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Australia’s Social Media Age Ban Is Days Away. Here Is What It Really Means.
Public debate on the ban has focused on parenting choices. But the real issue is corporate compliance, technical design, and safe spaces for young people.
What a China-US Detente Mean for Japanese Foreign Policy
While the United States is refusing to lend Japan a helping hand, the intensity of the China-Japan confrontation is moving in a deeply worrying direction.
Mongolia and Cuba’s Diplomatic Relations: Past, Present, and Future
Ulaanbaatar’s Cuba diplomacy encapsulates the country’s past as well as its many changes in going from a socialist system to a multi-party democracy today.
What Afghanistan Taught Us — And Why Libya May Be Lost If the Lesson Is Ignored
Is India Recalibrating its Stance Toward Post-Hasina Bangladesh?
Recent statements by Indian Prime Minister Modi and Foreign Minister Jaishankar suggest that change could be in the air.
India-Russia Set Ties on Economic Trajectory During Putin’s Visit
They stressed co-production and co-innovation, expansion of the export basket, finalizing an FTA with the Eurasian Economic Union, and revitalizing connectivity projects.
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How Israel’s Embassy Lost China
The tenure of Israel’s outgoing ambassador was marked by a lack of effort to engage with Chinese thought leaders or combat rising antisemitism – until it was too late.
How Southeast Asia Became the Scam Capital of the World
How did the online scam industry take root in Southeast Asia, and how did it grow to such massive proportions?
Bali: Killing Fields in a Tropical Paradise
Bali’s beaches, bars, and luxury resorts hide a chilling past: 60 years ago, these were execution sites and mass graves.
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China Power
A New World Order
What Does China Want? Depends Which China You’re Talking About.
China gives conflicting signals because it has three different “personas”: Moral China, Defensive-Assertive China, and Striving China.
From Theft to Labubu: The Evolution of Intellectual Property Protection in China
Hong Kong’s Tragic Fire Shows the Consequences of a Hollowed-out Civil Society
Totalitarianism in China: Resurrected and Rejuvenated by Reform
Flashpoints
Diplomacy by Other Means
China and India’s National Strategy and Competition in Cislunar Space
The paths of China and India in space show how Asian space powers are fundamentally transforming the global distribution of capabilities and influence in cislunar space.
Want an Explanation for China’s Nuclear Build-up?
China’s New ‘Two-Front Strategy’ Against Japan and Taiwan
Vietnam’s Cautious Acceptance of Chinese 5G Technology
Asia Defense
Militaries of the Asia-Pacific
Thailand’s Aircraft Carrier, the Chakri Naruebet, Charts a New Course
The carrier has mostly been used for HADR missions, and debates about its utility have raged since it entered into service in 1997.
How China Now Talks About NATO and Why It Matters for the Asia-Pacific
Xi Jinping’s Grip on the Military Is Getting Stronger, Not Weaker
Tejas Crash in Dubai Raises Questions of Fighter Jet’s Reliability
ASEAN Beat
Insights Into Half a Billion
Thai and Cambodian Troops Again Clash Along Disputed Border
The two governments have accused the other of responsibility for a string of incidents that threaten to ignite another full-scale border conflict.
ASEAN Between China and the US: Navigating a ‘No Single Power’ Global Order
Thailand Girds For Early 2026 Polls Amid Economic Stagnation
Malaysia’s Rare Earth Transition
The Pulse
Perspectives on South Asia
Is India Recalibrating its Stance Toward Post-Hasina Bangladesh?
Recent statements by Indian Prime Minister Modi and Foreign Minister Jaishankar suggest that change could be in the air.
India-Russia Set Ties on Economic Trajectory During Putin’s Visit
Modi-Putin Summit: More Style and Symbolism Than Substance
Hybridization of the Terror Threat in India
The Koreas
Divided Peninsula
Lee Jae-myung’s Latest Policy Signals to North Korea
Lee has downgraded “denuclearization” as a goal. Will it be enough to attract interest from Pyongyang?
One Year After Martial Law Debacle, South Korea’s New President Vows to Complete ‘Light Revolution’
Why Is the PPP Still Defending Yoon Suk-yeol?
South Korean President Says Unification Is Ultimate Goal
Tokyo Report
News From Japan
What a China-US Detente Mean for Japanese Foreign Policy
While the United States is refusing to lend Japan a helping hand, the intensity of the China-Japan confrontation is moving in a deeply worrying direction.
Former Japanese PM Ishiba Shigeru Has Thoughts on His Successor
China Intensifies ‘Three Warfares’ Targeting Japan Over Takaichi’s Taiwan Remarks
Silent Streets and Shifting Norms: Japan’s Weakening Pacifist Movement
The Debate
Comment and Opinion
Crossroads Asia
The New Silk Road
Mongolia and Cuba’s Diplomatic Relations: Past, Present, and Future
Ulaanbaatar’s Cuba diplomacy encapsulates the country’s past as well as its many changes in going from a socialist system to a multi-party democracy today.
Kyrgyz Election Commission Tosses Results From District With Highest Turnout, Citing Violations
Are Uzbekistan’s Peacebuilding Efforts Sustainable in Central Asia?
Kazakhstan’s Orda.kz Raided, Editor Placed Under House Arrest
Trans-Pacific View
U.S. Policy on Asia
US Steps up Defense Cooperation in Southeast Asia
Washington is making progress with a range of states: from staunch ally the Philippines to newer partner Vietnam and even Cambodia, where China's influence dominates.
Trump–Xi and Strategic Recalibration
Try, Try Again: New Bills Submitted to Address the Jackson-Vanik Problem
Can the NBA Help Heal China-US Relations?
Pacific Money
Economy And Business
Is China’s Real Estate Crisis Driving the Next Stage of Homegrown Innovation?
A closer look at the economic numbers suggests that a bad real estate industry is not all bad news for the Chinese economy.
China vs. Korea: Who Is Winning the Battery Battle in Hungary?
The Oddities of Vietnam’s Property Market, Explained
Takaichi’s Growth Gamble: The 30-Year JGB Is Flashing a Warning
Oceania
The South Pacific
Australia’s Social Media Age Ban Is Days Away. Here Is What It Really Means.
Public debate on the ban has focused on parenting choices. But the real issue is corporate compliance, technical design, and safe spaces for young people.
The $500 Mistake: Why International Students in Australia Are Selling Their Bank Accounts to Criminals
Australia’s National AI Plan Has Just Been Released. Who Exactly Will Benefit?
How Best to Defend Australia’s Democracy in the Digital Age?
Videos
Asia on Video
Why China Can’t Make Gwadar Work – Even After Billions Spent
Gwadar port has often been touted as CPEC’s “crown jewel.” Yet almost two decades after the port began operations, business has been lackluster.
How Southeast Asia Became the Scam Capital of the World
Inside China’s Rare Earth Empire: The Hidden Costs in Myanmar
Modi and the Mullahs: India’s Embrace of the Taliban
Podcasts
Asia Geopolitics
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.