New PNG government goes for gold
Author: Ronald May, ANU 2022 was an election year in Papua New Guinea (PNG), so electoral politics dominated much of…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Empowering women’s rights in Indonesia
Author: Kathryn Robinson, ANU Gender equality was a key aspiration of the popular movements that led to the toppling of…
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…
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 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…
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…