Britain reaches agreement to join trans-Pacific trade pact
A European Union flag, flown by anti-Brexit activists, flaps in wind, in front of the Elizabeth Tower, commonly known as…
How can Japan balance deterrence and diplomacy with China?
Author: Madoka Fukuda, Hosei University On 16 December 2022, the Japanese government approved three new strategic documents related to national…
Alibaba CEO sees group evolving as ‘asset and capital operator’ after the US$257 billion tech empire is split into 6 independent entities
The move to restructure comes about 10 days after China’s new cabinet, the State Council, pledged to focus on boosting…
Rural underemployment threatens China’s growth
Authors: Scott Rozelle, Stanford University and Dorien Emmers, KU Leuven According to World Bank data, only a handful of economies…
China’s new energy storage capacity is expected to surpass 50GW by 2025
Ultra-high voltage and other high-voltage power lines near a solar farm in China’s Qinghai province. When compared with pumped storage,…
Private-sector innovation can drive Hong Kong’s green tech, green finance push
Ellen Ogren and Angus Harris, founders of the Clean Waterways Initiative that aims to remove plastic waste from the city’s…
Whitlam’s legacy in Australia–Vietnam relations 50 years on
Author: Derek McDougall, University of Melbourne After winning office in December 1972, former Australian Labor prime minister Gough Whitlam established…
Explaining the resurgence of terrorist violence in Pakistan
Author: Imtiaz Gul, CRSS Islamabad Terrorist attacks in Pakistan peaked in 2013, averaging just under four attacks a day, with…
Ukraine’s Zelensky predicts Putin moves if Russia wins battle for key city, invites China’s Xi
Since then, Ukraine – backed by much of the West – has surprised the world with the strength of its…
Ideological polarisation is the price of democratic representation in Indonesia
Author: Diego Fossati, City University of Hong Kong Democratic backsliding — understood as the decline of democratic norms, institutions, and…