Bhutan’s decisive response to COVID-19
Author: Mark Turner, UNSW Canberra Landlocked and inextricably linked to India (the country with the…
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Japan’s new defence minister makes his early mark with Canberra
Author: Aurelia George Mulgan, UNSW Canberra Little more than a month after his appointment to…
Searching for value in the Japan–UK trade agreement
Author: Minako Morita-Jaeger, University of Sussex The United Kingdom has taken the first step in…
America’s frightening choice
Author: Sheila A Smith, Council on Foreign Relations This election will shape the US role…
Laos set its own debt trap
Author: Kearrin Sims, James Cook University On 23 September the Fitch Ratings agency downgraded Laos’…
Anti-Asian racism harming US interests
Author: Zhiqun Zhu, Bucknell University In June 1982, Vincent Chin was beaten by two white…
Mass masking and Vietnam’s COVID-19 success
Author: Minh Cuong Duong, UNSW Vietnam is among the few countries that were successful in…
How Russia emerged as key mediator in the China–India dispute
Author: Artyom Lukin, Far Eastern Federal University Back in May, tensions along the disputed Sino-Indian…
WeChat ban a catch-22 for Chinese Australians
Author: Haiqing Yu, RMIT University Chinese social media network WeChat is facing global scrutiny and…
The promise of public–private cybersecurity partnerships in the Philippines
Author: Mark Manantan, Pacific Forum In 2019, the Philippines’ Department of Information and Communications Technology…
Deepening Japan’s cooperation with Papua New Guinea
Author: Shane McLeod, Lowy Institute A small but telling glimpse of Japan’s diplomatic approach in…
Kyrgyz electoral fiasco involves familiar faces
Author: Matteo Fumagalli, University of St Andrews ‘Revolution’, best understood in the Kyrgyzstani context as…
How COVID-19 may accelerate hukou reform in China
Author: Cai Fang, CASS Hukou, the Chinese household registration system, is a legacy of the…
Can ASEAN centrality weather the US–China storm?
Author: Mark J Valencia, National Institute for South China Sea Studies The US–China contest for…
Short-term nuclear stability on the Korean Peninsula
Author: Liang Tuang Nah, RSIS In the short term, North Korea is unlikely to resume…
Taiwan’s refugee policy offers little help to Hongkongers
Author: Kevin Ting-chen Sun, Taipei Since the implementation of the draconian Hong Kong security law…
Asian voice: Wang Gungwu
Author: Zheng Yongnian, CUHK-Shenzhen Wang Gungwu is among the most prominent China scholars in modern…
New Caledonia’s second independence referendum is a wake-up call
Author: Denise Fisher, ANU For the second time in two years, on 4 October, longstanding…
Southeast Asian airlines drop from the sky
Author: Thanavutd Chutiphongdech, Srinakharinwirot University Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Southeast Asia was one of the…
US–China rivalry ramps up pressure on the Pacific islands
Author: Denghua Zhang, ANU It is said that when elephants fight, it is the grass…
Singapore’s road to recovery
Author: Faizal Bin Yahya, NUS COVID-19 has severely impacted Singapore’s trade and economy. But the…
Learning from the history of pandemics
Author: Michael Shiyung Liu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University In 1972 microbiologists Macfarlane Burnet and David…
The complexities of China–Iran strategic balancing
Author: Sanam Vakil, Chatham House China–Iran relations have been the subject of much speculation after…
China focuses on modern, efficient logistics system as Beijing plots response to ‘grim and complicated’ outlook
The decision by the Central Economic and Financial Affairs Commission, which is headed by President…
China signals shift to stronger yuan exchange rate policy to help develop domestic demand, analysts say
In a departure from its previous policy bias in favour of a weaker exchange rate,…
China bans Scratch, MIT’s programming language for kids
China’s enthusiasm for teaching children to code is facing a new roadblock as organizations and…
Freshket lands $3 million Series A led by Openspace to streamline Thailand’s food supply chain
Based in Bangkok, Freshket simplifies the process of getting fresh produce from farms to tables….
Suga’s a sure bet in Japan’s leadership election
Author: Aurelia George Mulgan, UNSW Canberra The outcome of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership…
Restoring US trust in globalisation
Authors: Joshua P Meltzer, Brookings Institution and Neena Shenai, AEI COVID-19 is fast-tracking the declining…
Thailand’s same-sex civil partnership law — a rainbow trailblazer?
Author: Vitit Muntarbhorn, Chulalongkorn University Thailand is witnessing heated but healthy debate about how to…
Shinzo Abe, prime minister without a cause
Author: Aurelia George Mulgan, UNSW Canberra Abe’s abrupt resignation on Friday as prime minister of…
A storm in a TikTok
Author: Paul Haskell-Dowland, Edith Cowan University US President Donald Trump’s 6 August executive order aims…
A chance for Chinese economic leadership
Authors: Peter A Petri, Brandeis University and Michael G Plummer, Johns Hopkins University In late…
The return of sovereignty to Australia’s defence strategy
Author: Richard Brabin-Smith, ANU The Australian Department of Defence’s three recent update documents — the…
5G in Singapore: Is the tide turning against Huawei?
Author: Amalina Anuar, RSIS Amid the ongoing US–China technological and geopolitical rivalry, decisions to award…
Indonesia’s garment industry in crisis
Authors: Deasy Pane, Bappenas and Donny Pasaribu, ANU The COVID-19 pandemic is causing a slowdown…
Populists in a pandemic
Author: Editorial Board, ANU When the former mayor of the southern city of Davao, Rodrigo…
Rodrigo Duterte’s war on many fronts
Author: Julio C Teehankee, De La Salle University Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte delivered his penultimate…
Why a ‘Nixon moment’ in India–China relations is unlikely
Author: Raj Verma, Huaqiao University India–China relations have hit a nadir after the recent clash…
Vietnam rejects Chinese aggression in the South China Sea
Author: Nguyen Khac Giang, Victoria University of Wellington As countries in the region are busy…
How global value chains will evolve in the post-COVID-19 economy
Author: Satoshi Inomata, IDE-JETRO According to traditional trade theory, the direction and magnitude of product…
India’s statistical system just doesn’t add up
Author: Vikas Kumar, Azim Premji University A series of economic shocks — including the demonetisation…
COVID-19 undermines South Korean diplomacy
Author: Jeffrey Robertson, Yonsei University South Korea attracted global attention from the beginning of the…
US–China scientific cooperation faces an uncertain future
Authors: John P Haupt and Jenny J Lee, University of Arizona Geopolitical tensions between the…
Incentivising Indonesia’s academics
Author: Muhammad Beni Saputra, UIN Sulthan Thaha Saifuddin Jambi In his visit to Australia early…
A new beginning for Singapore?
Author: Ying-kit Chan, Leiden University The 2020 Singapore General Election confirmed the Workers’ Party (WP)…
London and Canberra offer citizenship for Hongkongers
Author: Tim Summers, Chatham House and CUHK Following the announcement and enactment of a national…
US–China blame game grates on Southeast Asia
Author: Hunter Marston, ANU 2020 has been an extremely difficult year for Southeast Asia. Multiple…