Tackling drug trafficking in the Pacific
Author: Anthea McCarthy-Jones, UNSW Canberra The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime has recently identified the Pacific as a…
Relaying the ASEAN baton from Cambodia to Indonesia
Author: Sharon Seah, ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute Cambodia assumed the ASEAN chair in 2022 with the theme ‘ASEAN ACT: Addressing Challenges…
Albanese’s foreign policy the same song in a new key
Author: James Curran, University of Sydney Although 2022 brought a change of government in Australia and a new public tone…
Philippine election year reinvents dynasty cartel
Author: Danilo Araña Arao, UP Diliman In the Philippines, 2022 will be remembered as an election year in which familiar…
Taiwan’s national security must not overshadow reform
Author: Sheryn Lee, SDU Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — and China’s tacit support for it — led to increased international…
Shocks new and old for Japan
Author: Masahiko Takeda, ANU In 2022, Japan managed to cope with one major shock from the past, but was hit…
Great power competition has shifted in the United States’ favour
Author: Ryan Hass, Brookings Institution At the start of 2022, China’s economy appeared strong, Beijing seemed to have contained the…
Moderate Islam faces an uncertain future in Indonesia
Author: Alexander R Arifianto, RSIS In 2022, two leading moderate Indonesian Islamic figures, Ahmad Syafii Ma’arif and Azyumardi Azra, passed…
The rot spreads in Thailand’s ruling party
Author: Greg Raymond, ANU For Thailand, 2022 was marked by two critical trends: the revival of the economy and, paradoxically,…
The past year’s crisis will weigh on Sri Lanka for years to come
Author: Neil DeVotta, Wake Forest University Economically, 2022 will rank as Sri Lanka’s worst year ever. The immediate reason for…