[Analytics] Thailand takes action on plastic
Thais started 2020 with a major lifestyle change. After many retail stores banned plastic bags…
Analytics
Analytical publications on politics, economics, culture and sports and other topics of the countries of the Asia Pacific region.
[Analytics] Kim’s ‘new path’ and the failure of Trump’s North Korea policy
US President Donald Trump’s attempt to denuclearise North Korea has failed. No less an authority…
[Analytics] It’s time for Southeast Asia to stand together against China – with Indonesia leading the way
For the final weeks of 2019 and into the new year, China and Indonesia have…
[Analytics] Japan’s North Korea challenge in 2020
North Korea began 2020 by announcing a shift toward a more hardline foreign policy approach,…
[Analytics] Indonesian nationalism and international law
“Internationalism cannot flower if it is not rooted in the soil of nationalism, and nationalism…
[Analytics] Pandemic fear dampens Chinese New Year cheer
Fears of a global pandemic are rising as authorities in China struggle to contain the…
[Analytics] Korean Peninsula peace prospects unravelling in 2020
After US President Donald Trump’s ‘fire and fury’ threats of late 2017 gave way to…
[Analytics] ASEAN’s RCEP and sustainability challenges and achievements
As the end of 2019 drew near, Thailand hosted two ASEAN summits under the theme…
[Analytics] The Myanmar-China pact is a setback for India
The state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to Myanmar on January 17-18, the first…
[Analytics] Counting the cost of Australia’s raging inferno
Australia’s economy will take years to recover from the bushfires that have devastated four states…
[Analytics] China, Myanmar tighten their Belt and Road ties
China and Myanmar agreed to accelerate several joint infrastructure deals and projects during President Xi…
[Analytics] Australian bushfires are a warning of climate catastrophe. Is Hong Kong listening?
As horrific as the recent bush fires in Australia have been, a satellite image attributed…