East Asia needs to tap into plurilateralism’s potential
Author: Robert Basedow, London School of Economics Multilateralism is now in crisis. The crisis manifests itself most forcefully in the…
East Asian economies resist decoupling
Author: Fukunari Kimura, Keio University Media on global trade frequently puts forward the narrative that the US–China confrontation will divide…
China’s fisheries policy makes a belated shift to sustainability
Authors: Hongzhou Zhang, RSIS and Genevieve Donnellon-May, University of Oxford In response to growing demand for aquatic products, China introduced…
Japan and South Korea’s rapprochement still begs questions
Author: Editorial Board, ANU Japan–South Korea relations have been on a rocky road for far too long. While both countries…
Japan’s updated defence strategy leaves crucial details to be determined
Author: Shin Kawashima, University of Tokyo In December 2022, the Japanese government released three major security papers — the National…
Permacrisis can’t be the future of US–China relations
Author: Editorial Board, ANU Confusion, miscommunication, lies, crude posturing, finger-pointing— last month’s ‘balloongate’ was the contemporary US–China relationship in microcosm.…
Assuring Beijing key to building guardrails on US–China Relations
Author: Harrison Prétat, Center for Strategic and International Studies Speaking at the Aspen Institute in December 2022, National Security Council…
Hun Manet: Cambodia’s rising son
Author: Charles Dunst, CSIS Three out of four Cambodians have never known life without Hun Sen. The Prime Minister, currently…
US Indo-Pacific policy prioritises security over economics
Author: Claude Barfield, American Enterprise Institute Under President Joe Biden, the United States has stepped up its campaign to build…
Weak domestic demand now threatens China’s growth potential
Author: Yang Yao, PKU Forecasts for China’s economic growth in 2023 diverge widely. While international organisations and China watchers abroad…