Asia
This past May, Filipino voters cast their ballots for the country’s next president: Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., the son of the infamous deposed dictator Ferdinand Marcos. Clan politics and historical revisionism continues to reign supreme.
China
"The Chinese government supported the rise of these programs briefly, using them to leverage soft power on the global stage ... However, domestic concerns have overshadowed these foreign ambitions, and China has begun chipping away at the “idol economy” through censorship and funding restrictions."
Asia
"To further understand the issue, it is important to consider the economic foundations of the Sino-Kazakh relationship and its resulting impacts on Kazakh society, and on its political establishment."
Asia
Will China Subdue the United States without a Fight to Dominate the Indian Ocean? Dr. Patrick Mendis, a former American diplomat and a military professor in the NATO and Indo-Pacific Commands of the US Department of Defense, is a distinguished visiting professor of transatlantic relations at the University of Warsaw
Asia
"Despite Myanmar’s continuing humanitarian crisis and democratic disintegration, the conflict has lost the attention of the international community, particularly in the West."
Asia
"The Singaporean experience with reform highlights what South Korea likely needs to do to resolve the challenges posed by its own mental health epidemic."
Asia
"After Ukraine, will Taiwan be next? Certainly, China is closely watching the global outcry over the Russian invasion."
Arts & Culture
"The future of Afghan women under Taliban rule is uncertain. However, what is certain is that female artists will not yield, whether they speak out within Kabul, in exile, or on social media."
Asia
"Across the world, influxes of cash from oil-rich nations are reshaping the landscape of a game that has deep political implications."
Asia
"Why is China invested in pursuing good relations with the Taliban and [what are] the implications of this potential alliance for the international community?"
Asia
"Russia’s economic interests in the region put it on a strong collision course with China and the United States."
Asia
"Numerous obstacles lie in the path of the wolf economy if Mongolia is indeed to avoid the resource curse that has befallen so many nations before."