Asia Pacific

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.
Indians at the polls: Modi projected to stay in power 0
- South Asia
- May 10, 2019
Though Modi’s BJP is expected to win, voters may punish the PM for failing to meet high expectations.
A fight to the death? Australia’s federal election 0
- Asia Pacific
- May 9, 2019
New party rules should ensure the next prime minister serves a full term for the first time since 2007.
Instability in the Strait: Taiwan’s 2020 election 0
- China, Asia Pacific
- May 3, 2019
Expect heightened risks of cross-strait military escalation during Taiwan’s 2020 general election.
Japan’s central bank begins interest rate review amid weak growth forecasts 0
- Asia Pacific, Daily Brief, Japan
- April 24, 2019
The Bank of Japan will begin two days of interest rate reviews today, which it will announce along with fresh
Chinese navy marks 70th anniversary with international naval parade 0
- Asia Pacific, Daily Brief
- April 24, 2019
China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) will mark 70 years since its founding by hosting an international naval parade in