
Sri Lanka’s President Resigns in the Face of Massive Protests
The Economist | July 9, 2022
Bottom Line: Skyrocketing food & energy prices have driven tens of thousands of protesters into the streets of Colombo. The President, Prime Minister, and

The Economist | July 9, 2022
Bottom Line: Skyrocketing food & energy prices have driven tens of thousands of protesters into the streets of Colombo. The President, Prime Minister, and

Seungjoo Lee | East Asia Forum | July 11, 2022
Bottom Line: In contrast to his predecessor—who strove to balance Chinese economic integration and the U.S.-ROK security relationship—South Korea’s new

TVC Board Member Matt Pottinger | Wall Street Journal | July 10, 2022
Bottom Line: Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe—who was assassinated at a campaign rally last week—died knowing

John Raine
IISS
June 8, 2022
Bottom Line: As Russia’s war on Ukraine challenges the security of Europe, the West’s response hints at how future security guarantees may operate in

Richard Herr
Australian Strategic Policy Institute
May 5, 2022
Bottom Line: China’s recent security pact with the nearby Solomon Islands has become a campaign issue in Australia’s upcoming federal elections,

Russell Hsiao
1945
April 21, 2022
Bottom Line: The Biden administration has taken laudable steps to bring together market-based democratic states to confront the PRC. In the Indo-Pacific,

The Hindu Editorial Board
April 22, 2022
Bottom Line: The PRC’s recently-sealed military & security pact with the Solomon Islands left American policymakers scrambling to catch up. The deal confirms

Ryosuke Hanada
The Lowy Institute Interpreter
April 8, 2022
Bottom Line: Following Japanese PM Kishida’s recent visit to New Delhi, India

TVC Advisory Board Member Zack Cooper
Macdonald-Laurier Institute
January 12, 2022
Bottom Line: Despite Canada’s long Pacific coast and growing trade

Kelly Ann Shaw
Barron’s
December 3, 2021
Bottom Line: The China-led Regional Cooperation Economic Partnership trade agreement is set to come