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    • Asia
    • Asean
    • Australia

    No Trump photo-op for the PM but a reminder where Australia’s future lies

    Leigh Howard
    The cancelled G7 meeting is a timely reminder that Australia’s most promising opportunities lie in deeper engagement with our region.
  • 10 Jun 2025
    • Asia
    • Defence & Security

    The logic of neutrality in the Indo-Pacific

    Vincent So
    Regional governments use deliberate ambiguity to extract benefits from both United States and China while avoiding costly commitments to either.
  • 3 Jun 2025
    • Asia
    • Asean
    • India
    • Japan
    • South Korea
    • Trade
    • United States

    The tariff war that’s accelerating Asia’s trade transformation

    Vu Lam
    As the deadline for suspension looms, regional economies are looking to patch the vulnerabilities of regional economic architecture.
  • 2 Jun 2025
    • Asia
    • Asean
    • China
    • Multilateral Institutions
    • United States

    No one’s world: The Global South is navigating a post-American order

    Alldo Fellix Januardy
    Global influence no longer flows solely from dominant capitals – and power itself is changing shape.
  • 29 May 2025
    • Asia
    • Defence & Security

    The wrong time for a collective defence pact in Asia

    Bec Strating
    Trump’s unpredictability is already an obstacle. And diverse interests make bilateral flexibility better than rigid military blocs.
  • 29 May 2025
    • Asia
    • Defence & Security
    • United States

    Pete Hegseth’s impossible mission to reassure Asian allies at Shangri-La

    William Choong
    Whatever the Defence Secretary might say, it’s the actions of his boss that catch most attention.
  • 28 May 2025
    • Asia
    • Defence & Security
    • Diplomacy

    Why Northeast Asia risks repeating Europe’s 19th-century mistakes

    Ju Hyung Kim
    Compelling strategic lessons lie in institutional decay, alliance uncertainty, and deterrence gaps that mirror historical dangers.
  • 15 Apr 2025
    • Asia
    • Malaysia
    • Singapore
    • Australia
    • Defence & Security
    • United Kingdom
    • New Zealand

    Asia without America? History shows Australia can be confident shaping regional security

    Rahman Yaacob
    The Five Power Defence Arrangements makes for a case in point.
  • 3 Apr 2025
    • Asia
    • Global Economy
    • Trade

    Trump’s tariffs: Australia hit with a stick while our region was clobbered

    Roland Rajah
    The entire export-driven development model of Southeast Asia is now at serious risk.
  • 31 Mar 2025
    • Asia
    • China
    • Australia
    • Defence & Security
    • Technology

    Yes, some of China’s educated youth just asserted sovereignty over Australia

    Shijie Wang
    Online platforms reveal a fervent nationalism that has repercussions for the future of the region.
  • 20 Mar 2025
    • Asia
    • Indonesia
    • Vietnam
    • Climate change
    • Sustainability

    Southeast Asia’s critical role as a green industrial leader

    Trang Nguyen , Jannata (Egi) Giwangkara
    The region’s industrial transformation remains the key for long-term economic prosperity – and the world’s climate goals.
  • 12 Mar 2025
    • Asia
    • Asean
    • Japan
    • Singapore
    • Australia
    • Climate change
    • Sustainability
    • Technology

    Artificial intelligence and sustainability in the Asia-Pacific

    Melinda Stuart
    With the right strategies, AI and clean energy can work in harmony, driving progress without compromising the planet.
  • 7 Mar 2025
    • Asia
    • Sex and Gender
    • Sustainability

    Getting dads to care: A key to equality in Asia

    Ramona Vijeyarasa
    Declining birth rates, growing elderly populations and notable gender gaps in workforce participation are just some reasons for reform across the region.
  • 28 Jan 2025
    • Aid & Development
    • Asia
    • Asean
    • Timor-Leste

    ASEAN’s new developmental divide

    Grace Stanhope
    The admission of Timor-Leste will recall quarter-century-old unease about the development gap within the association.
  • 3 Jan 2025
    • Asia
    • Asean
    • Australia
    • Australia and Asia

    Australia and ASEAN: A storied history

    Sue Thompson
    After 50 years of dialogue, the relationship has matured on economic, political, and strategic interests.
  • 27 Dec 2024
    • Asia
    • Quad
    • Diplomacy

    The rise and endurance of minilaterals in the Indo-Pacific

    Sarah Teo
    Will small groupings of nations last? Bet on self-interest.
  • 24 Dec 2024
    • Asia
    • Environment
    • Sustainability

    Beyond borders, beyond loss: How regional cooperation can safeguard Asia’s biodiversity

    Mohd. Yunus
    The threats to migratory species is urgent and can only be tackled together.
  • 17 Dec 2024
    • Asia
    • Cyber Warfare
    • Digital Disruption

    Indo-Pacific: A blueprint for democracy in the digital age

    Alana Ford
    From political activism to cyberattacks, the rise of technology is changing the face of regional engagement.
  • 29 Nov 2024
    • Asia
    • China
    • Japan
    • Malaysia
    • South Korea
    • Australia
    • United Kingdom
    • United States

    As traditional “Anglo” international education destinations falter, Asia-Pacific countries look closer to home

    Angela Lehmann
    Chinese students are largely driving the surge in international students choosing universities across the region.
  • 14 Nov 2024
    • Asia
    • China
    • Indonesia

    Check, but not check-mate: Indonesia’s nine-dash line mistake

    Ristian Supriyanto
    China has won a diplomatic battle with Indonesia, but not the war over maritime claims in the South China Sea.
  • 12 Nov 2024
    • Asia
    • South China Sea

    Has Indonesia fallen into China's nine-dash line trap?

    Aristyo Rizka Darmawan
    A new Indonesia-China joint statement betrays Indonesia’s national interest and looks like a big win for Beijing.
  • 24 Oct 2024
    • Asia
    • Australia

    Australia: Migration no easy fix for Asia literacy

    Leigh Howard
    The business community – not just those exporting or operating within the region – needs to keep pace with the scale of change.
  • 4 Oct 2024
    • Asia
    • China
    • China's Government
    • The Trump Presidency
    • United States
    • US Elections

    A Trump win splits the East Asian triangle

    Richard McGregor
    Much commentary about China and the US election has suggested Beijing prefers Trump. In fact, the opposite might be the case.
  • 24 Sep 2024
    • Asia
    • Asean
    • Timor-Leste
    • Australia

    Timor-Leste joins the Asia Power Index

    Jack Sato , Susannah Patton
    Despite its small size, the Southeast Asian nation should not be underestimated.
  • 23 Sep 2024
    • Asia
    • China
    • India
    • North Korea
    • Singapore
    • South Korea
    • United States

    Power in Asia: Outliers and curiosities

    Susannah Patton , Jack Sato
    Some findings of the latest Asia Power Index controvert conventional wisdom.
  • 20 Sep 2024
    • Asia
    • China
    • Southeast Asia
    • United States

    Why US-China bipolarity is good for Asia

    Hervé Lemahieu
    Restoring US primacy is not in Asia’s interests but preserving a power balance with China is.
  • 5 Sep 2024
    • Asia
    • Southeast Asia
    • Australia
    • Australian trade, investment & economy

    Economic diplomacy: Taking sides for an election

    Greg Earl
    From ANZUS, Indonesia, regional business and media reporting, Penny Wong seems to have legacy in mind.
  • 28 Aug 2024
    • Asia
    • China
    • China's Economy
    • India
    • India's Economy
    • Japan
    • Japan's Economy
    • Geo-economics

    The geopolitical ripple effect of Asia’s ageing population

    Mohd. Yunus
    Economies, cultures and foreign policy objectives are set to evolve with the region’s shifting demographics.
  • 23 Aug 2024
    • Asia
    • Southeast Asia
    • Australia and Asia
    • Diplomacy
    • Communities
    • Regional relationships

    Key questions for reform of the New Colombo Plan

    Ly Tran
    A boost to the ties that bind Australia and the Indo-Pacific is essential to humanising public diplomacy and building life-long connections.
  • 21 Aug 2024
    • Asia
    • Australia and Asia
    • Australia and the Pacific
    • Australian Development Assistance
    • Australian Foreign Aid
    • Foreign Policy
    • Pacific Islands

    Australia takes a big first step to engage civil society in foreign policy

    Heather Wrathall , Jasmine Stephens
    With a new multi-million dollar fund, Canberra underscores the importance of robust and transparent democracy.
  • 9 Aug 2024
    • Asia
    • Southeast Asia
    • Climate change
    • Environment
    • Sustainability
    • Africa

    Without money, the global biodiversity target is just an empty promise

    Mohd. Yunus
    Beyond social responsibility, funding conservation in developing nations is critical to the global economy.
  • 17 Jul 2024
    • Asia
    • United States

    Has Biden “checkmated” China?

    Susannah Patton
    The President is rightly proud of having bolstered US alliances. But claims of beating China are overreach.
  • 18 Jun 2024
    • Asia
    • Indonesia
    • Malaysia
    • Thailand
    • Climate change
    • Environment
    • Sustainability
    • Transnational Challenges

    The carbon sinks of Southeast Asia are in trouble

    Mohd. Yunus
    Global demand for palm oil and paper is threatening a fragile peatland ecosystem. International cooperation is needed now.
  • 18 Apr 2024
    • Asia
    • Defence & Security

    The fog of measuring military balance in Asia

    Rahman Yaacob
    Numbers alone don’t tell the story.
  • 28 Mar 2024
    • Asia
    • China
    • China's Economy
    • Chinese Trade
    • Southeast Asia

    Mind the gap: China’s megaproject promises fall short of reality in Southeast Asia

    Grace Stanhope , Alexandre Dayant
    Debt, delay and deteriorating ties between China and its infrastructure partners have led some to go it alone.
  • 9 Jan 2024
    • Asia
    • Diplomacy

    Navigating the strange minilateralverse of madness

    Brendan Taylor
    The vogue has seen a boom of small Indo-Pacific gatherings, but a hard look is needed to decide which are sustainable.
  • 8 Dec 2023
    • Asia
    • Defence & Security

    America's re-balance to Asia delayed … again

    Henry Storey
    Whisperings of Chinese military facilities in the Gulf combine with Gaza War to further complicate US efforts at strategic re-prioritisation.
  • 23 Nov 2023
    • Asia
    • Australia
    • Global Economy
    • Trade
    • United States

    Economic diplomacy: Hits and misses for Project Diversify

    Greg Earl
    India and Vietnam are the rising new trade partners as business cools on China amid new American protectionism.
  • 14 Sep 2023
    • Asia
    • Australia and Asia
    • Australia's Trade
    • Sustainability

    More than just rice: Asia’s food supply anxieties

    Genevieve Donnellon-May
    Most economies in Southeast Asia are net food importers. Is now the time for Australia to step up its export production?
  • 13 Sep 2023
    • Asia
    • Maritime Security

    Sea robbery in the Singapore Strait

    Thư Nguyễn Hoàng Anh
    A crucial global trade route is subject to a rash of petty crime, but the consequences aren’t so petty.
  • 15 Jun 2023
    • Asia
    • Global Issues
    • Sex and Gender

    The importance of pride: supporting LGBTQ rights in Asia

    Brenda R. Alegre
    The recent Sydney WorldPride was a milestone moment in connecting a regional and global movement.
  • 9 Jun 2023
    • Asia
    • Poverty

    East Asia’s low welfare spending model fails to tackle inequality

    Gyu-Jin Hwang
    A historical reliance on family has allowed governments to put the economic onus on those who can least afford it.
  • 25 May 2023
    • Asia
    • Diplomacy
    • G20
    • Global Issues

    Economic diplomacy: Taking cover from the summit war of words

    Greg Earl
    Proliferating regional institutions risk becoming shooting stars, with a long trail of bureaucratic half-lives behind.
  • 25 May 2023
    • Asia
    • Diplomacy

    Decoding diplomatic dynamics in Asia: The numbers tell a captivating story

    Susannah Patton , Jack Sato
    China, Japan and Indonesia each lead the US with a higher tempo of top-level diplomatic activity in the region. But defence ties differ.
  • 10 May 2023
    • Asia
    • Global Economy
    • Global Economic Governance
    • Multilateral Institutions

    Malaysia’s Anwar seeks Asian Monetary Fund and “dedollarisation”

    Shankaran Nambiar
    By reviving an old idea, Malaysia’s PM hopes to be in the driver’s seat for regional economic leadership.
  • 3 May 2023
    • Asia

    The “Indo-Pacific” is here. Yet “Asia-Pacific” lives on

    Sanchari Ghosh
    Debate over the shape of the region is far from settled – and with that lies the promise of ongoing rivalry.
  • 2 May 2023
    • Asia
    • South Korea
    • Australia
    • Free Trade
    • Global Issues

    Choosing openness in the international economy

    Andrew Leigh
    As the region seeks to rebound from a global economic downturn, the free flow of goods and services is key.
  • 1 May 2023
    • Asia
    • Australia
    • Australia's Economy
    • Australian trade, investment & economy
    • Energy
    • Climate change

    Finding opportunity in Asia’s net-zero transition

    Muyi Yang
    Australia will miss out if it doesn’t prepare for lower coal and gas exports.
  • 13 Apr 2023
    • Asia
    • China
    • Global Economy
    • IMF
    • United States

    Economic diplomacy: Counting the cost of decoupling

    Greg Earl
    US-China tensions are disrupting economic links for other countries as new forecasts of slow growth make change harder.
  • 8 Mar 2023
    • Asia
    • Pacific Islands
    • Sex and Gender

    “Amplify their voice”: Promoting gender equity in Asia and the Pacific

    Daniel Flitton
    The regional head of UN Women has a simple but crucial message on this International Women’s Day.
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