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Beyond Armageddon: US policy options on North Korea 0
- Asia Pacific
- September 27, 2017
The war of words between Kim Jong-un and President Trump does not have to end in nuclear conflict.
The Rohingya refugee crisis: ethnic cleansing in Myanmar 0
- Southeast Asia, Asia Pacific
- September 17, 2017
De facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been conspicuously quiet about the violence in Rakhine State.
Cyber sovereignty: the Sino-Russian authoritarian model 0
- Technology & Society
- September 15, 2017
China and Russia champion ‘cyber sovereignty’ but the idea may collapse under its economic weight.
US-Pakistan relations: new strategy offers no relief 0
- South Asia
- September 11, 2017
The Trump administration’s pursuit of narrow US interests in South Asia could backfired badly.
The uneasy love triangle: ANZUS in the modern day 0
- Multilateral Institutions, Asia Pacific
- August 30, 2017
Invoking the contentious security pact could create more problems than it solves.
The PLAN in Djibouti: China’s Indian Ocean footprint 0
- China
- August 25, 2017
Beijing’s blue water naval ambitions are taking hold in the Indian Ocean region.

India and China: standoff at the Doklam tri-junction 0
- South Asia
- August 21, 2017
Armed conflict is unlikely but New Delhi and Beijing won’t reach an accord anytime soon.
Flashpoints and fraternity: the US-South Korea alliance 0
- Korea, Asia Pacific
- August 18, 2017
The new leaders in the White House and the Blue House must learn to set aside their differences.
The charm offensive: Australia’s Human Rights Council bid 0
- Multilateral Institutions, Asia Pacific
- August 5, 2017
Canberra will face criticism of its own human rights record as it seeks a seat on the UNHCR.
Progress in the South China Sea dispute? Not really.0
- Asia Pacific
- August 1, 2017
China’s cooperation with ASEAN for a code of conduct is a stalling tactic—and it’s working.
SCO membership: a Beijing-Moscow proxy power struggle 0
- Multilateral Institutions
- July 21, 2017
The muted Russia-China rivalry has extended to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.
Marawi Crisis: Islamic State in the Philippines 0
- Asia Pacific
- July 15, 2017
The ongoing siege in the Philippines highlights the region’s deeper counterterrorism problems.