Is Bangladesh Pivoting from India toward the China-Pakistan Nexus?
Recent events seem to suggest that Bangladesh is moving closer to China and Pakistan, potentially furthering the geopolitical encirclement of India.
Thailand’s Student Protestors Take On Military and the Monarchy
Thanks to a broad anti-government pro-democracy youth movement, risky calls to reform the Thai monarchy are breaking new ground.
COVID-19 Early Events Timeline
Recounting key events in China during the earliest stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.
African States Reel amid COVID-19 Debt Crunch
The question of a debt crisis in the developing world has shifted to ‘when,’ not ‘if.’
Vietnam’s Leadership in ASEAN: Opportunity in Crisis
Over the second half of 2020, Vietnam should focus on integrating the informal economy with the formal economy and resuming negotiations for a code of conduct in the South China Sea.
Taking Cover: Chinese Capital & The EU
As COVID-19 recedes, it will be buying season for cash-flush Chinese state and semi-state corporations in Europe – but only if the authorities allow it.
Vietnam Repels another Enemy at the Border: COVID-19
This time Hanoi’s preferred weapons were science-based policy and epidemic planning.
COVID-19 Update: USA
With around 3 million total cases and 130,000 deaths, the United States is now home to the largest COVID-19 outbreak in the world.
The Geopolitical Implications of Israel’s West Bank Annexation Plan
A geopolitical reading suggests that annexation is only a matter of time.
A Fully-Automated Economy Should Not Be the Goal
Hard as it is to defy the drum beat of technological progress, pervasive automation may represent some hidden costs that we’re unwilling to pay.