When trying to prepare for the next tsunami, building a bigger seawall isn’t the easy solution it sounds, writes Fletcher Howell.

Joko Widodo bets big on deregulation to kickstart the Indonesian economy, writes Zachary Hall.

The gig economy is fast transforming India into the epicenter of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, writes Andre Kwok.

The success of Kanikōsen is a sign that manga is a vessel for voices of the afflicted in Japan, Callum Dargavel writes.

As the world prepares for another Summer Olympics, some people are yet again questioning how the benefits of hosting the Games outweigh the glaring costs, Marvin Vestil writes.

Unresolved historical grievances are filling the vacuum left by a downturn of US involvement in the region, creating ramifications for the security of the Asia-Pacific, Noah Yim writes.

The US-China trade war is symptomatic of Trump’s attempts at defining his first term in office, but he’s not doing enough to address domestic issues, Ethan Gardiner writes.

Protesters are calling for boycotts following Japan’s exit from the International Whaling Commission and return to commercial whaling, but there are more effective measures, Dominic Harvey-Taylor writes.

A change of leadership blows in a new direction for the next six months at The Monsoon Project

China's increasingly assertive role in the global economic system has been met with apprehension by the West. However, when it comes to global trade, China is merely following in the footsteps of the great powers before it, writes Hannah Lee.