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…
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…
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…
The revolutionary whirlwind widens in Myanmar
Author: Renaud Egreteau, City University of Hong Kong Three decades on from the nationwide uprising in Myanmar in 1988, the…
Taiwan shows resilience amid geopolitical uncertainty
Author: Lev Nachman, National Chengchi University It is difficult to characterise Taiwan’s past year as good or bad. Taiwan now…
Cambodia’s economy hedges its bets
Author: Heidi Dahles, University of Tasmania The many unfinished buildings — most owned by Chinese investors — lining the streets…
The Indonesian economy in turbulent times
Authors: Hal Hill, ANU and Dionisius Narjoko, ERIA Jakarta The year 2022 got off to a relatively optimistic start for…
Malaysia’s economy emerges from the shadow of COVID-19
Author: Shankaran Nambiar, Malaysian Institute of Economic Research Rebounding from the pandemic-induced economic shock, the Malaysian economy gathered momentum in…
Indonesia’s resilient economy still has room to grow after G20
Author: Siwage Dharma Negara, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute As 2022 ended the world economy was in no better shape than when…