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(Myanmar) ‘Bad things are going to happen’: coup puts media on edge (Frontier Myanmar)

The junta has not yet arrested journalists en masse, shut down media houses or re-imposed censorship, but Myanmar’s media workers are bracing for the...

(Myanmar) Before we go dark: A letter to the international community (Frontier Myanmar)

By PHYO THET TIN - Phyo Thet Tin is a pseudonym for three Myanmar women of varying ethnicity who work in the development sector. The world...

(Indonesia) Indonesia’s modest new sovereign wealth fund (East Asia Forum)

Kyunghoon Kim, KCL Indonesia is establishing a sovereign wealth fund (SWF) in the coming weeks. While details are still lacking, it seems that the entity — tentatively...

(Research/Development/Innovation/USA) Changes and Trends in Research and Development and Its Impact on Innovation (CFR)

Speakers Jonathan Gruber Professor of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Josh Wolfe Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Lux Capital Presiders James P. Dougherty Adjunct Senior Fellow for Business and Foreign Policy, Council on...

(USA/China/Taiwan) The United States, China, and Taiwan: A Strategy to Prevent War (CFR)

Taiwan “is becoming the most dangerous flash point in the world for a possible war that involves the United States, China, and probably other major powers,” warn Robert...

(China/Demography) Chinese Demographic Signals Bode Ill for Future Development (The Jamestown Foundation)

Elizabeth Chen A new study published February 8 by the Ministry of Public Security of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) (MPS, 中华人民共和国公安部, zhonghua renmin gongheguo...

(China/PLA) The People’s Liberation Army Attempts to Jump Start Training Reforms (The Jamestown Foundation)

Kevin McCauley The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is attempting to reinvigorate lagging unit training and military education reforms to enable an integrated joint operations capability. https://jamestown.org/program/the-peoples-liberation-army-attempts-to-jump-start-training-reforms/

(China/Latin America) An Overlooked Source of Chinese Influence in Latin America (The Jamestown Foundation)

Linda Zhang, Ryan Berg The People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) engagement in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is drawing increased scrutiny from U.S. policymakers. https://jamestown.org/program/an-overlooked-source-of-chinese-influence-in-latin-america/

(BRI/Uzbekistan) Tracking the Digital Component of the BRI in Central Asia, Part One: Exporting “Safe Cities” to Uzbekistan (The Jamestown Foundation)

Sergey Sukhankin Following the 2013 announcement of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) at a speech given by People’s Republic of China President Xi Jinping...

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