[Analytics] Navigating ASEAN’s post-Covid-19 energy transition
Daily global carbon emissions dropped by 17 per cent in the first quarter of 2020…
Analytics
Analytical publications on politics, economics, culture and sports and other topics of the countries of the Asia Pacific region.
[Analytics] ASEAN underground abortion
Abortion is an extremely taboo topic in some parts of conservative Southeast Asia. Athira Nortajuddin…
[Analytics] Myanmar ponders what to do with its out-of-work elephants
As the Myanmar government moves to rein in deforestation, thousands of captive elephants trained to…
[Analytics] China, India standoff more than a war over rocks
As China and India square off in a Himalayan standoff after a skirmish in that…
[Analytics] Vietnam’s environmental challenges risk EU free trade
Vietnam needs to address environmental challenges to fully reap the benefits from its new free…
[Analytics] Authentic flavours of Asian heritage food
What is Nasi Liwet? Or pempek? Ju hu char? Mallung or Wambatu Moju? Jaime Ee…
[Analytics] Cracks in the Trump-Europe relationship are turning into a chasm
For more than 70 years, the transatlantic alliance has served as the unshakable foundation of…
[Analytics] India set to pose growing challenge to China at sea
New Delhi is developing its strategic partnership with the US, Australia and Japan as part…
[Analytics] China, India standoff more than a war over rocks
As China and India square off in a Himalayan standoff after a skirmish in that…
[Analytics] Hong Kong is a colony once more
Carrie Lam, Hong Kong’s chief executive, stood in front of reporters yesterday for the most…
[Analytics] The taming of the elite: Putin’s referendum
Putin’s attempt to renew his mandate in the July 1 constitutional plebiscite is a challenge…
[Analytics] How coronavirus accelerates China’s political economic transformation
The economic shock caused by the coronavirus pandemic is often conceived of as a pivotal…
[Analytics] ASEAN finally pushes back on China’s sea claims
In a sign of rising resistance to China’s Covid-19 strategic opportunism, the typically tight-lipped Association…
[Analytics] With support for ‘Black Lives Matter’ China crosses a thin line
While it is questionable whether the Chinese government genuinely cares about universal human rights and…
[Analytics] Landslide victory for Mongolian People’s Party incumbents
On the morning of 24 June 2020, Mongolian social media was abuzz with posts of…