Disturbing Evolution of China’s Foreign Policy
The international community has recently been rocked by the Hong Kong government’s chilling decision to place bounties on eight exiled activists, two of whom...
Counterterrorism and Deradicalisation: The Indonesian Way
The 2002 Bali bombings, perpetrated by Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), a terrorist organisation that has close links with Al-Qaeda, marked a shift in the Indonesian...
An Asian Clone of the IMF Won’t Solve Global Inequality
An Asian challenger to the International Monetary Fund has garnered support from China. But without a radical departure from the existing neoliberal model, more...
ASEAN Foreign Ministers Hold Key Regional Talks with Myanmar Topping Agenda
JAKARTA — Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and partner countries are gathering in Jakarta for a series of meetings, with...
Chinese and North Korean refusal to establish an “Asian NATO”
South Korea is trying to benefit from the tripartite coordination mechanism with Washington and Tokyo to confront the dangers of its northern neighbor in...
Polls Close in Uzbekistan’s Scripted Presidential Election
Polls have closed in a presidential election in the repressive Central Asian country of Uzbekistan that is widely expected to hand a third term...
Tajikistan: U.N experts deplore criminal proceedings against human rights defenders
GENEVA (4 July 2023) – UN experts* today urged Tajikistan to show genuine commitment to improving the situation of human rights defenders in the...
ASEAN Seek to Ease US-China Tensions on Their Own Terms
“Antony Blinken, effectively, threw Taiwan under the bus,” lamented Rebekah Koffler, a former US defence intelligence officer, shortly after the US secretary of state’s...
East Timor Independence Hero Xanana Gusmao Returns to Power
East Timor’s first democratically elected head of state, Xanana Gusmao, returned to power on Saturday, eight years after he resigned as prime minister of...
China’s Counterterrorism Involvement in Southeast Asia under the Global Security Initiative
In April 2022, President Xi Jinping announced the Global Security Initiative (GSI), outlining China’s overarching principles for managing global defense and security issues. Given...