[Analytics] Breaking the North Korean nuclear stalemate
A rollercoaster pattern of crises and peace has characterised the Korean Peninsula for the past…
Analytics
Analytical publications on politics, economics, culture and sports and other topics of the countries of the Asia Pacific region.
[Analytics] US-China conflict doesn’t define the future
It started in October, 2011, when Zbigniew Brzezinski of the Center for Strategic and International…
[Analytics] Defying darkness, Moon shines on
“Moon Jae-in is worse than Adolf Hitler!” thundered the Reverend Jeon Gwang-hoon, a prominent figure…
[Analytics] Uphill battle for the Philippines new drug czar
One of Philippines’ President Rodrigo Duterte’s fiercest critics, Vice President Leni Robredo has frequently challenged…
[Analytics] South China Sea likely to be high on ASEAN agenda
Next year’s leading role in regional body may see Hanoi push for unified approach from…
[Analytics] Rivers delta changes threaten hundreds of millions
The world’s river deltas take up less than 0.5% of the global land area, but…
[Analytics] Boom to bust for Cambodia’s Chinese casino town in Sihanoukville
Historians may trace the decline of online gambling in Asia to a bricks and mortar…
[Analytics] Key challenges for ASEAN’s next chair
It is a tradition for ASEAN’s 10 members to take turns chairing the regional bloc…
[Analytics] RCEP as a pilot project to re-imagine global trading system WTO
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) could guide the way for global trade rule making,…
[Analytics] Arrests for political hoax news in Indonesia
‘Hoax news’ has become a buzzword in the Indonesian lexicon. The mainstream media has largely…
[Analytics] Do e-scooters have a future in ASEAN?
ASEAN cities are notorious for their traffic. A 2019 report by the Asian Development Bank…
[Analytics] From BTS to Netflix and beyond: Culture offers key to future in Asia
Technology may spearhead the progress of mankind, but with so many around the world mesmerized…
