Ankit Panda
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What the Chinese Surveillance Balloon Incident Tells Us About US-China Relations
A U.S. F-22 shot down a Chinese surveillance balloon that lingered in U.S. territorial airspace for days. What now? → Read More
China’s Late-2022 Protests: ‘Zero-Covid’ At the Breaking Point?
What’s driving China’s late-2022 protests? → Read More
The Most Important Shanghai Cooperation Summit Ever?
The SCO meets at a time of geopolitical flux in the Asian heartland. What’s the significance? → Read More
Takeaways From the 2022 Shangri-La Dialogue
The Shangri-La Dialogue returned to convene for the first time since 2019 this year. What was on the agenda? → Read More
What Is the Biden Administration’s Indo-Pacific Economic Framework About?
Don’t call the IPEF a free trade agreement. → Read More
North Korea May Be Trapped Between Famine and Plague
As COVID-19 sweeps through the country, outside help is desperately needed. → Read More
North Korea’s Tactical Nuclear Plans Are a Dangerous Proposition
Lowering the threshold for usage makes conflict even more likely. → Read More
The Biden Administration Releases an Indo-Pacific Strategy: Reading Between the Lines
What does the Biden administration seek in the Indo-Pacific? → Read More
Elusive Balances: Shaping US Southeast Asia Strategy
How has U.S. commitment to Southeast Asia changed over time? What do Southeast Asian states want from the United States? → Read More
North Korea Picks Up the Pace on Missile Tests
Why is North Korea testing so many missiles in January 2022? → Read More
Causes and Consequences of Kazakhstan’s January 2022 Unrest
Protests over gas prices have quickly spiraled into nationwide unrest, resulting in the first-ever intervention by the CSTO in one of its member states. → Read More
2021 in Asian Geopolitics: A Retrospective
What were the major developments and events that drove geopolitical trends in Asia in 2021? → Read More
Biden, Xi, and the Importance of Guardrails in the US-China Relationship
The United States and China aren’t satisfied with their relationship, but both sides appear to be interested in managing their differences. → Read More
It’s Time for the Quad to Chart a Bold Course on Space Governance
The Quad countries should consult on space situational awareness, conjunction avoidance, and orbital debris issues. → Read More
The Inter-Korean Missile Race Picks Up the Pace
Both North and South Korea demonstrated a wide range of new missile capabilities in September 2021. What’s driving their arms race? → Read More
AUKUS and the Indo-Pacific: Geopolitics, Technology, and Deterrence
What does the new U.S.-UK-Australia trilateral cooperative partnership entail? → Read More
The Biden Administration and US-China Relations in 2021
Are U.S.-China relations set to deteriorate further? → Read More
The Fight for Afghanistan’s Future
What lies ahead for Afghanistan as the United States withdraws and fighting between the Taliban and the government intensifies? → Read More
Southeast Asia, Geopolitics, and China’s Vaccine Diplomacy
How has China approached vaccine diplomacy in Southeast Asia? → Read More
India’s Economy After the Pandemic
What lies ahead for the Indian economy? → Read More