Malaysia achieved an impressive democratic victory. Just don’t expect its success to spread to the rest of Southeast Asia.
Why Singapore?
Strategic reflections from the North Korean, U.S. and Singaporean perspectives on the location of the Trump-Kim summit meeting.
US: Headless on China
The United States’ greatest failing is the inability to fashion a strategic conception that accommodates the rise of China as a superpower.
Malaysia’s Big Surprise
Last week’s election result is a major milestone in the racial politics of Malaysia. They point to a mature democracy based on the rule of law.
The Xi-Modi Summit: A New “Pacific” Asian Century Without America?
The “Chindia reset” may gradually have a transformative effect on China—leaving the founding vision of America for a “Pacific” Asia behind.
Globalism and the Spirit of Panmunjom
Why the world must hope for a positive continuation of the Korean rapprochement.
Kim-Moon-Summit: How Samsung Was Key
Nobody should underrate the role played by corruption and the Samsung Group in the sudden moves in both Koreas.
Xi and Kim: The Transcript
How Donald Trump and the U.S.-North Korea summit are getting framed.
Mapping Social Cohesion in Asia
How does cohesion develop in Asian societies? And which factors determine its strength?
Asia’s Dark Underbelly and Long-Term Development
Across Asia, governments not only refuse to recognize a quest for cultural, ethnic, national or political rights, but are often willing to suppress them with brutal force.























