South Korea’s trade deficit reflects global economic challenges
South Korea posted a trade deficit of US$3.8 billion in September 2022 — higher than experts predicted in a Reuters…
Deterrence across the Taiwan Strait demands a diplomatic touch
Authors: Charles KS Wu, University of South Alabama, Lin (Kirin) Pu, Tulane University and Cathy Fang, GWU Few observers of…
Comprehensive regional security and the future order in Asia
Author: Editorial Board, ANU After the successes of Indonesia’s G20 and Thailand’s APEC summits last month, East Asia’s ability to…
North Korea pokes the polarisation bear
Authors: Francesca Frassineti, University of Bologna, Edward Howell, University of Oxford and Ria Roy, University of Cambridge After Russia’s invasion…
How China got stuck in its zero-COVID trap
Authors: Dustin Lo and Yves Tiberghien, UBC On November 27 and 28 2022, tens of thousands of citizens took part…
Strong dollar snowballs across Asia
Author: Brad Setser, Council on Foreign Relations The dollar’s strength is placing pressure on economies around the world, including in…
Friendshoring and onshoring: protectionism, industrial policy and geopolitical blocs by another name
Author: Editorial Board, ANU It is one of the blessings of old friends, as Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote, that…
Now it’s delivered on the G20, Indonesia can continue to lead as next ASEAN chair
Author: M Chatib Basri, University of Indonesia Last week’s G20 Leaders’ Summit in Bali illustrated the geopolitical challenges weighing on…
THAAD bad: Seoul–Beijing relations under Moon
Author: Seong-Hyon Lee, George H W Bush Foundation for US–China Relations During the tenure of former South Korean president Moon…
Yoon stumbles between Beijing and Washington
Author: Daniel Mitchum, New York South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol is feeling the heat of the recent restrictions by the…