The motivations and interests of leaders and their revered advisors and experts do not often coincide with those of the country or society.
The tense situation could offer an opportunity for China to show global leadership by mediating between Russia and Ukraine.
2020/21 AsiaGlobal Fellow Madina Ashilova, who is based in the Almaty, Kazakhstan’s largest city, reflects on her experiences during the unrest.
Supply-chain strains must be addressed with urgent action, but this will require the collaboration of various parties whose values may not align.
Japan could demonstrate how a middle power can successfully set a path through the treacherous terrain of the great power rivalry.
Washington must consider India’s key role in challenging China, both within and outside the emerging Quad framework.
Diplomacy is not working and Myanmar, now under military rule and isolated by the international community, seems disinterested.
Dividing data into jurisdictional compartments and potentially data storage centers and the internet, too, would be a regressive move.
While the two parties share many interests on which their cooperation is based, they still diverge significantly in their approaches to technology and data.
China should explore more holistic solutions as it seeks to manage the social impact of ubiquitous technological innovation.
The swift return to power of the Taliban will have far-reaching and long-term implications for the global Islamic movement.
Proponents of transparency and confidence-building measures led by the US need to meet halfway with China and Russia.
What does the president's reaction, or lack thereof, mean?
The aim: to reopen the doors to diplomacy and, in the long term, the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
The authors of two reports by the Expert Group of the International Military Council on Climate and Security in Washington, DC, highlight their key findings.
Without a mutual understanding of what “cyber warfare” entails, efforts to prevent cyber attacks from escalating into traditional war will prove futile.
Tehran now hopes to find a more solid partner in a China that is prepared to challenge and compete with a weakened US and Russia.
To preserve peace and prosperity, India, China and Pakistan need to move from confrontation in the Himalayas to cooperation around the negotiating table.
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