshape Its...
Li Ziqi’s return to the digital sphere after her hiatus has reignited public fascination with her tranquil depictions of rural Chinese life. As a widely followed influencer, her aestheticized...
View ArticleThere Are No Robin Hoods in Vietnam These Days
An axiomatic marker of a healthy society, especially a democratic one, seems to be when politicians know what the masses want and when the bulk of society can be counted on to understand what their...
View ArticleViolence Against Women Is Widespread in Pakistan
On the night of February 5, in Khuzdar district of Pakistan’s Balochistan province, a group of armed men led by Zahoor Jamalzai forcibly entered Asma Jattak’s home and harassed her family before...
View ArticleEU Keeps Ban on Nepali Aircraft Flying in Its Airspace
When the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) lifted a four-year ban on Pakistan International Airlines operating in Europe in November last year, Nepal’s aviation industry thought that the...
View ArticleDo India’s Domestic Violence Laws Discriminate Against Men?
Ever since Bengaluru-based techie Atul Subhash died by suicide last year, leaving behind a video message blaming his wife and their ongoing divorce case for his death, there has been much debate in...
View ArticleJapan’s Catch-22 Situation Over US-Ukraine Row
Since the unprecedented bust-up between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on February 28, the Japanese government has been struggling to cope with the rapidly...
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What Countries Do Americans See as the Biggest Threat to the United States?
Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran are all typically seen as the largest threats to the U.S., but to what extent the public prioritizes these threats is less clear. The four have the independent...
View ArticleWhy a Possible Trump-Putin Rapprochement Is Good for China
The U.S. administration of Donald Trump has openly admitted that one of the reasons for its attempts to re-engage and then rebuild good relations with Russia is to gain leverage over China (the...
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Communities in Cameroon Demand Justice as Chinese-funded Iron Mining Project...
The Lobé-Kribi Iron Ore Project in Cameroon is a large-scale mining initiative designed to exploit a major iron ore deposit. Led by Sinosteel Cam S.A., a subsidiary of the Chinese state-owned Sinosteel...
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Kazakh Youth Find Their Voice for Nuclear Justice at the UN
NEW YORK — In a packed hall overlooking the United Nations Headquarters, Kazakh nuclear justice advocate Aigerim Seitenova premiered her documentary “JARA — Radioactive Patriarchy: Women of Qazaqstan.”...
View ArticleVietnam Raises Indonesia to Highest Diplomatic Tier, Singapore to Follow
Vietnam has upgraded its diplomatic relations with Indonesia to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP), ahead of a similar upgrade with Singapore later this week. The elevation took place...
View ArticlePhilippine Police Arrest Former President Duterte at ICC’s Request
Philippine police today arrested former President Rodrigo Duterte in connection with the International Criminal Court (ICC)’s ongoing investigation into his violent anti-drug campaign. In a statement,...
View ArticleThe Scandal at Indonesia’s State-Owned Energy Firm Pertamina, Explained
At the end of February, the Indonesian Attorney General’s Office arrested and announced charges against five executives who work at subsidiaries of the state-owned oil and gas giant Pertamina. A...
View ArticleSoutheast Asia’s ‘Scamdemic’ Is a Wake Up Call for the Region
In a cramped Jakarta boarding house, Yanti rereads her brother Wahyu’s last message: “Don’t tell Mama. I’m afraid she’ll get sick from stress. Just pray for me to stay strong.” Wahyu had left...
View ArticleAt ‘Two Sessions,’ Beijing Signals Greater Protections for Delivery Riders
As journalists and analysts continue to glean takeaways from this year’s “Two Sessions” – the annual gathering of China’s parliament and separate political advisory body in Beijing – one group of...
View ArticleTajik President to Visit Kyrgyzstan, Sign Border Deal, Ahead of Momentous...
President Emomali Rahmon of Tajikistan is scheduled to make a state visit to the capital of Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek, on March 12-13. Rahmon’s visit this week to Kyrgyzstan comes in the wake of the settling...
View ArticleAs ROK-US Drill Began, North Korea Fired Ballistic Missiles
North Korea fired several ballistic missiles toward its western waters around 1:50 p.m. KST on Monday, according to the South Korean military. It marked the North’s fifth missile launch this year and...
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