India’s Energy-Environment Catch-22

Governments love to make big pledges. But often these grand promises and buzzwords fail to materialize in reality.

Extreme weather events, like India’s heatwaves, pose new challenges to green solutions.

What do people of the Pacific Islands think about China’s plans for the region and the U.S. response?

Not yet, despite the president’s repeated assertions otherwise.

What can we expect from Ferdinand Marcos Jr.?

Russia’s longstanding “imperial myth” holds that “Russia did not attack and colonize, but liberated and saved the colonized.”

Xi Jinping rolled out the same concept with a different name (and far more detail) back in 2014. It was a flop.

Since 1989, Hong Kong has been a bastion of support for Tiananmen survivors. This year’s silent anniversary highlighted the city’s altered state.

Engaging with China on human rights risks legitimizing Beijing’s narratives – whether intentionally or not.

At this year’s Dialogue, Chinese officials were strident and defensive – but it’s better to have Beijing in than out.

China’s youngest generation is often associated with hyper-nationalism. That oversimplifies their complex, individualized relationships with their country.

Comparing Kishida’s keynote speech with then-Prime Minister Abe’s in 2014 gives insight into how Japan’s view of regional security has changed in the last decade.

North Korea simply doesn’t have the capacity to follow in China’s footsteps and attempt to eradicate COVID-19.

After a meeting with his U.S. counterpart, South Korea’s foreign minister emphasized strengthening the joint extended deterrence against North Korea’s missile threats.

President Yoon’s wife, Kim Keon Hee, has attracted controversy already.

The energy-rich U.S. state has attracted increased interest from Japan as Tokyo seeks to reduce imports of Russian oil and gas.

The BJP government has been able to smooth feathers ruffled in the Gulf over its spokesman’s derogatory remarks about Islam, but the storm is far from over.

Pakistan is poised to come off FATF’s grey list, but can the country sustain the gains it has made?

A recent visit by an American official to Tibetan refugee camps in Kathmandu appears to have not gone down well with Beijing.

The aim is to dilute the executive presidency, but there are differences of opinion on the extent to which the president’s powers should be clipped.

The prevailing tension on the China-India border is a symptom of the broader strategic competition between the two Asian neighbors.

A recent decision to disinvite the military junta’s foreign minister from an ASEAN meeting in New Delhi marked a notable hardening of New Delhi’s position.

Incoming security adviser Clarita Carlos hopes so, but it may not be easy to push back on a deep-seated culture of persecuting activists

The establishment of a Chinese military presence in southern Cambodia would mark the culmination of three decades of misplaced U.S. policy toward the country.

Since he took the reins last year, the country’s economy has entered a downward economic spiral with no clear end in sight.

President Jose Ramos-Horta’s recent promise to expand bilateral relations with Beijing made headlines around the world.

Under discussion for more than two decades, the rail route from China to Uzbekistan, via Kyrgyzstan, is receiving renewed attention.

Uzbekistan’s LGBTQ community faces discrimination and violence, but the criminalization of sexual relations between men also generates opportunities for extortion and further abuse.

Beijing might say that there’s no geopolitics wrapped up in its regional engagements, but it’s plain to see.

Ashgabat formally applied for WTO membership in late 2021. What will it take for Turkmenistan to gain membership?

The seemingly benign commemoration of a Soviet-era youth organization speaks to bigger debates about Kyrgyzstan’s identity.

Australia is not an inconsequential player in Ukraine.

After a whirlwind of visits and agreements, where does the Pacific region stand?

Keeping the economic sunshine shining amid growing global tensions and rising inflation, without blowing out the budget, will provide a tough test for the Albanese government.

The French overseas territory seeks to maintain strong relations with China, while Paris is more wary.

The Indo-Pacific has welcomed a return of U.S. leadership, including in the economic sphere. But the United States itself may still be the ultimate wild card for IPEF’s success.

Behind the headlines, the latest joint statement touched on some issues central to the future of the internet and the digital economy.

Bolstered U.S. support for disaster preparedness would align with Washington’s broader objectives in the region.

China’s unilateral development of natural gas fields in an undemarcated area has Japan on edge.

The Australia-Japan-U.S. trilateral is older and more formalized than the Quad – and unlike the latter, it explicitly embraces a defense mandate.

The Kishida administration should maintain a calculated, long-term approach to increasing Japan’s defense budget.

France has sovereignty, citizens, and broader interests at stake in the region, but its military presence remains small and outdated.

Shyam Saran’s new book unfortunately offers few conclusions on the significance of Chinese perceptions of India.

President Yoon’s determination to do away with gender quotas in his Cabinet and elsewhere could have a devastating impact on South Korea.

Beijing’s “uniquely intellectual” indie music scene has entered a new era, shaped by new restrictions (pandemic and otherwise) but still going strong.