Asia Pacific

A state of emergency creates a state of emergency 0
- Southeast Asia
- February 20, 2021
The prime minister's advice to implement restrictions may have cut off his own political oxygen supply.
Taliban in Afghanistan: making peace, missing pieces 0
- Security & Terrorism
- February 14, 2021
Clashing incentives risk splintering the Taliban as its leadership seeks an end to decades of conflict.
Private privacy: the law comes to Chinese cyberspace 0
- China
- December 28, 2020
New legislation may curtail corporate data collection, but state-led collection will likely persist.
Japan contracts Mitsubishi for its F-X future fighter 0
- Japan, Asia Pacific
- November 19, 2020
The decision likely draws on Mitsubishi’s reliability, economic concerns and China’s military expansion.
‘Papuan Lives Matter’ energises calls for independence 0
- Southeast Asia, Asia Pacific
- November 10, 2020
Localised violence is spiking in Indonesia’s easternmost provinces amid fresh calls for independence.
Not a zero-sum proxy: Bangladesh asserts its sovereignty 0
- South Asia, Asia Pacific
- October 1, 2020
Dhaka is exploiting its strategic position to benefit from both Chinese and Indian largesse.

Stuck in the middle: Duterte, China and the US 0
- Southeast Asia, Asia Pacific
- September 22, 2020
Amid domestic and regional tensions, the choice between Washington and Beijing is becoming starker for Manila.
An ASEAN do-over: prospects for Brunei’s chairmanship 0
- Southeast Asia
- August 20, 2020
The Sultanate’s tenure may undermine ASEAN's momentum on a code of conduct for the South China Sea.
J-20B ‘Mighty Dragon’: A complete stealth fighter?0
- Security & Terrorism
- August 7, 2020
China's latest fighter jet shows promise as a multirole aircraft but remains reliant on Russian know how.
A bleak outlook: Australia’s Defence Strategic Update 0
- Asia Pacific
- August 4, 2020
Canberra plans to add heavy sticks to its diplomatic arsenal, but still lacks carrots to cajole cooperation.
US weight on the scale tips Indonesia’s strategic balance 0
- Southeast Asia
- July 30, 2020
Jakarta’s non-aligned stance is challenged by a maritime dispute with China and the threat of US sanctions.
Korean diplomacy: all not so quiet on the DMZ 0
- Korea, Asia Pacific
- July 26, 2020
The symbolic demolition of the liaison office does not spell the end to talks on the Korean peninsula.