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Geopolitics

After Covid-19, Japan Recalibrates its Foreign Policy

Thursday, July 2, 2020
The diminished prestige of China and the US will prompt Japan to step up engagement with like-minded powers to reinforce stability and the existing rules-based order.
Security

Why Did the Bloody Galwan Clash Take Place?

Wednesday, July 1, 2020
A repeat of the clash is inevitable if Delhi cannot shake off the specter of Nehru and reconsider its relations with Beijing, writes a Chinese South Asia expert

The Eight Steps of North Korean Brinkmanship: Is This Time Different?

Thursday, June 25, 2020

Pyongyang’s increasing assertiveness makes the current confrontation more dangerous to regional and global stability than usual.

Economy

Two Decades On, ASEAN’s Fragile Safety Net is Untested

Wednesday, June 24, 2020

The purpose of the Chiang Mai Initiative should be renewed and deploying it would be a step towards ASEAN regional financial integration.

Geopolitics

The China-India Confrontation in Ladakh: Three Explanations

Tuesday, June 23, 2020

Beijing and Delhi will have to do much to repair trust, stabilize their border, and promote cooperation in the years ahead.

Featured

Geopolitics

India’s China Conundrum

Thursday, January 23, 2020

Ananth Krishnan

India and China have been trying to break out of the cycle of diplomatic ups and downs, yet obstacles remain.

Geopolitics

Abe Power and the US-China Cold War

Thursday, November 21, 2019

Yoshikazu Kato

Shinzo Abe, now Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, is steering Japan across tricky diplomatic waters.

Geopolitics

India, the Quad, and the China Question

Thursday, April 12, 2018

Jagannath Panda

Australia, India, Japan, and the United States make up the Quad, often seen as a response to an increasingly powerful and competitive China. But the commonality and contradiction of interests that India shares with China makes New Delhi’s perspective somewhat different from that of the other Quad countries. One may argue that India’s participation in the Quad is not a move to antagonize China.

AsiaGlobal Voices

Trending Opinions From Across the Region

Bangladesh

How to Make Dhaka University the “Oxford of the East” Again

Monday, July 6, 2020

We need to prepare a 25-year perspective plan with immediate, mid- and long-term targets.

Thailand

Post-Covid, Sustainable Tourism, Fisheries Keys to Growth in Small-Island States

Monday, July 6, 2020

The pandemic provides a historic opportunity to advocate for policy decisions that are pro-environment, pro-climate and pro-poor.

South Korea

Democracy is in Jeopardy over the DPRK

Wednesday, July 1, 2020

The attitude of the current leadership makes one question whether democracy and human rights still make up the fundamental core of our national identity.

Japan

Fear and discrimination: Are Japanese cities ready for life with Covid-19?

Monday, July 6, 2020

The best way to promote inclusion in Japan is to build on the already existing network of cities.

Sri Lanka

Parliamentary Elections: Nation at a Crossroads

Monday, July 6, 2020

All races and religious groups must unite in one common ideal of pursuing a prosperous and peaceful motherland for all.

Thailand

Playing it Safe and Getting by in the World

Monday, June 22, 2020

Thailand cannot regain strategic heft and command global attention until it goes through a reckoning.

News from Asia Global Institute

INTERVIEW | IS JAPAN READY FOR A COVID-19 OUTBREAK? | YOSHIKAZU KATO

Monday, March 2, 2020

Yoshikazu Kato, Adjunct Associate Professor, Asia Global Institute

While the Japanese government maintains the country is safe from a large-scale COVID-19 epidemic, many people worry that the virus may over-stretch its medical system. Our adjunct associate professor Yoshikazu Kato shares his views on the subject with CGTN.

OP-ED I CHINA’S RESPONSE TO THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK

Monday, February 3, 2020

Ananth Krishnan, 2019 AsiaGlobal Fellow, Asia Global Institute

China is facing its ultimate test with the Novel Coronavirus outbreak. Ananth Krishnan, 2019 AsiaGlobal Fellow, gives his take on China’s response to the new virus.

OP-ED I DEMOCRACY IN MALAWI I GEORGE LWANDA AND JOHN CHIPEMBERE LWANDA

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

2018 AsiaGlobal Fellow George Lwanda and John Chipembere Lwanda

2018 AsiaGlobal Fellow George Lwanda and John Chipembere Lwanda argue that Scotland has a moral obligation founded on its historical and cultural links with Malawi to publicly take a stand that supports and not compromises the democratic will of the people of Malawi.

PODCAST | THE HONG KONG PROTESTS: THE VIEW FROM CAMPUS | ALEJANDRO REYES

Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Alejandro T. Reyes

Asia Global Institute Director of Knowledge Dissemination Alejandro Reyes speaks with SupChina on the Hong Kong protests.

After Covid-19, Japan Recalibrates its Foreign Policy

Why Did the Bloody Galwan Clash Take Place?

The Eight Steps of North Korean Brinkmanship: Is This Time Different?

Two Decades On, ASEAN’s Fragile Safety Net is Untested

The China-India Confrontation in Ladakh: Three Explanations

Featured

India’s China Conundrum

Abe Power and the US-China Cold War

India, the Quad, and the China Question

AsiaGlobal Voices

Trending Opinions From Across the Region

How to Make Dhaka University the “Oxford of the East” Again

Post-Covid, Sustainable Tourism, Fisheries Keys to Growth in Small-Island States

Democracy is in Jeopardy over the DPRK

Fear and discrimination: Are Japanese cities ready for life with Covid-19?

Parliamentary Elections: Nation at a Crossroads

Playing it Safe and Getting by in the World

News from Asia Global Institute

INTERVIEW | IS JAPAN READY FOR A COVID-19 OUTBREAK? | YOSHIKAZU KATO

OP-ED I CHINA’S RESPONSE TO THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK

OP-ED I DEMOCRACY IN MALAWI I GEORGE LWANDA AND JOHN CHIPEMBERE LWANDA

PODCAST | THE HONG KONG PROTESTS: THE VIEW FROM CAMPUS | ALEJANDRO REYES

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