ASEAN Fallout: What to Expect in the South China Sea
Forty-five years of continuous tradition came to an abrupt end last week when the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Phnom Penh closed without agreeing on a joint declaration.
What Can North Korea Learn from Myanmar’s Transformation?
Myanmar’s conversion from pariah state to investment opportunity has seen it return to partial international respectability. Could Asia one day offer North Korea a similar chance?
Faultlines Emerge at OPEC Meeting
There’s a lot more going on behind the scenes at today’s OPEC meeting than one might think.
Analysis: NATO Airstrike Civilian Casualties
Ten election workers have been killed by a NATO airstrike in Afghanistan on the eve of a visit by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates.
Latin America’s Security Dilemma
Across Latin America, governments are hailing security gains against organized criminal groups. Yet in spite of more arrests, criminal networks are stronger and criminality just as pervasive, suggesting that another reality lies behind the numbers.
Mexico’s Presidential Contest
Enrique Peña Nieto, the candidate of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), is likely to become Mexico’s next president following the July election. A capture of Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán Loera, however, chief of the Sinaloa drug cartel, could provide a significant impetus for Felipe Calderón’s center-right National Action Party.
The EU & The South China Sea Dispute
The EU is walking a fine line on the South China Sea dispute, but can the policy hold over the long-term?
US-Tajik Relations: A Dangerous Liaison
In the lead up to 2014, Washington will be looking for ways to boost the long-term US military presence in Central Asia.
Mexican Cartel War: Profiling an Unorthodox Insurgency
The Mexican state is fighting powerful and multiple atypical insurgencies, armed with virtually unlimited access to firearms, including anti-aircraft batteries, and funded by an export trade in illegal narcotics worth billions of dollars.
India-China Relations: The Geopolitics of Aksai Chin
Examining the geopolitical significance of the disputed area of Aksai Chin along the Sino-Indian border.