South Korea’s President Moon Jae In has kept a close eye on the ASEAN region since the early days of his presidency. Recently, he took…
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This article was written in collaboration with Prof. Yoichiro Sato. A professor of International Relations and Asia-Pacific Studies at Ritsumeikan Asia-Pacific University, Japan, Prof. Sato…
“A battle is won by the side that is determined to win”, says Andrey Bolkonsky in Tolstoy’s famous novel War and Peace. Over a century…
On December 11, 2020, Asia Power Watch editor Nicolas Michelon was invited by Dr Chester Cabalza of Philippines’ International Development and Security Cooperation (IDSC) to…
The clouds have returned to the Sino-Indian sky, making the horizon even grayer for the relations between the Elephant and the Dragon. On November 24,…
As the historic intra-Afghan negotiations continue and the withdrawal of US troops is now in sight, there are plausible concerns about the future of Afghanistan,…
This article was written in collaboration with Dean Karalekas. Dean is the Associate Editor of Strategic Vision for Taiwan Security, published by the Taiwan Center…
One of the most critical questions for Iran today is the nature of its relations with Japan and China. Both Asian countries have been recently…
Labels are important identifiers that assure that the recipient gets what has been asked or paid for. After all, if the label on the jar…
Latin America used to be considered the ‘backyard’ of the United States, for almost two centuries. This was a result of the Monroe Doctrine, a…