The Rebalance: Still on Track
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As the opposition leader sits in prison, a shadow looms overs Malaysian politics both at home and abroad.
The election of Narendra Modi last year has brought some noticeable changes to relations between Asia’s two great powers.
The Mekong is a lifeline for 60 million people. But the region’s hunger for affordable energy is threatening traditional livelihoods and a unique biodiversity.
CCP leaders are eager to reiterate that their reform and anti-corruption plans will not sink China’s economy.
Xi’s vision for governing China merges two classic Chinese philosophies: Han Feizi’s legalism and the mandates of ritual and morality taught by Confucius.
The country’s one-child policy has created an astonishing number of unregistered children.
The Chinese party-state is certainly facing decay – but so are most Western democracies.
The first trilateral foreign ministers’ meeting in nearly three years included a major emphasis on history.
From the TPP to Okinawa, the upcoming summit between the Japanese prime minister and U.S. president will have a full agenda.
Four upcoming by-elections could be make or break for Korea’s party of the left, the New Politics Alliance for Democracy, and its leader.
Angela Merkel’s visit to Japan has reignited the old comparisons of Japan and Germany’s postwar actions.
South Korea must solve its deep-rooted gender bias problem.
Why don’t we hear much about Taiwan in Washington D.C. anymore?
India is caught between its agrarian heritage and the promises of development.
Afghanistan’s leaders are working hard to repair their country’s damaged relationship with the U.S.
Pakistan is trying to combat terrorist organizations online, with mixed results.
After last week’s arrests of Muttahida Qaumi Movement leaders, political violence could surge in Karachi.
The country may have fallen in the rankings, but is freedom of information really on the decline?
Falling commodities prices represent both a crisis and an opportunity for Indonesia.
Manila and Beijing have a long way to go to improve their troubled relations.
Singapore’s founding prime minister has died. What was his legacy?
In abandoning its democratic ideals, the country risks a return to a pre-modern era.
Every year, Indonesians flock abroad dreaming of opportunity. For many, the reality is harsh.
Although it originated the idea of the Eurasian Economic Union, Astana has hardly benefited from its creation.
Despite two popular revolutions in ten years, Kyrgyzstan is no closer to capitalizing on its much touted democratic potential.
With loans from the World Bank and the ADB, Tajikistan strengthens its infrastructure.
Kazakhstan’s president will run one more time, but indicated that it’s time for a change.
Central Asian governments have faced some difficult choices in responding to Russian revanchism.
Falling prices are putting the squeeze on Australia’s major iron ore producers.
The prime minister has been a staunch supporter of Indigenous rights. That makes his recent remarks all the more baffling.
Under a new coalition government, the Pacific state has a chance to adopt much-needed reforms.
Revelations emerge that New Zealand has been spying on friendly neighbors.
More aggressive defense approaches in cyberspace promise to test bilateral relations.
Defense ministers met in Malaysia in March to discuss disaster relief, the Islamic State, and the South China Sea.
What Japan is doing is clear. Why it is doing it is much more complex.
Pentagon officials are deeply worried about Chinese and Russian anti-satellite weapons. Are their concerns justified?
In delivering his speech commemorating the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, Abe’s tone will matter most.
Modi’s recent tour of the Indian Ocean Region certainly indicates an Indian desire to serve as the region’s custodian.
The organization’s significance is in question during a critical year.
The foreign ministers of China, Japan, and South Korea suggested that the long-stalled leaders’ summit could be back on.
For decades after U Thant’s death his house in Yangon was left to rot, but memory of Asia’s first UN secretary-general is now being restored.
Forty years after being decimated by the Khmer Rouge, the local film industry is making a stir on the international stage.
A new tourist bus company is setting out to reboot culture in an exhausted country.