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Asia China Energy EU Europe Infrastructure Trade USA
October 30, 2025
Afghanistan’s Lithium and China’s EV Ambitions
| By Barry Yao | As China seeks expanded and stable lithium supply sources, its EV companies don’t have to look far to find a potential new trading partner: Afghanistan.
Asia EU Europe India Infrastructure Iran Russia
October 17, 2025
Developments and Challenges of the INSTC
| By Olivia Ernst | Expansion of the INSTC holds promise for Eurasian Economic Integration. However, infrastructure and financial challenges in Russia and Iran challenge the corridor’s completion.
Asia Indonesia
October 9, 2025
Indonesia’s Mass Protests: Why They Started, Whether They’ll End
| By Caroline Gross | Protests erupt in Indonesia as lavish government salaries and spending collide with rising unemployment and inequality, fueling reform demands to end corruption.
Asia China Commerce Defense Japan Security South Korea
September 26, 2025
Navigating Diplomacy in the Indo-Pacific: Japan’s Security Strategy
| By Caroline Gross and Eliana Pisons | Captain Yusuke Saito shares Japan’s strategy for peace, highlighting multilateralism, maritime law, and the strength of the US-Japan alliance in a shifting world.
Asia India Russia Tariffs USA
September 3, 2025
Trump’s Tariffs and India’s Geostrategic Dilemma
| By Olivia Ernst | With US tariffs mounting and Russia offering cheap oil, India faces a challenging decision, balancing trade relations and energy security.
Asia Business Commerce Finance Japan Supply Chain Trade
July 21, 2025
Strategic Long-Term Investment in Japanese Trading Houses
| By Eliana Pisons | Warren Buffett’s investment strategy highlights the long-term value of Japan’s diversified trading houses like Mitsubishi and Itochu, amid rising global uncertainty.
ASEAN Asia Human Rights Myanmar UN
May 12, 2025
Civil War in Myanmar: Temporary Ceasefire Imposed After Earthquake
| By Caroline Gross | The 2021 military coup in Myanmar sparked civil war and a humanitarian crisis. A temporary ceasefire after March’s earthquake enabled UN aid amid human rights investigations.
Asia Culture USA Vietnam
May 7, 2025
Voices from Vietnam: Echoes of War at the Remnants Museum
| By Eliana Pisons | In Ho Chi Minh City, the War Remnants Museum offers a powerful, often unseen perspective on the Vietnam War through haunting photos, statistics, and firsthand accounts.
Asia Culture Japan
May 6, 2025
Golden Week and the Strain of Overtourism in Japan
| By Caroline Gross | Japan continues to navigate overtourism as the influx of visitors during holidays such as Golden Week crowds out residents and strains infrastructure.