New Caledonia: The World’s Next Country?
Over 10,200 miles from Paris in the South Pacific Ocean lies the French overseas territory of New Caledonia. The archipelago currently sits at the center of one...
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Chen Jian on his book Zhou Enlai: A Life and the Future of Chinese-US Diplomacy
Chen Jian is a professor of history at New York University. His 2024 book, “Zhou Enlai: A Life,” is the first comprehensive biography of the powerful Chinese st...
Beyond Temporary: Exploring Refugee Belonging in Pakistan
In Conversation with Ambassador Mansoor Ahmed Khan, Former Pakistani Ambassador to Afghanistan, conducted in December 2025 In 2025, Pakistan once again stood at...
Spectacles of Sovereignty
The current global landscape is fragmented and changing. The stability of the perception of the world order remains in question. Since the end of the Cold War, ...
The Palm and Ignorance Underneath the Floods
The heavy rains of late November 2025 devastated many countries in South East Asia. Indonesia was hit the hardest, with more than 953 lives lost in Aceh, Sumatr...
NATO’s Path Forward in Eurasia’s Silent Wars
During the ongoing war in Ukraine, Russia has quietly threatened many of its neighbors, gauging their ability to withstand future Kremlin aggression. The battle...
An AI Transformation—But for Whom in the Asia-Pacific?
Over the past decade, artificial intelligence has moved from a niche technological frontier to a transformative global force. The number of new AI firms finance...
South Korea’s Diplomacy Has an Institutional Problem
In October 2025, a South Korean man escaped human trafficking captivity in Cambodia. When he rushed to the Korean Embassy in Phnom Penh for help, he was reporte...
Enforcing English: The Politics of Language Education in the Philippines
In 2013, a Philippine high school expelled three students. Their crime? Speaking their native language. Their school’s policy mandated the use of English in all...
The Myanmar Frontier: Why the United States Should Provide Military Aid to the NUG
By August of last year, Myanmar’s ruling military Junta, the Tatmadaw, appeared to be on the brink of collapse. Since seizing power from the nation’s democratic...