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…
The death of US–China climate cooperation
Author: Yuhan Zhang, UC Berkeley The alarm bells of the climate crisis have been ringing for years. There is an…
Climate change challenges Asia Pacific security
Author: Montek Singh Ahluwalia, India Planning Commission At first glance, regional security issues seem to be remote from the problems…
China’s authoritarian rule brings short-term gains but long-term pains to its climate policy
Author: Hao Tan, University of Newcastle At the recent 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Chinese President…
Concerns for Pacific democracy, but no crisis yet
Author: Kerryn Baker, ANU In 2022, considerable pressure was put on democratic norms and practices in the Pacific Islands. Taken…
NY Governor Kathy Hochul Criticized For Attempt To Blame ‘Climate Change’ For Blizzard
Last Updated on December 28, 2022 At a press conference on Christmas Eve day, New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D)…
Securitising climate policy will keep the Indo-Pacific afloat
Author: Mely Caballero-Anthony, NTU In 2021 the Sixth Assessment Report released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said…
As the United States walks away, Asia can’t give up on the rules based economic order
Author: Editorial Board, ANU For some, a multipolar world is something to cheer for. Yet no balance of global geopolitical…
‘Blatantly hypocritical’ F1 bans drivers from making political statements
Formula 1 drivers will need prior written permission from the sport’s governing body to make “political statements” from next season following…
Revitalising Japan’s rice industry means targeting export markets
Author: Yusaku Yoshikawa, JIN Corporation Recent international incidents like the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine war are forcing countries to…