Thailand’s Stolen Election

When the gap between government and governed grows too large, the results can be catastrophic.

An illegitimate election risks prolonging the country’s problems.

30 years after Tiananmen, activism in China continues, though by necessity it has taken different forms.

Timor-Leste may have fought off two foreign invaders only to have its independence – and its precious petroleum fund – sold off by its own leaders. 

A look back at the Heisei era, and forward to the reign of Emperor Naruhito.

As Kazakhstan undergoes its first post-independence power transition, “elite power struggles are inevitable, and awakening of public politics is inevitable too.”

Abandoning its low-key response to earlier trade tensions, Chinese official media is trying a more bellicose approach.

Huawei’s suffering today is directly caused by China’s longstanding systematic problems.

As Germany shifts its China approach, Huawei is in the crosshairs.

Will Hong Kong be a “Free World outpost” or a bastion for “Red China”?

Taiwan has not fully opened its doors to dissidents, despite recent high-profile cases.

The next few months will see Abe try to forge legacy-making diplomatic achievements, but the deck may be stacked against him.

South Korea has thrived under the post-war rules-based system. With that system increasingly strained, what can Seoul do to protect its interests?

As Pyongyang seeks to create dissonance in the U.S.-South Korea alliance, Seoul and Washington must move in lockstep.

There’s a clear strategic rationale for Abe’s over-the-top efforts to cultivate a relationship with Trump.

New peace trails show small signs of progress in inter-Korean relations.

It’s the BJP’s country now.

What can a study of pro-BJP WhatsApp groups tell us about the party’s culpability in rising Islamophobia?

Warnings of a debt trap aside, there is consensus in Nepal on the benefits to be had from the Belt and Road Initiative.

Not talking to the Taliban is counterproductive, but going too far is naïve.

The task of effectively managing the economy is going to be the government’s biggest political challenge in the coming months.

A closer look at the broader significance of a rare trip by Nepal’s prime minister to the subregion.

With dirt or magic, Duterte’s allies rode to victory in the Senate race.

Mars Noersmono’s story is a first-person account of a nation’s shame.

A closer look at the dynamics behind the subregion’s continued management of the opportunities and challenges within the evolving initiative.

The Sultanate’s Sharia law sparked criticism abroad – and at home, where dissent is not often tolerated.

A little-known nascent uranium mine sparked a furor that led to a sudden ban. But is it bad business?

Turkmenistan needs a sale, and Russia probably got a good price.

Three smaller banks in Kazakhstan will decide about a merger this month; meanwhile, large players are poised for changes too.

While Kazakhstan may have a more vibrant media space than Uzbekistan, the trends in each country are moving in opposite directions.

Two years in the making, the EU’s new Central Asia strategy doesn’t offer many new positions.

Severely underestimated, Morrison and his Liberal Party eked out a victory in the May elections.

After a calm election, frustrations flared as Manasseh Sogavare returned, for the fourth time, to the prime ministership.

The Pacific’s “large ocean states” are on the frontlines of climate change, and urging the world to act.

The late Bob Hawke arguably did more to usher Australia into the modern era than any other post-war leader.

As Kim Jong Un returns to testing missiles once again, the prospects for resumed U.S.-North Korea diplomacy look bleak.

It’s too late to save the INF Treaty, but there’s still little clarity on what a post-INF world looks like.

May 18, 1980 crystallized anti-US sentiments in Korea. Now Trump is laying the foundation for another anti-American backlash.

The fighter aircraft allegedly engaged in its first dog fight during the Indian-Pakistan military standoff in February.

The Easter attacks are part of Islamic State’s global expansion through local ‘franchises.’

A recent multilateral set of drills involving the United States, Japan, India, and the Philippines is a model.

India’s tough experience in post-1989 Afghanistan could hold lessons for weathering a U.S. troop withdrawal.

Recent study shows that the English language continues to be the language of the elite and a symbol of a better world.

A recently opened center in Kabul memorializes the victims of Afghanistan’s chronic state of war.

The streaming giant is changing Korean entertainment, even while boosting its popularity around the world.