[Analytics] ASEAN should take the RCEP reins to strengthen economic and political security
The world is faced with heightened uncertainties, including from growing interlinkages between economics and security….
Analytics
Analytical publications on politics, economics, culture and sports and other topics of the countries of the Asia Pacific region.
[Analytics] Japan’s decision to discharge nuclear-contaminated water has affected its exports
Thirteen years have passed since the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant was crippled by the massive…
[Analytics] What is APEC, anyway? The summit in San Francisco explained
The United States is hosting the annual APEC summit of world leaders this week for…
[Analytics] China’s real estate sector goes south
Chinese real estate developers are desperate to recover from the prolonged lockdowns driven by China’s…
[Analytics] How the Middle East is developing a taste for K-pop
K-pop seems to be unstoppable. For a long time, only the Middle East seemed to…
[Analytics] In search of a new identity for SCO
Uzbekistan chaired the 22nd Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai…
[Analytics] Can regionalism contain geopolitical competition in the South Pacific?
Name the region: a group of internally diverse states, lying across strategically significant maritime passages,…
[Analytics] Indonesia won’t go with the flow on data
Cross-border data flows have been a priority on the G20 agenda since 2019. This year…
[Analytics] RCEP shows that open regionalism still calls the shots
Whether fully intended or not, Australian trade policy is embracing a theatrical element that serves…
[Analytics] Indonesia’s financial sector needs more consumer protection
In line with the Indonesian government’s goal to build a strong financial sector, the Indonesian…
[Analytics] Sri Lanka’s struggle to bring down the Rajapaksas
When Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa banned chemical fertiliser, insecticides and herbicides in May 2021,…
[Analytics] The costs of carving up Papua
Policymakers in Jakarta are forging ahead with a plan to divide Papua into four provinces…