The Next Generation of China’s Navy: Transformation and Transition for the PLAN
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As China’s navy undergoes a change in leadership, what lies ahead for the rapidly modernizing service?
A potent mix of Islamism, anti-communism, and racial prejudice threatens to boil over, impacting not only Jakarta’s election but the 2019 presidential race.
Time may be running out for meaningful reforms, and transitional justice remains just out of reach.
Kabul’s underground LGBT network faces daily discrimination, intimidation, and abuse, including from authorities.
External and internal political factors combined make a long-awaited CoC more attractive to China than it has been at any point in recent memory.
Hong Kongers suspect a chief executive hopeful is trying to throw a bone to authorities in Beijing.
“The United States should not underestimate China’s ability to achieve energy security within the next two decades.”
A new white paper on Asia-Pacific regional security from the Chinese foreign ministry merits a close read.
Taiwan’s U.S. representative lays out a vision for the relationship under a new U.S. administration.
Japan’s prime minister will seek to solidify broader partnerships to face challenges close to home.
When it comes to South Korean chaebols, charges of corruption war with pride and patriotism.
Japan has overreacted to the latest “comfort women” memorial statue in South Korea.
The public and political parties’ loud support appear to be the driving force behind a potential run for the Blue House.
Kim Jong-un lays out an offer for Donald Trump in his new year’s address.
A series of important state elections in India this year will bear on the future of Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party.
Local militias may be allied with the state now, but historically they have posed dangers to the central government.
Cross-border trade between India- and Pakistan-administered Kashmir goes on, despite frequent skirmishes.
India continues to reckon with what kind of power it wants to be, this time in acknowledgement of global shifts.
Pakistan reminds India of its pledge to use nuclear weapons in the case ‘Cold Start’ is activated in a crisis.
As the two countries institutionalize an annual defense ministers’ meeting, it is worth noting the broader significance of their bilateral security relationship.
Beyond conspiracy theories, a growing constituency wants to hold Duterte to account.
Decades of persecution have left the Rohingya on the brink of genocide.
Vietnam’s multidirectional foreign policy includes outreach to China, the United States, India, and Japan.
There have been some troubling regional developments on the issue of late.
Turkey’s hollowed out press corps has done little but stir a bubbling pot of nasty rumors, many about Central Asians.
Moscow gets its backyard back.
Changes in the economy ministry and presidential administration forced by arrests at the top.
Turkmenistan has halted gas supplies to Iran (not that Iran really needs them).
It seems that “everyone’s dissatisfied” with the EEU.
“Don’t panic, don’t relax."
It has been a particularly inept start to the year for the struggling prime minister.
Terminating the CMATS treaty is a first step, but negotiating a median line boundary will be more difficult.
Opportunity in Australia is increasingly concentrated in two cities, leaving much of the country behind.
Donald Trump unveils a rhetorical slogan, but how far will it go in shaping U.S. engagement with the world?
An overview of the current state of the U.S.-China relationship, with recommendations for the new president.
Both Pakistan and the United States need to take steps to improve the bilateral relationship.
The People’s Liberation Army could become more powerful than the U.S. military. But not for the reasons you might think.
A deeper look at Dhaka’s role in an intensifying Great Game in the Indian Ocean.
Shooting down an ICBM is an incredibly difficult task. Are U.S. missile defenses up to the challenge?
A closer look at the significance of the signing of a new defense pact.
New Zealand’s rodeos are under pressure from activists, sponsors, and government over abuses.
Kabul is a city of both hope and fear.
The TV show’s formula reinforces European stereotypes about Asia.