By Geoffrey Hartman — The Philippine National Police (PNP) is back in action in President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs, a little over a month after the president ordered the police to stand down. Police chief Ronald dela Rosa on…
Under the Obama — and perhaps the Trump — administration, the United States has looked to India to play a larger role as a security provider in the Indian Ocean region. India shares similar ambitions, seeing itself as a rising…
By Lance Jackson — Development projects in Johor, Malaysia, made headlines after former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad warned that they would attract a massive wave of Chinese immigration. However, development projects in Johor have long earned the ire of…
Political developments in South Korea, the United States, and North Korea are all shaping up to affect the Korean Peninsula in 2017. CSIS Korea Chair Dr. Victor Cha joins to discuss President Park Geun-hye’s impeachment, the Trump administration’s Korea policy,…
By Sarah Watson — India has managed to avoid or overcome many of the counterterrorism quandaries that plague neighboring Pakistan. But India’s comparatively positive record in this area should not lead to complacency. Many of the challenges with which Pakistan…
By Murray Hiebert & Lance Jackson — The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on July 20, 2016, filed its single largest civil forfeiture case to date in a case that seeks the recovery of more than $1 billion in assets…
By Scott Kennedy — An Awkward Anniversary Today marks the 15th anniversary of China’s accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO). The 5th, in 2006, had a celebratory feel. Although foreign companies still faced market-access challenges, trade and investment with…
GST Council sets a turnover threshold of $30,000 for the GST; Gujarat walks back its new quota for poor communities; first meeting of the Israel-Haryana Working Group; Maharashtra collaborates with Oracle and HP; Tamil Nadu opens the world’s largest solar…
By Chau Hoang — In April, Nguyen Xuan Phuc became Vietnam’s prime minister with a mandate bestowed by the leadership of the ruling Vietnamese Communist Party to promote the country’s integration into the global economy. In recent years, Vietnam’s economy…
By Conor Cronin — Rodrigo Duterte, the newly minted president of the Philippines, was quick out of the gates after taking office in late June. In an executive order on July 24, Duterte established new freedom of information regulations for…