Foreign policy of an anxious adolescent superpower
Author: William H Overholt, Harvard Kennedy School China’s incredibly successful economic development brings two predicaments, one domestic and one foreign.…
Protecting domestic workers in Indonesia
Author: Dian Maya Safitri, Economy of Francesco In December 2022, in West Java, Indonesia, news that a domestic worker had…
Pakistan’s floods highlight the climate-health nexus
Author: Jeremy Youde, University of Minnesota Duluth The devastating 2022 floods in Pakistan highlight the interplay between natural disasters, climate…
Strained ties with Russia boost prospects for Central Asian integration
Author: Gennady Rudkevich, Alexandria Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and China’s modest response to it, has placed the governments of Central…
Russia remains India’s most dependable energy partner
Author: Joshy M Paul, CAPS In his November 2022 visit to Moscow, Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar stated that…
ASEAN should use its economic leverage over Myanmar’s junta
Author: Ronald Tundang, Chinese University of Hong Kong ASEAN member states should consider using economic pressure to influence the behaviour…
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…
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…
Chinese illicit influence scandals in Thailand
Author: Greg Raymond, ANU Two scandals converged in November 2022 in Thailand, forming a perfect storm that threatens the government…
Indonesia’s Successful G20 Summit: A Turning Point?
Author: Colin I Bradford, Brookings Institution The Indonesian G20 year was like no other. The Russian war in Europe divided…