[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
Analytical publications on politics, economics, culture and sports and other topics of the countries of the Asia Pacific region.
[Analytics] Tibetans have a new political leader
Penpa Tsering says he wants a ‘lasting solution’ for Tibet’s status and to restart stalled…
[Analytocs] A tough agenda for Biden and Moon’s first summit
Festina lente: make haste slowly. Will this principle set the tenor for the 21 May…
[Analytics] Decarbonisation: Emission-free economic recovery
In the post-COVID world, green economic recovery has garnered significant attention as a win-win strategy…
[Analytics] China vowed to reduce steel output but hasn’t – is it part of a sinister plan?
Amid a backdrop of rising tensions between Beijing and Canberra, the price of iron ore…
[Analytics] Can medical cannabis in Thailand balance profits and patients?
For the past four years, the Thai government has been making legislative reforms to build…
[Analytics] Are presidential elections putting Mongolian democracy in peril?
On June 9, presidential elections will take place in Mongolia for the eighth time since…
[Analytics] Bangladesh has shown courage against Chinese bullying
Following the statement, read threat, by the Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh that Beijing-Dhaka ties would…
[Analytics] Will Brunei’s time at the helm of ASEAN be defined by the Myanmar crisis?
As this year’s ASEAN chair, Brunei Darussalam finds itself operating in an increasingly precarious and…
[Analytics] Will India goes under nationwide lockdown?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is under increasing pressure to impose a nationwide lockdown as…
[Analytics] China-US tensions move to space as rocket debris heads for Earth
Finger-pointing over the growing problem of space junk is only going to get worse as…
[Analytics] Why the Taiwan Covid model works
The threat that emerging infectious diseases pose to global health and economy never ceases. As…
[Analytics] Why are Australian officials hinting at war with China?
For a country with a much smaller military and no nuclear weapons, Australia is suddenly…
[Analytics] How a Cambodian national park is being sold down the river
Botum Sakor National Park in southern Cambodia has lost at least 30,000 hectares of forest…
[Analytics] China’s debt-trap diplomacy
American statesman John Adams, who served as president from 1797 to 1801, famously said, “There…