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May 2, 2025

Asia Program
A Digital Explanation of Tariffs’ Impact on East Asia

President Donald Trump’s proposed “reciprocal” tariff plan places some of the highest tariff levels on East Asian countries—many of which depend on U.S. markets to grow their economies.

President Xi

April 30, 2025

Southeast Asia
Why East Asia Is a Target of Trump’s Tariff War, in Six Charts

President Donald Trump’s proposed “reciprocal” tariff plan places some of the highest tariff levels on East Asian countries—many of which depend on U.S. markets to grow their economies.

Currency dealers work in front of an electronic board showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) and the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and South Korean won in Seoul.

April 15, 2025

South Korea
South Korea's Politics After Impeachment

With the Constitutional Court upholding Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment, South Korea heads for a presidential election scheduled for June 3.

Lawmakers sit inside the hall at the National Assembly, after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law

May 15, 2025

India
Renewed Tensions Between India and Pakistan

Panelists discuss recent developments in the conflict between India and Pakistan, analyzing the drivers of escalation, the domestic political dynamics shaping bilateral relations, and the potential c…

Play A general view of newspapers headlines, a day after the ceasefire announcement between India and Pakistan, at a stall in Islamabad

March 26, 2025

Cambodia
As in Europe, Authoritarians in Asia Are Emboldened

Authoritarian leaders in Europe and Asia are emboldened by the White House’s signals of disinterest in condemning their actions, leading to increased repression and human rights abuses.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet wears a blue suit while walking past a military guard wearing traditional uniforms.

April 10, 2025

South Korea
Separation of Powers Defeats Imperial Presidency in South Korea

Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration of martial law triggered a four-month-long constitutional crisis in South Korea that was finally resolved last week by the decision of the Constitutional Court to uphold t…

An Gwi-ryeong, spokesperson of South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party attends an interview with Reuters in Seoul

April 2, 2025

South Sudan
South Sudan is a Test for the African Union

The time for conflict prevention is rapidly expiring. 

A delegate walks next to African Union (AU) member states’ flags ahead of the 38th Ordinary Session of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union at the African Union Commission headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on February 14, 2025.

February 19, 2025

Southeast Asia
Trump’s Abrupt Turn to Russia—and Whether a U.S.-Russia Team Could Gain Any Sway in South and Southeast Asia

President Trump’s new geopolitical strategy of aligning with Russia to counter China is highly controversial and raises questions about its effectiveness and impact on U.S. interests and global polit…

Southeast Asia leaders stand next to each other waving at the camera in front of their national flags.

March 27, 2025

Asia
Already Collapsing in Asia, Democracy Could Be Wiped Out by the New World Order

Democracy in Asia is rapidly deteriorating—accelerated by waning international support and democratic backsliding even in the region’s most established systems.

Impeached South Korean president sits in a wood-paneled court room wearing a black suit and maroon tie.

May 21, 2025

South Africa
The Tensions Behind the Trump-Ramaphosa White House Meeting

Will the U.S. and South Africa recover relations from the brink?

U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to the White House in Washington, D.C. on May 21, 2025.