The Unfolding Mekong Development Disaster

There’s more to security than guns, bombs, and warships.

How China’s grand strategy for the Mekong impacts the river, and the countries downstream.

It’s said Afghanistan’s special forces have never lost a battle, but what do they think of the war?

An investigation of the state of mental health, and mental health services, in the People’s Liberation Army.

What does the North Korean government want its citizens to think about recent diplomatic efforts?

Ahead of Fiji’s elections this year, a look back at the country’s political “misadventures” since the first coup in 1987.

Recent shake ups in China’s government will influence how Beijing conducts foreign policy.

This year’s “Two Sessions” are destined to go down in China’s contemporary history and will frame China’s future.

China is not only reviving Mao-era social controls, but augmenting them through cutting-edge technology.

The BRI is not about physical routes in Eurasia. It is a global strategy.

Pyramid schemes are big business in China – much to the government’s chagrin.

Shinzo Abe will have to figure out how to make sure Japan’s voice is heard in the current round of diplomacy.

The physical U.S. presence on the peninsula represents a crucial node in a larger hegemonic structure.

Japan’s support for the Belt and Road is contingent on shaping China into a responsible global player.

Moon Jae-in is learning from his liberal predecessors, while being careful to avoid their mistakes.

Japan faces questions from abroad about its handling of the triple disaster’s lingering aftereffects.

What does the Bharatiya Janata Party’s surge in India’s northeast tell us about the future direction of the country’s politics?

Anti-Muslim violence on the island has a long history tied to conceptions of Sinhalese-Buddhist identity.

Caught between the Taliban in Afghanistan and the religious right in Pakistan, this ancient culture is in dire straits.

Is the Afghan president’s bold gambit doomed to failure?

What do recent Senate elections in Pakistan tell us about the future of democracy in the country?

A closer look at the underlying reasons and various aspects of Jakarta’s role.

From the “coup de text” to Duterte’s cyber army, modern communications technology has changed the Filipino political landscape.

The good news masks a still uncertain road ahead for the ruling junta.

Myanmar’s Tatmadaw and the Kachin Independence Army are fighting for control of lucrative natural resources.

Hun Sen and Rodrigo Duterte show that constitutional reform remains a favorite tool of the region’s power-hungry leaders.

A short history of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan.

New rounds of litigation add to the opaque case of fugitive ex-Kazakh minister Mukhtar Ablyazov.

Pressure on the press has increased in Central Asia’s so-called island of democracy.

For over two decades, the Uzbek-Tajik relationship has been marred by tension, but a recent bilateral visit may mark a true thaw.

With a new South Asia strategy guiding operations, how does Central Asia figure into CENTCOM’s activities?

Through ASEAN, Canberra can increase its influence in Southeast Asia.

The 1977 Dunn Report outlined grave human rights abuses in East Timor. Too bad Canberra tried to bury it.

How will Wellington readjust to shifting geopolitical dynamics in its own backyard?

The UN recommended recently that Solomon Islands and Kiribati be removed from the least developed country (LDC) list.

The Trump administration will have its work cut out as it heads toward a supposed historic summit with North Korea.

Rex Tillerson does not leave a particularly positive record behind in Asia.

A U.S. drone strike and bounty on Pakistani Taliban leaders signal renewed cooperation between the U.S. and Pakistan.

The world’s first naval-launched air raid took place during the siege of Tsingtao in the first year of World War I.

Bangladesh’s military is more concerned with profit and power than defending the country.

Public discussion of the proposal belies the challenges inherent in adopting it as well as Malaysia’s own approach to the question.

How will Beijing provide security for Chinese personnel and infrastructure along the Belt and Road?

Some Indians claim that their civilization has invented nearly everything (and colonial rhetoric is partially to blame for this).

The 16 islands that make up the Con Dao archipelago are renowned for their natural beauty, but they also have a dark past.

As the case of the UAE shows, Seoul has enticed greater relations via pop culture and reinforced its interests with economic power.