US Indo-Pacific policy prioritises security over economics
Author: Claude Barfield, American Enterprise Institute Under President Joe Biden, the United States has stepped up its campaign to build…
Can Fiji keep its democracy in 2023?
Author: Richard Herr, University of Tasmania The most important event for Fiji in 2022 was the peaceful transfer of power…
Indonesia wants more than a nickel for natural resources
Author: James Guild, RSIS Indonesian Minister of Investment Bahlil Lahadalia suggested that Indonesia is looking into forming an OPEC-style cartel…
Southeast Asia stands firm in the South China Sea
Author: Gregory B Poling, CSIS The situation in the South China Sea is far from stable. Chinese vessels engaged in…
An inflection point in US trade policy
Author: William Reinsch, CSIS December 2022 highlighted how much US trade policy has changed in recent years. It is tempting…
Marcos Jr fashions a flexible foreign policy for the Philippines
Author: Rommel Banlaoi, Philippine Society for Intelligence and Security Studies During the 2023 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos,…
Indonesia’s resilient economy still has room to grow after G20
Author: Siwage Dharma Negara, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute As 2022 ended the world economy was in no better shape than when…
Timor-Leste can strengthen ASEAN centrality amid global crises
Author: Hunter Marston, ANU At the 41st ASEAN Summit in Phnom Penh in November 2022, the leaders of the grouping…
The PLA is becoming an army fit for today
Author: Sophie Wushuang Yi, King’s College London In his third term, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s priority is to accelerate China’s…
Canada’s new Indo-Pacific strategy bids au revoir to middle power ambitions
Author: Paul Evans, UBC Ottawa has unveiled its long-awaited Indo-Pacific Strategy. Comprehensive statements on regional or global foreign policy are…