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How China Is Using Brazil to Reshape Power in the Americas
China is entrenching itself in the Brazilian industrial base and consumer economy, with implications for Chinese influence across the continent.
Why Did India’s China-Related Concerns Not Figure on the Agenda of the Colombo Security Conclave in Delhi?
Most of the grouping’s member-states have good relations with Beijing. India does not want to irk them in any way.
China Will Help Rebuild Ukraine – But That Comes With Risks
Other examples of European countries beholden to Chinese funding carry a cautionary tale.
China’s Fujian: A Milestone, Not the Endpoint, of Naval Modernization
Advanced EMALS technology and a next-generation air wing position Beijing for far-reaching maritime influence — but major operational challenges remain.
Philippines’ Pig Butchering Poster Girl Gets Life in Prison
Onetime small town mayor Alice Guo sentenced under anti-trafficking laws.
Battle of History: China, Taiwan and the October 25th Clash
Beijing is looking for an opportunity to exploit differing views of history.
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The 27th Amendment and Pakistan’s Emerging Military Posture
Don’t sleep on the 27th Amendment’s strategic reorientation of Pakistan’s defense architecture.
Cracking Southeast Asia’s Scam Economy
Washington and London’s recent unprecedented actions showed what global coordination can achieve – and what remains to be done.
China’s Upgraded Lawfare in the South China Sea
China is stepping up its legal narratives targeting the Philippines.
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How China Is Using Brazil to Reshape Power in the Americas
China is entrenching itself in the Brazilian industrial base and consumer economy, with implications for Chinese influence across the continent.
China Will Help Rebuild Ukraine – But That Comes With Risks
Battle of History: China, Taiwan and the October 25th Clash
China’s Fourth Plenum and the 2027 Problem
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Diplomacy by Other Means
Did China Really Launch the World’s First AI-Based Cyberattacks?
AI lab Anthropic claimed that Chinese-backed bots are conducting cyber espionage. Experts have questions.
China-Japan Relations Strain as Takaichi’s Comments on Taiwan Trigger Diplomatic Firestorm
North Korea Denounces South Korea-US Joint Fact Sheet
China’s Naval Strategy With 3 Aircraft Carriers
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Militaries of the Asia-Pacific
China’s Fujian: A Milestone, Not the Endpoint, of Naval Modernization
Advanced EMALS technology and a next-generation air wing position Beijing for far-reaching maritime influence — but major operational challenges remain.
US Congressional Panel Proposes Taiwanese Role in Funding Philippine Base Upgrades
Indonesia’s Defense Plans Remain a Mystery
India’s Exercise Trishul: Why Pakistan Should Be Worried
ASEAN Beat
Insights Into Half a Billion
Philippines’ Pig Butchering Poster Girl Gets Life in Prison
Onetime small town mayor Alice Guo sentenced under anti-trafficking laws.
Corruption and Climate Crisis a Deadly Combination in the Philippines
Ex-Philippine Mayor Sentenced to Life in Prison For Involvement in Cyberscams
Thailand Denies Claim Its Soldiers Gang-Raped Cambodian Woman
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Perspectives on South Asia
Why Did India’s China-Related Concerns Not Figure on the Agenda of the Colombo Security Conclave in Delhi?
Most of the grouping’s member-states have good relations with Beijing. India does not want to irk them in any way.
Why Has the Taliban Stopped Trade with Pakistan?
Electoral Roll Revision in India Sparks Widespread Social Anxieties
Why Have Baloch Separatists Not Weaponized Drones Yet?
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Divided Peninsula
North Korea’s Execution State: When Law Becomes a Tool of Terror
Public executions showcase that the death penalty in North Korea continues to function as a political tool.
President Lee Jae-myung’s Latest Headache
South Korea Wakes up to Southeast Asia’s Ballooning Scam Industry
Lee Jae-myung’s North Korea Policy Is Built on Outdated Assumptions
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Sleepless at the Top: Takaichi’s Work Ethic Highlights Japan’s Overwork Problem
Overwork and karoshi – death from overwork – remain deeply sensitive issues in Japan.
How Will Japan’s New Leader Approach the North Korea Problem?
Takaichi’s Taiwan Remarks: Much Ado About Nothing?
As Asia Advances LGBTQ+ Rights, Japan’s Parliament Stalls
The Debate
Comment and Opinion
If Workers Can’t Speak, CSR is Just PR
Corporate social responsibility has failed because it has sidelined the people it claims to protect: the workers
Southeast Asia Has Become a Global Hub For Transnational Organized Crime. It’s Time for a Decisive Response.
Pakistan and the New World Order: Why an Old Mindset Cannot Survive a New Era
Kazakhstan: Another Blow to the LGBTQ Community and Freedom of Expression
Crossroads Asia
The New Silk Road
Why Is Tajikistan Recalibrating Its Approach Toward the Taliban?
Tajikistan was a key external supporter of the Taliban’s opposition; its recent shift marks a departure from that role.
In Kazakhstan, Both Pro- and Anti-Russian Voice Are Urged Toward Silence
Uzbekistan Agrees to Continue Supplying Afghanistan With Electricity
Central Asia Chooses Consolidation Over Integration
Trans-Pacific View
U.S. Policy on Asia
Try, Try Again: New Bills Submitted to Address the Jackson-Vanik Problem
Two new bills have been submitted to the U.S. Congress to deal with the Cold War-era Jackson-Vanik amendment.
Can the NBA Help Heal China-US Relations?
The Supreme Court’s Tariff Test: What Is at Stake for the Rule of Law and Global Trade
What to Make of the Recent Trump-Xi Summit?
Pacific Money
Economy And Business
Gender and the Political Economy of the Asian Sports Media
Representation drives engagement, engagement determines investment, and investment reproduces patterns of representation.
How Asia Is Navigating America’s Fading Financial Control
South Korea’s Semiconductor Dependence Is Becoming a Structural Economic Risk
Time to Get Ready for the Era of ‘Selective Protectionism’
Oceania
The South Pacific
Australia Revokes Visa of South African Neo-Nazi
At some point, liberal democracies have to draw a line about what they will and will not tolerate – and find ways to defend their open societies without destroying them in the process.
What Australians Think of China and the US in the Trump Era
Palau’s President Pushes for Stronger Climate Action After New Zealand Weakens Methane Targets
Good Neighbors: Australia, Indonesia Sign Security Treaty
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Don’t Call It a Deal Just Yet: South Korea to Pursue Nuclear-powered Submarines
There’s a tremendous amount of uncertainty as to what was actually agreed to.
