Election 2016: The View from Asia
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Yes, Southeast Asian states are bulking up their militaries -- but that doesn’t necessarily translate to an arms race.
The costs of a "silent revolution."
The World Nomad Games were great fun, but also securitized, commercialized, politicized, and nationalized.
China is scoring successes far afield but struggling to find willing partners closer to home.
In Hong Kong, the linguistic identity of Cantonese is a decidedly political question.
Retaliation against South Korea won’t help. To stop THAAD, China must rethink its North Korea policy.
Breakneck speed and rampant corruption threaten Chinese engineering projects, from the flashy to the mundane.
How has Tsai Ing-wen handled Taiwan-Japan relations during her first 100 days in office?
Washington should support Tokyo’s efforts to join the UN Security Council -- even though it will never happen.
With North Korea reporting devastating floods, the true scale of the disaster is hard to gauge.
Stigmas against homosexuality and HIV/AIDS combine to keep patients isolated.
The test fits North Korea’s pattern of behavior, but also represents worrying advances.
Could Japan lose South Korea to China?
Two years ago, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi set out to clean India. How well has his initiative fared?
The Taliban has dramatically ramped up its presence on services like Twitter and WhatsApp in the past few years.
India’s “cow politics” reveal schisms among religious and caste groups.
The mass deportation of Bhutanese-Nepalis in the 1990s remains unresolved 20 years later.
Why Kashmir is a major national security issue for both India and Pakistan.
Prayut Chan-o-cha says Thailand will be graft-free within 20 years.
Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam offer an unlikely breath of fresh air.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s first visit to China hints at Hanoi’s constraints in approaching its giant neighbor.
Foreign Secretary Yasay calls on Washington to understand Philippine aspirations instead of lecturing the country on human rights.
Political and economic calculations in Cambodia, China, and Vietnam are contributing to widespread illegal logging.
Meet Uzbekistan’s new boss, same as the old boss.
Same faces in slightly different places: decoding Astana’s new government.
Dushanbe continues to pursue its opponents, targeting their lawyers and families now that the core IRPT is in jail.
The city’s transformation from a cosmopolitan trading hub to a Soviet military base and back.
Not that it was really in much doubt.
Several high profile politicians were arrested for participating in a public forum on the country’s 2013 constitution.
The UN no longer considers West Papua to be “colonized,” leaving activists hard pressed to find solutions.
India’s outreach to Pacific island states is the next step in its “Act East” strategy.
Despite strong public support for same sex marriage, ultra-conservatives in the Liberal Party demand a plebiscite.
Small and medium powers need to figure out how to tackle growing threats from cyberspace sooner rather than later.
Countries are turning from permanent military bases overseas toward flexible logistics pacts, like the recent US-India deal.
The Bashi Channel is seldom discussed, but bears great strategic relevance for the People’s Liberation Army.
Considering Afghanistan’s mountainous and formidable terrain, air support during counterinsurgency operations is vital.
Nepal and India put in place the diplomatic momentum for a much needed 'reset' in relations.
50 years ago, two of ASEAN’s founding members fought an undeclared war in the Konfrontasi.
By warming up to Moscow, is Shinzo Abe playing right into Putin’s hands?
Chinese couples have been allowed to have two children for nearly a year. So why aren’t they?
Meet the Yamabushi, a group of alpine ascetics who are opting out of the rat race and reconnecting with nature.
“Let’s go play a game we’ve never played, in a language we don’t understand, where you could possibly die.”