Post-coup environmental degradation threatens Myanmar’s stability
Rapid environmental degredation under the military junta’s rule has put Myanmar at risk of a climate-induced humanitarian crisis. ...
Poverty and conflict cripple Myanmar’s post-coup economy
While the garment industry fueled some meagre growth in 2023, macro-level indicators have arguably never been worse for the people…
The complicated truth about sanctions on North Korea
Author: Benjamin Katzeff Silberstein, Swedish Institute for Foreign Affairs On the surface, sanctions seem to have had little impact on…
Small powers caught in the US–China chips competition
Author: John Edwards, Curtin University and Lowy Institute There was a time when government spending to support particular industries was…
Russian oil exporters cast a shadow on Western sanctions
Author: Craig Kennedy, Harvard University In January 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed senior Kremlin officials to find solutions to…
Overuse of financial sanctions risks dollar’s role
Author: Martin Chorzempa After a record-breaking wave of new sanctions on Russia, a longstanding debate on whether the overuse of…
The human right effect of economic sanctions
Author: Dursun Peksen, University of Memphis Economic sanctions have assumed a prominent role in global politics since the turn of…
The false logic of sanctions as deterrents
Author: Tom Westland, Wageningen University In February 2022, a war began between Russia and Ukraine. On paper, the odds were…
An Asian Monetary Fund is no quick fix for the world’s dollar problem
Author: Editorial Board, ANU ‘The dollar is our currency, but your problem’. That was how former US Treasury Secretary John…
Weaponisation of the dollar makes an Asian IMF look more attractive
Author: Andrew Sheng, George Town Institute of Open and Advanced Studies, Wawasan Open University Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s recent…