Japan, South Korea, and the Politics of the Present
Table of Contents
Heading into the 2020 election, U.S. Democrats are coalescing into different schools of thought on Asian security.
Chinese coercive activities persist in one of Asia's hottest flashpoints.
Moving Indonesia’s administrative capital will be as bold a political experiment as anything in the country’s history.
As emotions run high in Hong Kong, tensions are also likely to boil over on the diplomatic front.
The world’s success in bringing down global greenhouse gas emissions is dependent on the actions of China, the world’s largest carbon emitter.
Is the severing of sister city ties between Prague and Beijing a case of Chinese punishment or just Czech politics?
Taking stock of Chinese stocks and the ramifications of delisting.
Recent incidents affecting Southeast Asian foreign workers muddy Taiwan’s claims as a regional guarantor of human rights.
Moon’s government may have its roots in a protest movement. What explains Seoul’s quiet response to pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong?
The enthronement of Emperor Naruhito officially announced a new era.
Building an additional international financial center in Jeonbuk could simply be a waste of money.
With details of the U.S.- Japan trade emerging, has the Abe administration sold out the Japanese farming sector?
Once flourishing, North Korea’s taxi industry is struggling to remain profitable.
South Asia remains one of the world’s most vulnerable areas to the effects of climate change.
In a break from earlier feverish optimism, discussions about the CPEC have become more muted in Pakistan.
The Indian and Chinese leaders avoided the hottest issues. Will the Mamallapuram meeting matter?
Despite the interests both sides have for better ties, there are real limits and challenges to this.
Social media provides another front for battle between the Afghan government and the Taliban.
The exact outlines of the framework are unclear, but the agreement is a good sign for bilateral relations.
The idea of establishing a new capital in the Philippines is not new, but it would take sustained public interest.
From Yangon to Manila, young people are demanding their governments take immediate action on global warming.
Regional countries have yet to confront serious remaining problems in their education systems.
Countries in Southeast Asia are racing to implement digital IDs, but governments must proceed with caution.
Flimsy laws and unconcerned police mean Central Asia’s domestic violence woes will continue.
Central Asia could become a spoiler for all of Beijing’s big Belt and Road ambitions.
In Russian framing, the Uzbek decision to join the EAEU has already been made. But Tashkent is still exploring its options.
Human dignity and scholarly integrity are critical when it comes to researching and intervening in human rights activism.
The trading relationship between Australia and Indonesia remains underdeveloped, despite geographic closeness.
After a period of neglect, leaders in Canberra and Seoul appear to be putting bilateral ties back on course.
Countries like Australia need to assess their stakes in Hong Kong.
Climate change is a matter of life and death for those living in the Pacific Islands. The region’s partners need to understand that fact.
The unpredictability of American foreign policy may considerably intensify in the coming weeks and months. Asian friends and allies should prepare.
How has the implementation of Trump’s free and open Indo-Pacific strategy played out so far?
What does American leadership even mean?
The first of three Zumwalt-class guided missile destroyers will not reach full combat capability until April 2020.
An in-depth look at the Chinese People’s Liberation Army parade on October 1.
In the Sulu Seas, kidnap-for-ransom activities perpetrated by Islamic State-linked terrorist networks are on the rise again.
Though India is trying hard to enhance its naval capabilities, it continues to be slow work.
Can the narrative of India as a tourist destination be transformed and made both more attractive and more true?
The Overwatch character Mei is taking center stage as online support for the Hong Kong protests overflows.
To be fashionably modern, all that Indian cuisine has to do is be itself.