[Analytics] China’s belt and road initiative: Implications in Africa
Over the last two decades, China has established a significant economic presence in most African…
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Analytical publications on politics, economics, culture and sports and other topics of the countries of the Asia Pacific region.
[Analytics] India’s Frontier Paradox
The ongoing India and China crisis, which led to a bloody clash on June 15,…
[Analytics] Could Russia side with the US and India against China?
Cracks are opening in the Russia-China relationship, from the status of Vladivostok to Russian arms…
[Analytics] Can a Xi charm offensive win over Japan?
Amid Japan’s rising tensions with the United States, Chinese President Xi Jinping has been reaching…
[Analytics] How India’s foreign policy interacts with its weapons purchases
Soon after Narendra Modi assumed office as India’s prime minister for the first time in…
[Analytics] Politics and prosecution reform in South Korea
‘Protect Cho Kuk, reform the prosecution’ was the chant from tens of thousands of South…
Biden becomes Democratic nominee as the party unites
WASHINGTON D.C., Aug 19, 2020, CNN. Jill Biden closed out the second night of the…
[Analytics] What we know about Russia’s Covid-19 vaccine
Coronavirus cases worldwide are fast approaching the 22 million mark with over 700,000 fatalities related…
[Analytics] Will Japan continue to finance international coal projects?
Japan’s support for international coal projects has been the subject of unrelenting criticism. The release…
[Special coverage] The Pacific War: Losers and Winners
“The Pacific War” which ended 75 years ago this weekend, was not a single entity:…
[Analytics] A reflection on Nepal’s path to a republic
In its first sitting in May 2008, the elected Constituent Assembly (CA) of Nepal formally…
[Analytics] The rise of ASEAN manufacturing
As the markets navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, it can be tempting to take our eyes…