The Trans-Pacific Partnership signals a major shift in Vietnam’s development and overall engagement with the international community.
Continue reading Doi Moi 2.0: Vietnam’s Case for the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Aung San Suu Kyi and the NLD must pursue reform cautiously in order to avoid a military backlash.
Continue reading How Burma’s Democrats Can Outflank the Military
India has the chance to enact real reforms under Prime Minister Modi, but the BJP will first need to address its falling domestic popularity.
The growing illiberal sentiment among Indian society is especially concerning at a time when the values that gird the modern Indian state are in extreme flux.
Once conflict erupted in Yemen, India and China wasted no time in evacuating civilians of all stripes. What does this moment mean for the future of Sino-Indian relations?
Continue reading ‘Chindian’ Evacuations a Strategic Win over the US
The Indian Home Ministry’s recent decision to extend the notorious Armed Forces Special Powers Act to the far-flung state of Arunachal Pradesh reflects an alarmingly heavy-handed and illiberal approach to quelling social unrest.
Continue reading The Flawed Logic of Extending AFSPA in Arunachal Pradesh
Nearly four decades after the end of the Vietnam War, the devastating legacy of Agent Orange continues to haunt thousands of US veterans and Vietnamese.
Continue reading The Toxic Legacy of Chemical Violence and Its Unmourned Victims
As the locus of India’s foreign policy shifts eastwards, it is ironic that the Indian northeast remains as neglected as ever in New Delhi’s domestic policy calculations.
Rising out of its troubled and war-torn past, Cambodia has boasted impressive economic gains in recent years. Yet shifting trends in Cambodian politics may yet displace Prime Minister Hun Sen and his Cambodian People’s Party.
Continue reading Growing Inequalities and Discontent in Cambodia
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