Australia engages with the ASEAN it has and works towards the ASEAN the region needs
Australian engagement with ASEAN is still stuck in a dominant security narrative that sees it as a counter to China…
Trump, the WTO and defending global trade
No matter who wins the presidency, the US is locked into undermining the WTO - it's up to Asia and…
Ejecting the military from Pakistan’s politics
Pakistani voters resoundingly rejected the military's influence in the recent election, but a political crisis might only further entrench economic…
Democracy can be an asset to Indonesia’s economic transformation
Indonesia's new president, likely to be Prabowo Subianto, will need to put in place unfashionable reforms to ensure Indonesia's economy…
Myanmar’s political future remains cloudy as the junta wobbles
Myanmar's generals are under more pressure than ever after armed resistance groups inflicted defeats on the junta's forces, but what…
Malaysia’s economic reform still caught in the baggage of the old politics
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has enjoyed unexpected government stability - but it has come at the expense of much…
Balancing climate finance and financial stability is a scorching dilemma
Author: Editorial Board, ANU Asia has been sweltering through one of its most intense heat waves in memory. In April,…
The Australia–Indonesia relationship is bigger than the bilateral
Author: Editorial Board, ANU Indonesian President Joko Widodo will land in Sydney this week to kick off his fifth official…
Asia has the time to address demographic challenges, but not much time to waste
Author: Editorial Board, ANU The ageing and shrinking of populations in many parts of East Asia will be a defining…
Japan searches for a new grand strategy
Author: Editorial Board, ANU Last week Japan adopted its first ever space security blueprint aimed at better using space for…