Bangladesh wedged between political upheaval and economic crises in 2023
Author: Saimum Parvez, VUB For Bangladesh, the two most important trends in 2022 were a strong comeback of political opposition…
How relations with the West underpin Singapore’s defence
Author: Abdul Rahman Yaacob, ANU While military deterrence and diplomacy are often cited as the two pillars of Singapore’s defence…
Pakistan needs to lower its expectations of the United States
Author: Arif Rafiq, Middle East Institute Pakistan and the United States have recently been pursuing a reset of relations. High-level…
US–China relations have become a disaster in the making
Author: Jia Qingguo, Peking University In his online meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping in November 2021, US President Joe…
Missiles and macroeconomy mark North Korea’s 2022 troubles
Author: Scott A. Snyder, Council of Foreign Relations In 2022, North Korea exported tensions through stepped-up missile tests and threats…
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…
Asia’s response to US trashing of the rules-based international trading system
Author: Editorial Board, ANU The end of 2022 left no doubt that the Biden administration in Washington had joined its…
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…
Pakistan still treading water in 2023
Author: Michael Kugelman, Wilson Centre For much of 2022, Pakistani politics were in a state of severe crisis, exacerbating concurrent…
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,…