Archive - Asia Sentinel

Southeast Asia’s Reliance on Imported Fuels Exposes Structural Weaknesses

Middle East supply disruptions are exposing Southeast Asia’s deep reliance on imported refined fuels

2 hrs ago

The Darkening Face of Indonesia’s Democracy

Pro-democracy activists concerned over centralized leadership style resistant to criticism

17 hrs ago • Our Correspondent

VIC: Decapitation as Foreign Policy

Gunboat diplomacy in Venezuela, Iran and Cuba

Mar 30 • Our Correspondent

Who Wanted Lin Bing-wen Dead?

Gaming Tycoon’s assassination involves Taiwan’s intertwined politics and underworld

Mar 27

Former Chinese Graft Watchdog Wang Could Fall Next

Investigation of Wang’s former secretary seen as political rather than corruption

Mar 27 • Our Correspondent

Shipping Containers: New Threat Multiplier

Option for new regional and global missile campaigns

Mar 26

Cracks in the Sand: Gulf Monarchies’ Economic and Geopolitical Peril

Consequences will be profound and potentially destabilizing

Mar 26

Bhutan’s ‘Mindfulness City’ to Link to India by Rail

‘GMC’ prescribed as bridge between spiritual past and digital future

Mar 25

Southeast Asia’s Race For Data Farms Stresses Resources

Strains hit both electricity grids and water supplies for cooling

Mar 25 • John Berthelsen

Trump Administration’s Global Trade War Fizzles

China wins out even as exports to US fall steadily

Mar 24 • Philip Bowring

Iran Conflict Exposes Limits of US Naval Reach

Shortcomings extend beyond gulf region

Mar 23

Li Ka-shing’s Firm Slugs it out With Panama Over Canal Ports

Legal dispute part of tussle between US and China over Latin American ports

Mar 23

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