Southeast Asia stands firm in the South China Sea
Author: Gregory B Poling, CSIS The situation in the South China Sea is far from stable. Chinese vessels engaged in…
Asia’s response to US trashing of the rules-based international trading system
Author: Editorial Board, ANU The end of 2022 left no doubt that the Biden administration in Washington had joined its…
An inflection point in US trade policy
Author: William Reinsch, CSIS December 2022 highlighted how much US trade policy has changed in recent years. It is tempting…
Pakistan still treading water in 2023
Author: Michael Kugelman, Wilson Centre For much of 2022, Pakistani politics were in a state of severe crisis, exacerbating concurrent…
Marcos Jr fashions a flexible foreign policy for the Philippines
Author: Rommel Banlaoi, Philippine Society for Intelligence and Security Studies During the 2023 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos,…
China’s state-backed blockchain project aims to be the Swift of stablecoins and central bank digital currencies
Red Date Technology, the state-backed company behind the Blockchain Service Network, hopes its new Universal Digital Payments Network will serve…
China’s economic outlook in the post-zero-COVID era
Author: Jiao Wang, University of Melbourne The Chinese economy had yet another extraordinary year in 2022. After strong growth of…
Combatting the cost of living is essential for Singapore
Author: Chang Yee Kwan, National Chengchi University Several major developments marked Singapore’s socio-political landscape in 2022. The government’s annual budget…
Beijing fills satellite gaps for close eye on disputed South China Sea
The enhanced satellite programme provides important data for the administration and management of the waters and islands, as well as…
Russia remains India’s most dependable energy partner
Author: Joshy M Paul, CAPS In his November 2022 visit to Moscow, Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar stated that…