[Analytics] Why Bill Gates become the nation’s largest farmland owner
They own the soil where the potatoes in McDonald’s french fries grow, the carrots from…
Analytics
Analytical publications on politics, economics, culture and sports and other topics of the countries of the Asia Pacific region.
[Analytics] Why Malaysia is upset with China over a maritime dispute
Analysts say a rare burst of anger from Malaysia over the flight of Chinese air…
[Analytics] Why Donald Trump doesn’t need Facebook
Last week, Donald Trump got another slap in the face: Facebook announced it was extending…
[Analytics] Indonesia’s military still preoccupied with internal security
The separation of the Indonesian police from the military in the early 2000s was supposed…
[Analytics] Is British return to Asia resurgence or nostalgia?
A UK Carrier Strike Group led by the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth set sail…
[Analytics] Kazakhstan under president Tokayev
Around two years ago, a change of leadership took place in Kazakhstan, when Kassym-Jomart Tokayev…
[Analytics] Can Chinese military’s hip new propaganda strike chord with Generation Z?
With the armed forces now full of people born after 1995, propaganda is being designed…
[Analytics] Will resurgent misogyny undo South Korea’s progress on gender equality?
South Korea’s by-elections on 7 April resulted in a landslide victory for the opposition People…
[Analytics] Twin challenges loom over Scott Morrison’s visit to New Zealand
Despite Mr Morrison’s assertion that “Australia and New Zealand are family”, the vexed questions of…
[Analytics] Is Cambodia’s exclusive dependence on China inevitable?
Earlier this month, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen asked an international conference on the future…
[Analytics] Joe Biden is gathering his friends close as he prepares to confront China
In the four months he’s been US President, Joe Biden has held only two face-to-face…
[Analytics] The Indonesia factor in ASEAN’s response to Myanmar
ASEAN’s capacity to spearhead a collective response to a regional crisis was tested at the…
[Analytics] Scott Morrison’s in a race to get re-elected
Scott Morrison is racing against the future. He’s trying to thread the needle of re-election…
[Analytics] Why leaders of South Korea and Japan are Biden’s first two visitors
History is repeating itself in Washington. The White House is, once again, attempting to navigate…
[Analytics] Tibetans have a new political leader
Penpa Tsering says he wants a ‘lasting solution’ for Tibet’s status and to restart stalled…