Can Fiji keep its democracy in 2023?
Author: Richard Herr, University of Tasmania The most important event for Fiji in 2022 was the peaceful transfer of power…
Russia and the US add to South Korea’s economic challenges
Author: Troy Stangarone, Korea Economic Institute of America In May 2022, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol was elected on a…
New PNG government goes for gold
Author: Ronald May, ANU 2022 was an election year in Papua New Guinea (PNG), so electoral politics dominated much of…
US–China relations have become a disaster in the making
Author: Jia Qingguo, Peking University In his online meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping in November 2021, US President Joe…
Missiles and macroeconomy mark North Korea’s 2022 troubles
Author: Scott A. Snyder, Council of Foreign Relations In 2022, North Korea exported tensions through stepped-up missile tests and threats…
Mongolian government under pressure as its foreign policy options are squeezed by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Author: Julian Dierkes, UBC Mongolia’s domestic party politics, international relations and economy faced challenges in 2022. The Mongolian People’s Party…
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…
Cambodia’s economy hedges its bets
Author: Heidi Dahles, University of Tasmania The many unfinished buildings — most owned by Chinese investors — lining the streets…
No international-backed end in sight to the misery in Myanmar
Author: Nicholas Farrelly, University of Tasmania Myanmar’s abject deterioration since the February 2021 military coup accelerated through 2022, with more…