Freedom and Fear: India and Pakistan at 70
Table of Contents
Overcoming irrelevance and polarization are ASEAN’s biggest challenges as its heads into the future.
Just how much influence does China continue to exercise over North Korea in 2017?
An expensive billboard for Kazakhstan's slow transition to clean energy.
China and India are making loud remarks about war, with tiny Bhutan caught in the middle.
The death of Liu Xiaobo has become the Chinese government’s worst political nightmare since Tiananmen.
Ideas and political debates matter in China, probably more than ever.
Some concerns aside, China is emerging as a global IP leader.
Chen Min’er’s promotion once again signals Guizhou’s importance as a political proving ground.
Declining approval ratings have the country thinking about Japan’s next prime minister.
Grace Jo is one of 200 North Korean refugees now settled in the United States. This is her story.
Why do many young South Koreans think of their country as “hell”?
The new law may open countless avenues for Japanese police, who already have a dangerous amount of power.
Two companies with links to Pyongyang and Malaysia reveal how North Korea can skirt international restrictions.
What is the tiny Himalayan kingdom’s relationship with India?
A tradition of cooperation is giving way to a much more complicated relationship.
The process of democratic restoration in Pakistan will continue to face roadblocks unless civilian forces join hands.
Sri Lanka accuses Indian fishermen of illegally trawling its side of the Palk Strait.
A visit to Afghan opium fields challenges the notion that the Taliban controls the lucrative trade.
Lack of transparency and then lack of coordination have fed rumors that Hun Sen is not well.
In a country with a nasty history of abused martial law, Duterte has gotten what he wanted. For now.
The Thai military government seems more interested in counterinsurgency than in conflict settlement.
New Delhi has a lot left to do to actually realize its grand ambitions.
The start of a project highlights Vientiane’s continuing struggle with the issue even as it receives foreign assistance.
What a race to build the region’s biggest mosque says about the state of Islam in Central Asia.
International law frowns on creating stateless persons, but Astana’s irritating exiles can afford to buy new passports.
Under President Mirziyoyev, Uzbekistan has shown a willingness to increase defense ties with Moscow.
Better to hire a Rahmon than anger one.
Europe’s strategy in Central Asia focuses on bilateral relations and reforms, but reality demonstrates the limits of these aims.
Australia still lacks the sophistication to see itself beyond a supplier of raw materials to emerging economic powers like India.
Capacity-building in Melanesia will have a direct impact on Australian security.
The mission was devised not simply as a peacekeeping operation, but as a program to rebuild the state.
The resignations highlight a disconnect between the country’s constitution and its present reality.
Modi's first meeting with Trump went better than expected, but now comes the hard part.
The administration needs to unveil a more comprehensive approach to the region soon.
White nationalists, neo-Nazis, and others are turning to an unlikely ally in their bid to “make the West great again.”
Japan’s Navy continues to field the most advanced submarine force in East Asia.
There is only one feasible choice for solving the issue: treat Pyongyang as a rational actor.
Explaining the political geography at the center of a serious India-China standoff in the Himalayas.
The terrorist group is increasingly present in Pakistan’s southern province.
Is Dangal a praise for women’s emancipation or a portrait of parental tyranny?
Havana’s barrio chino isn’t what it used to be, but presents an opportunity nonetheless.
Hanoi’s proposed measure is unlikely to solve the city’s congestion problems.