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Hun Sen and Min Aung Hlaing: A new challenge for ASEAN 0
- Asia Pacific
- February 2, 2022
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen’s latest move to normalize relations with Myanmar’s military junta raises questions as to which diplomatic course of action the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will pursue this year as Cambodia assumes chairmanship of the organization.
Singapore’s Gastarbeiters: A Stormy Future 0
- Asia Pacific
- December 17, 2021
Recent incidents involving migrant workers and Singaporean law enforcement call into question Singapore’s treatment of foreign workers in the construction sector.
China’s Climate Future 0
- China
- August 2, 2021
China is trying to undo its world’s largest polluter status, but there are obstacles to meeting this goal.
Exit Strategy: Is Afghanistan Lost to the Taliban?0
- South Asia
- July 29, 2021
The United States is leaving Afghanistan just as Taliban insurgents make significant land grabs.
And we have lift off: China’s space program advances 0
- China
- June 6, 2021
China’s rapid ascent as a player in the competition for space will likely rebalance the current US-led space order.
A state of emergency creates a state of emergency 0
- Southeast Asia
- February 20, 2021
The prime minister’s advice to implement restrictions may have cut off his own political oxygen supply.

Taliban in Afghanistan: making peace, missing pieces 0
- Security & Terrorism
- February 14, 2021
Clashing incentives risk splintering the Taliban as its leadership seeks an end to decades of conflict.
Private privacy: the law comes to Chinese cyberspace 0
- China
- December 28, 2020
New legislation may curtail corporate data collection, but state-led collection will likely persist.
Japan contracts Mitsubishi for its F-X future fighter 0
- Japan, Asia Pacific
- November 19, 2020
The decision likely draws on Mitsubishi’s reliability, economic concerns and China’s military expansion.
‘Papuan Lives Matter’ energises calls for independence 0
- Southeast Asia, Asia Pacific
- November 10, 2020
Localised violence is spiking in Indonesia’s easternmost provinces amid fresh calls for independence.
Not a zero-sum proxy: Bangladesh asserts its sovereignty 0
- South Asia, Asia Pacific
- October 1, 2020
Dhaka is exploiting its strategic position to benefit from both Chinese and Indian largesse.
Stuck in the middle: Duterte, China and the US 0
- Southeast Asia, Asia Pacific
- September 22, 2020
Amid domestic and regional tensions, the choice between Washington and Beijing is becoming starker for Manila.