Advertisement Over a year ago, Japan shocked the world by agreeing to accept thousands of Ukrainian evacuees into its borders. Given Japan’s strict refugee policies and ethnic homogeneity, its eagerness to accept Ukrainians came as a welcome surprise to the global community. Recently, I spoke with Oleksii Yashchyrynskyi, an 18-year-old Ukrainian now living in Toyota … Read more
The Debate | Opinion Although Indo-Pacific countries are seemingly receptive to the idea, NATO’s greater involvement in the region may well do more harm than good to security and stability. Advertisement Last week the news broke that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) intends to open a liaison office in Japan, the first of its kind in … Read more
Advertisement War crimes are ongoing in western Myanmar as an increasingly desperate military junta continues an aerial bombardment of the region, relying on air power to target civilian populations. In April, one airstrike alone targeting a village in Sagaing Region killed at least 130 people, many of whom were women and children. Moreover, the civilian … Read more
Philippine President Benigno Aquino III, center, claps as Moro Islamic Liberation Front chief negotiator Mohagher Iqbal, left, shakes hands with Senate President Franklin Drilon, right, as he hands over the Draft of the Bangsamoro Basic Law at the Malacanang Presidential Palace in Manila, Philippines on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014. Credit: AP Photo/Aaron Favila Advertisement As … Read more
Advertisement The military junta that attempted to seize control of Myanmar in February 2021 has failed. Free movement of its personnel is now reduced to the areas south and west of Mandalay in the country’s core. Even there, it is facing daily assassinations and bomb attacks and is barely able to govern due to widespread … Read more
Advertisement U.K. Foreign Minister James Cleverly’s anticipated foreign policy speech last week outlined what he described as the “three pillars” of his China policy: protecting national security, deepening relationships with Indo-Pacific allies, and direct engagement with Beijing. While the speech appears to have hit the right notes — Cleverly said that promoting human rights was … Read more
Members of the Karenni National Women’s Organization take part in a team-building exercise in an undisclosed region of Karenni State, Myanmar, January 2023. Credit: Facebook/KNWO Advertisement In Karenni State, every day has become a struggle for survival for the thousands displaced across Myanmar’s least populated state. Since the attempted coup on February 1, 2021, crimes … Read more