Trade and investment remain Vietnam’s economic saviours
Author: David Dapice, Harvard University After two years curtailed by COVID-19 and marked by GDP growth of between 2 per…
RCEP benefits extend beyond economic cooperation
Author: Iman Pambagyo, Jakarta Considered one of the world’s largest regional free trade agreements, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)…
The need to deal with Indonesia as it is
Author: Liam Gammon, ANU The calendar will tell you that Indonesia’s presidential election is due in February 2024 — but…
A script change in Singapore’s successor story
Author: Michael Barr, Flinders University Singapore’s biggest news story of 2022 was that Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong finally settled…
Southeast Asia’s tech industry goes from a gallop to a canter
Author: Giulia Ajmone Marsan, ERIA After a couple of years of spectacular growth, tech start-ups and tech giants alike are…
The rot spreads in Thailand’s ruling party
Author: Greg Raymond, ANU For Thailand, 2022 was marked by two critical trends: the revival of the economy and, paradoxically,…
The past year’s crisis will weigh on Sri Lanka for years to come
Author: Neil DeVotta, Wake Forest University Economically, 2022 will rank as Sri Lanka’s worst year ever. The immediate reason for…
Timor-Leste’s track back to normality
Author: Rui Graça Feijó, University of Coimbra In the past few years, everyday life in Timor-Leste has been disrupted by…
Revisiting Japan’s comprehensive security strategy
Author: Tomohiko Satake, NIDS Economic security, or keizai anpo, dominates the current Japanese strategic debate. Since 2019, the Japanese government…
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…