Asia Pacific

Pacific rift: the US alliance system in Asia under duress 0
- Asia Pacific
- September 18, 2019
Colloquially, the squeaky wheel gets the grease — but not so in the case of Japan and South Korea.
Hong Kong: one nation, two systems, one big problem 0
- China
- August 26, 2019
Unable to negotiate values, there is no clear end to the protests in sight.
Historic drought affects Indian water security 0
- South Asia
- August 23, 2019
Water shortages are putting lives at risk, jeopardising industries and driving internal migration.
Grappling with the future through the past 0
- Economics & Finance
- August 20, 2019
Trade and history disputes have pushed the Japan-South Korea relationship to the edge.
A tripartite fishing coalition in the South China Sea 0
- Southeast Asia, Asia Pacific
- July 21, 2019
The embryonic alliance must first resolve its internal disputes before it can present a united front.
China’s grey zones in the East and South China Seas 0
- China, Asia Pacific
- July 12, 2019
Coercion of fishing boats and illegal maritime surveys are symbolic of China’s effective occupation.

A blast from the past: the Pacific’s nuclear legacy 0
- Asia Pacific
- July 10, 2019
Poor clean up and containment efforts have left the region exposed to dangerous radiation leaks.
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A fractured Sri Lanka after the Easter Sunday bombings 0
- South Asia
- June 27, 2019
The ISIS-backed attacks appear to have succeeded in reigniting communal tensions.
Making waves: the Indo-Pacific’s naval exercises 0
- Asia Pacific
- June 25, 2019
The spike in multilateral naval engagements excluding China has not gone unnoticed in Beijing.
Shangri-La Dialogue 2019: averting Asia’s wreckage 0
- Asia Pacific
- June 19, 2019
US and Chinese representatives used the Singapore meeting to present their competing regional visions.
The new Taiwan Strait crisis: a dangerous decade ahead 0
- China, Asia Pacific
- May 31, 2019
After a long hiatus, the Taiwan flashpoint is back on the agenda. The situation is more complex than ever.
The Italy-China MoU: opportunity or risk for Rome?0
- Europe
- May 21, 2019
As the US-China trade war gathers pace, both powers have been courting Europe, and especially Italy.