The New Geopolitics of Climate Change
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Despite the reality of the threat posed by climate change, Australia is a significant part of the failure to adequately address it. That has growing diplomatic costs.
Southeast Asia is one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots. The region is also among the leaders in habitat and wildlife loss.
While the war has taken the majority of government attention (and money), climate change may be the more difficult battle.
Shut out of the U.N. climate change framework, Taiwan has been left to its own devices on emissions reductions.
Italy made global headlines for joining China’s Belt and Road last year. How have relations progressed since then?
China’s emotional assertiveness has a long history, but recently the government has begun targeting even non-state actors.
Uyghur scholar Rahile Dawut, missing since 2017, was awarded the 2020 Scholars at Risk “Courage to Think” award.
Worry about the reliability of Democratic presidents is based on a selective reading of past and current events.
The triggers for an online Chinese backlash are becoming more sensitive – and more unpredictable.
Japan is pleased with Biden’s foreign policy picks, viewing them as boding well for the relationship.
North Korea is committed to advancing its cyber capabilities, and it shows in the results.
A spate of recent exchanges could be seen as an accomplishment in and of itself, but there has been little concrete progress toward a solution on the forced labor issue.
Japan’s latest carbon-neutrality pledge puts the spotlight on the challenges facing the country’s nuclear power industry.
When it comes to India, the events of 2020 will continue to shape the country long after the novel coronavirus has receded into the background.
Biden won’t come out swinging at New Delhi on day one, but any future human rights violations could draw negative attention.
Amid COVID-19, the South Asian country needs its economic partnerships with France more than ever. Will public opinion get in the way?
Kashmir, India, and China: The creation of Pakistan’s newest province will have far-flung geopolitical ripples.
Even before the lengthy COVID-19 shutdown, the country’s schools were weighed down by crumbling infrastructure and a misguided curriculum.
The industry’s poor public image is very much deserved.
It’s the strongest statement yet from the Philippines, a disaster-prone island country that is especially vulnerable to the impact of climate change.
The coming five-year term is likely to see a continuity of aims within more constrained parameters.
The country needs to do more to bring balance to its foreign relations and dispel perceptions that it is a Chinese proxy.
The Melaka Gateway project has languished since the 2018 election, when large Chinese investments came under close scrutiny.
Paradoxically, it is during a crisis that governments in Central Asia are least likely to listen to criticism but most need to hear it.
Uzbekistan’s battle against poverty has finally begun, after moving on from a policy of denial in the Karimov era, but it’s no easy task.
ASAP or maybe never: In August, the WHO wanted to visit Turkmenistan ASAP to test suspected COVID-19 samples. To date, no new mission has taken place.
With new presidential elections set for January and parliamentary elections sometime before June 2021, the debate over what kind of government Kyrgyzstan should have is critical.
Offensive, racist, only-for-Americans, funny, and even a diplomatic case: The second Borat movie stirred a wide range of controversies in Kazakhstan and worldwide.
A reciprocal access agreement would enable the development of a closer defense relationship between the two countries.
The appointment of New Zealand’s first Maori foreign minister sends a clear message about its foreign policy priorities.
Many nations across the Pacific, directly impacted by nuclear testing, have backed the ban — but not all.
The proposal follows a wave of online criticism of the Sogavare government, from its COVID-19 stimulus rollout to its relationship with China.
Biden has extensive experience with China, from his time in the Senate through his vice presidency. What does that tell us about his potential approach as president?
The low-level representation has once again demonstrated the inconsistency of the Trump administration’s approach to ASEAN.
Kenneth Braithwaite’s proposal for a First Fleet has raised eyebrows, including in India.
How is trust generated in the first place, even among humans?
The Royal Navy is sending its aircraft carrier to the Pacific. What comes next will be far more telling.
Sooner or later, swarms of autonomous weapons are likely to transform militaries. But how long will they take to transform our relationship to weapons and armed violence?
The case for a government process handling “zero day” vulnerability disclosure in Japan.
An Indian comedian has achieved viral success by going against the trends.
From Belarus to Thailand, activists worldwide are learning from the city’s pro-democracy movement.
The CCP’s sweeping crackdowns on civil society have left the whole world vulnerable.