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…
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…
Technology propels China’s Gulf strategy forward
Authors: N Janardhan, Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy and Gedaliah Afterman, Reichman University A ‘flying car’ built by Chinese company Xpen…
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…
Friend-shoring no ready-made answer to Asian supply chain resilience
Authors: Samuel Hardwick and Adam Triggs In 2018, the United States put Russian aluminium giant Rusal on a blacklist to…
Japan’s uneven teleworking revolution
Authors: Machiko Osawa, Japan Women’s University and Jeff Kingston, Temple University Telework is not a panacea for what ails the…
Japan must reform its inflexible work culture
Author: Hiroshi Ono, Hitotsubashi University Working in Japan is full of inflexibilities. Flexible work arrangements, such as remote work and…
Major Railroad Union Rejects Biden Admin Brokered Contract Offer, Raising Strike Fears
Last Updated on November 21, 2022 One of the largest railroad worker unions in the United States rejected a wage…
The Bali G20 provides proof of life for global economic cooperation
Author: Editorial Board, ANU Is there anything that can’t be solved by getting away to Bali for a few days?…