No vaccine for the challenges coughing up for China
Author: Kerry Brown, King’s College London 2022 was dominated by three issues for China. The first was the ongoing struggle…
Will Thailand’s new residency visa achieve results?
Author: Paul Green, University of Melbourne On 1 September 2022, Thailand introduced a new Long-Term Resident (LTR) visa program. The…
Sri Lanka’s disastrous 2022 ends with a sliver of optimism
Author: Shyamika Jayasundara-Smits, Erasmus University Rotterdam Sri Lanka entered 2022 beset by economic crisis and political upheaval. The economic crisis…
An agenda for regional economic and security cooperation
Author: Yose Rizal Damuri, CSIS The connection between economic integration and political security has long attracted attention. Integration through intensive…
Sanctions on Russia will work, but slowly
Author: Masahiko Takeda, ANU In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the G7 and some 50 other countries have imposed…
Sri Lanka out of intensive care, but still in the trauma ward
Author: Editorial Board, ANU If you think your New Year hangover was bad, spare a thought for Sri Lanka. In…
Sri Lanka’s hard road to recovery from economic and political crisis
Author: Dushni Weerakoon, IPS In 2022 Sri Lanka faced its deepest ever economic and political crisis. The country’s descent into…
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…
Indonesia’s digital infrastructure opportunity
Author: Trissia Wijaya, CIPS With digital-based economic transformation being one of the main priorities of its 2022 G20 presidency, Indonesia…
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…