China is infiltrating Taiwan’s armed forces
In 2021 a retired Taiwanese general named Kao An-kuo made a video of himself dressed in camouflage, calling on Taiwan’s armed...
Donald Trump and Japan’s Ishiba Shigeru make for an odd couple
IN HIGH SCHOOL, Ishiba Shigeru joined the golf club. But he abandoned the sport after entering politics. The elitist hobby di...
India’s attempt to save the tiger has been a remarkable success
In India images of tigers are everywhere. The apex predator is seen accompanying Hindu gods and its face adorns political ban...
Japan could finally face its own
Unlike its neighbour South Korea, Japan has not had a vociferous #MeToo movement. Is that now changing? Last year a newspaper...
Pakistan is furious with the Afghan Taliban
It is a humbling admission for an old ally. “They don’t listen to us,” General Asim Munir, Pakistan’s army chief, complained ...
Why India isn’t winning the contest with China
The pilot’s tower at Colombo port, in Sri Lanka’s capital, provides a telling snapshot of India’s struggle with China in Sout...
Is Cambodia slipping out of China’s orbit?
During Donald Trump’s first term as America’s president, Cambodia was a byword in Washington for a Chinese satrapy, or client...
Who is Lee Jae-myung, South Korea’s possible next president?
WHEN SOUTH KOREA’S president, Yoon Suk Yeol, sent troops streaming into the country’s National Assembly on December 3rd, Lee ...
Why Taiwanese youth complain of becoming “housing slaves”
Ever since Ice Jao, a 30-year-old, got married two years ago, her mother has been pestering her to buy a home. The jewellery ...
The Quad finally gets serious on security
An identity crisis has long afflicted the Quad, a coalition that groups America, Australia, India and Japan. It began in 2007...