DRI | COVID-19 IN ASIA
Presented by Diplomat Risk Intelligence
February 26, 2021
Mongolia Starts Its COVID-19 Vaccinations
By Uranbileg Tumurkhuyag
New Prime Minister Oyun-Erdene became the first to get his shot, kicking off Mongolia's vaccine campaign.
February 24, 2021
Japan’s Struggle for a Home-Grown COVID-19 Vaccine
By Thisanka Siripala
Japan's lagging vaccine roll-out draws attention to the barriers in commercializing domestic vaccine production.
February 22, 2021
A Trust Deficit Is Hindering Hong Kong’s COVID-19 Response
By Jessie Lau
In the wake of the national security law, public trust in the government has reached new lows. That is inevitably impacting Hong Kong's pandemic response.
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February 25, 2021
The Disengagement at Pangong Lake: What Happens Now Between India and China?
By Ankit Panda
The two sides initiated a disengagement along the banks of Pangong Lake in Eastern Ladakh. What happens next?
February 05, 2021
Myanmar After the 2021 Coup: Internal Security and Geopolitical Consequences
By Ankit Panda
How will the February 1, 2021, coup in Myanmar affect the country’s internal security and foreign relations?
January 26, 2021
The Indian Army’s Pivot to the North
By Ankit Panda
What’s behind the Indian Army’s reorientation of its Mathura-based 1 Corps toward China?
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February 01, 2021
The Illusions of Post-Nazarbayev Kazakhstan
By Paolo Sorbello
Despite his resignation from the presidency in March 2019, Nursultan Nazarbayev’s shadow lies heavily across the “new” leadership. The January parliamentary elections confirmed the paradox.
February 01, 2021
Taiwan’s COVID-19 Triumph
By Lev Nachman
How did Taiwan manage to make the best of 2020’s worst situation?
February 01, 2021
The EU’s South China Sea Challenge
By Sophie Boisseau du Rocher
In the South China Sea, the EU’s raison d’être – the rule of law and peaceful coexistence – is under threat. What can Brussels do about it?
February 01, 2021
The US-Taliban Deal: A Year Later
By Franz J. Marty
The U.S.-Taliban “Agreement for Bringing Peace to Afghanistan” has so far yielded few concrete results and bloody fighting and attacks are continuing across the country.
Blogs
China Power
A New World Order
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February 26, 2021
Taiwan Shuffles Cabinet in Signal to Biden Administration
By Nick Aspinwall
February 26, 2021
China’s Soft Power Grows in the Philippines
February 25, 2021
Is International Pressure Coalescing on China’s Xinjiang Policy?
February 25, 2021
Why Isn’t China’s COVID-19 Stimulus Going Directly to Workers?
Flashpoints
Diplomacy by Other Means
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February 26, 2021
Even as Peace Talks Resume, Killing Soars in Afghanistan
By Ezzatullah Mehrdad
After a month-long hiatus, the Taliban and Afghan government are talking again. Will it make a difference for Afghans?
February 25, 2021
India and Pakistan Announce Ceasefire Across Disputed Border
February 24, 2021
China and India Declare Ladakh Victory – On Traditional and Social Media
February 23, 2021
Welcome to the All-Consuming Great Power Competition
Asia Defense
Militaries of the Asia-Pacific
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February 25, 2021
Commandos Confront a World After the Forever War
By Jacob Parakilas
As great power competition rises to the fore – and counterterrorism operations recede into the background – U.S. special forces will have to adapt.
February 23, 2021
The Asia-Pacific is Biden’s Top Security Priority
February 20, 2021
China Confirms Deaths in Galwan Clash with India
February 19, 2021
India-Saudi Security Ties Getting Stronger
ASEAN Beat
Insights Into Half a Billion
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February 26, 2021
Cambodia’s Sees COVID-19 Spike After Chinese Nationals Break Quarantine
By Luke Hunt
The government has also deported a Chinese media proprietor for spreading “fake news” about COVID-19 vaccines.
February 26, 2021
The Rise and Rise of Nguyen Phu Trong
February 26, 2021
Philippines Offers to Trade Nurses for COVID-19 Vaccines
February 25, 2021
With Bangkok Visit, Indonesian FM Advances Efforts to Address Myanmar Crisis
The Pulse
Perspectives on South Asia
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February 26, 2021
India Introduces New Rules to Regulate Online Content
By Associated Press
The new regulations would require social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter to swiftly erase content authorities deem unlawful.
February 25, 2021
Jaishankar Reaches Out to Delhi’s Indian Ocean Partners
February 25, 2021
After Supreme Court Ruling, Thousands Celebrate Reinstatement of Nepal’s Parliament
February 25, 2021
Imran Khan’s Sri Lanka Visit: Progress Amid Constraints
The Koreas
Divided Peninsula
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February 26, 2021
COVID-19 Has Widened South Korea’s Gender Gap
By Troy Stangarone
As in many countries, the pandemic has had an outsized impact on women.
February 26, 2021
A Korean Poet Is the Latest Example of China’s ‘Cultural Imperialism’
February 23, 2021
Korean?Volleyball Players’ Abuse Case Triggers National Reckoning on Toxic Sports Culture?
February 18, 2021
Why South Korea Still Hasn’t Vaccinated Anyone?
Tokyo Report
News From Japan
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February 26, 2021
Japan’s Vaccine Strategy
By Kazuto Suzuki
A look at Japan’s thinking on COVID-19 vaccines
February 26, 2021
Japan’s Pragmatic Diplomacy Straining Under Myanmar Crisis
February 24, 2021
Japan’s Struggle for a Home-Grown COVID-19 Vaccine
February 20, 2021
The Challenges and Opportunities of Japan-Russia Economic Relations
The Debate
Comment and Opinion
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February 26, 2021
Human Rights Concerns Continue to Dog 2022 Beijing Olympics
By Philip Citowicki
With less than a year to the Winter Olympics in Beijing, the calls for a boycott will only get louder.
February 25, 2021
Reversing the Tide of Violence, Treading the Path of Peace in the Philippines
February 24, 2021
Sri Lankan Muslims Pin Hopes on Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan
February 24, 2021
Japanese ‘Magnitsky Law’ Would Send a Strong Message to Cambodia’s Hun Sen
Crossroads Asia
The New Silk Road
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February 26, 2021
Pay Attention to Kyrgyzstan’s Local Elections?
By Colleen Wood
Local polls scheduled for April 11 will offer clues about the country’s future political trajectory.
February 26, 2021
Mongolia Starts Its COVID-19 Vaccinations
February 26, 2021
RFE/RL’s Uzbek Service Reveals Secret Mountain Resort
February 25, 2021
What’s Behind the Planned Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan Railway?
Trans-Pacific View
U.S. Policy on Asia
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February 25, 2021
Biden to Order a Review of US Supply Chains for Vital Goods
By Associated Press
Over the past year, the fragility of vital supply chains has been revealed repeatedly.
February 23, 2021
Outlook: China and the Transatlantic Alliance?
February 22, 2021
Myanmar and Biden’s Broken-Down Car Dilemma
February 20, 2021
Are Confucius Institutes in the US Really Necessary?
Pacific Money
Economy And Business
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February 23, 2021
Last Week Singapore Released Its 2021 Budget. What’s in It?
By James Guild
In the aftermath of COVID-19, the city-state is characteristically looking to the private sector to get the economy moving again.
February 16, 2021
Are Japan and South Korea Serious About Ending Coal Financing in Southeast Asia?
February 09, 2021
Indonesia Has Plans to Expand Its Money Market. Is That a Good Idea?
February 09, 2021
Sri Lanka’s Foreign Debt Crisis Could Get Critical in 2021
Asia Life
The Other Asia-Pacific
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February 22, 2021
Restoring Ties by Restoring Monuments: Indian Diplomacy in Southeast Asia
By Krzysztof Iwanek
Conservation of sacred sites is an important aspect of India’s diplomacy toward Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Laos.
February 22, 2021
Contemporary Interpretations of Traditional Asian Crafts at Collect 2021
February 18, 2021
Indian Journalist Acquitted of Defamation in #MeToo Case
February 13, 2021
Myanmar’s Protest Movement Finds Friends in the Milk Tea Alliance
Oceania
The South Pacific
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February 26, 2021
Australia Joins Declaration Condemning Arbitrary Detention
By Joshua Mcdonald
In recent weeks, Australian citizens have been detained in China and Myanmar.?
February 26, 2021
Michael Somare, Papua New Guinea’s First Prime Minister, Dies
February 24, 2021
Unfriending Australia: Facebook’s Nuclear Option
February 23, 2021
Why Pacific Communities Rely on Facebook for Access to News
Podcasts
Asia Geopolitics
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February 25, 2021
The Disengagement at Pangong Lake: What Happens Now Between India and China?
By Ankit Panda
The two sides initiated a disengagement along the banks of Pangong Lake in Eastern Ladakh. What happens next?
February 05, 2021
Myanmar After the 2021 Coup: Internal Security and Geopolitical Consequences
February 01, 2021
China’s Latest White Paper and Southeast Asia
January 26, 2021
The Indian Army’s Pivot to the North
Photo Essays
Asia in Pictures
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February 10, 2021
Protests Against Military Coup Sweep Myanmar’s Yangon
By Rajeev Bhattacharyya
Portraits of a pensive nation.