ACTA DIURNA – Asia, Global, Middle East

Will Indonesia’s Fighter Jet Malfunction Affect Its Defense Policy? (Prashanth Parameswaran, The Diplomat), http://thediplomat.com/2015/05/will-indonesias-fighter-jet-malfunction-affect-its-defense-policy/

China’s Efforts to Boost Consumption: Are They Enough? (Sara Hsu, The Diplomat), http://thediplomat.com/2015/05/chinas-efforts-to-boost-consumption-are-they-enough/

Has Peshawar Changed Pakistan’s Approach To Tackle Terrorism? (Rana Banerji, IPCS),  http://www.eurasiareview.com/03052015-has-peshawar-changed-pakistans-approach-to-tackle-terrorism-analysis/

Hong Kong Election Reform: Will It Happen? (Dylan Loh Ming Hui, RSIS), http://www.rsis.edu.sg/rsis-publication/rsis/co15103-hong-kong-election-reform-will-it-happen/#.VUbzjI7tmko

South China Sea: Turning Reefs into Artificial Islands? (RSIS), http://www.rsis.edu.sg/rsis-publication/rsis/co15104-south-china-sea-turning-reefs-into-artificial-islands/#.VUb0pY7tmko

Chimerica in Decline? (Vasilis Trigkas, The Diplomat), http://thediplomat.com/2015/05/chimerica-in-decline/

U.S.-Japan: A Pacific Alliance Transformed (Jeffrey W. Hornung, The Diplomat), http://thediplomat.com/2015/05/u-s-japan-a-pacific-alliance-transformed/

Start of a US-Sri Lanka ‘Reset’? (Taylor Dibbert, The Diplomat), http://thediplomat.com/2015/05/start-of-a-us-sri-lanka-reset/

Will Britain’s Election Make Any Difference For Palestine? (David Cronin, Palestine Chronicle), http://www.eurasiareview.com/03052015-will-britains-election-make-any-difference-for-palestine-oped/

The Smaller Middle East: The West’s New Neo-Colonialism (Kaveh L. Afrasiabi, Eurasia Review), http://www.eurasiareview.com/03052015-the-smaller-middle-east-the-wests-new-neo-colonialism-oped/