Archive
December 2015
December 31, 2015
An Identity Crisis for South Korea's Opposition
By Steven Denney
A high-profile defection highlights the way personal politics stifle Korean democracy.
December 31, 2015
The Comfort Women Agreement: A Win for Traditional Diplomacy
By Yukari Easton
The resolution achieved by South Korea and Japan was a good day for diplomacy.
December 31, 2015
The Sikkim Anniversary
By Ivan Lidarev
Forty years after joining India, Sikkim continues to trouble Sino-Indian relations.
December 31, 2015
Tajikistan’s Islamic Disunity on Display at Islamic Unity Conference
By Catherine Putz
Bet the between-session chatter was awkward.
December 31, 2015
Top North Korean Official Dies in Car Crash
By Shannon Tiezzi
The death of Kim Yang-gon will affect Pyongyang's relations with its neighbors, China and South Korea.
December 31, 2015
7 Events of Geopolitical Consequence to Anticipate in Asia in Early 2016
By Ankit Panda
2016 will kick off with a bang. Here's what you need to keep an eye on early in the new year.
December 31, 2015
Between Bullying and Flattery: A Theory on Chinese Politics
By Zheng Wang
Whether bullying or flattering the top leader, China's bureaucracy always has its own interests at heart.
December 31, 2015
Philippines to (Finally) Join China's Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
By Shannon Tiezzi
After months of debate, Manila will become the last founding member of the AIIB.
December 31, 2015
A Year of 'Elections' in Central Asia
By Catherine Putz
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
December 30, 2015
CPEC: A Bad Deal for the Baloch People?
By Shah Meer Baloch
The people of Balochistan are suspicious of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.
December 30, 2015
China's Nuclear Power Debate
By Zhang Chun
Is nuclear power the answer to China's clean energy quest?
December 30, 2015
Colombo’s Military Build-Up: A Strategy of Deterrence
By Ana Pararajasingham
What might explain the recent increase in defense spending?
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