Southeast Asia
Indonesia’s ASEAN Summit 2023: Some Key Takeaways
The ASEAN Summit week in early September was filled with various impressions. To start, businesses convened the ASEAN Business & Investment Summit (ABIS) and...
Vietnam Stock Market Performance Shows Success of Anti-corruption Reforms
Comparing the behaviour of stock markets in Southeast Asian countries in parallel with their macroeconomic performances is an illuminating exercise. Several countries in the Association...
What Can We Expect From the New Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet?
Cambodia will have a new prime minister on August 22 in the person of Hun Manet, who will replace his father Hun Sen. This...
Thailand’s Ruling Elite Get Their Man in Thanathorn
Thailand’s Constitutional Court, in a 7-2 decision has stripped Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, the leader of the Future Forward Party (FFP) of his MP seat because...
Kartarpur Corridor: Why It Is Being Watched Closely by the International Community
In recent weeks, the media and policy makers in South Asia, and outside, have been closely following developments pertaining to the Kartarpur Corridor. The...
Three Takeaways From Sam Rainsy’s Attempt to Return to Cambodia
Cambodia’s Sam Rainsy, the self-exiled opposition leader landed in Kuala Lumpur over the weekend, vowing to return home to lead an uprising against his...
Refugee Women in the Indo-Pacific Region: An Analysis of Mental Health Problems in Rohingya Refugees
Migration is a common phenomenon which has increased in the last few years. People have migrated from one place to another from the very...
Malaysia’s Democratic Renewal Points the Way Ahead for Cambodia
Malaysia provides a lesson to countries in Asia and beyond about how seemingly timeless dominance of power can instantly disappear when the popular will...
Myanmar-Malaysia Ties: The Road Ahead
Myanmar’s State Counselor, Aung San Suu Kyi (the de facto leader of the ruling National League For Democracy government), while delivering a Keynote speech...
China’s crackdown in Hong Kong Highlights Dangers Facing Cambodia
The violent crackdown against pro-democracy protestors in Hong Kong is a tragedy in its own right and a warning of the dangers that await...
US-China Trade War and Its Impact on Singapore
Singapore's growth estimates for 2019 have been brought down to 0-1%, by the country’s Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI). This is significantly lower than the...
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Indonesia’s ASEAN Summit 2023: Some Key Takeaways
The ASEAN Summit week in early September was filled...
Americas
The US in the G-20 Summit: Showcasing the US Leadership on Global Issues and Challenges
The significance of the G-20 meeting for the United...
Human Rights
Collective Punishment as a Violation of International Law : The Case of Israel and Eritrea
In the wake of recent clashes between Eritrean asylum...
Indo-Pacific
AUKUS: Australia’s ‘French Cut’ Moment?
In a show of incompetent diplomatic maneuvering, Australia set...
Geopolitics
Forging an Economic Corridor by Countries: What Does it Mean for Global Connectivity?
In a remarkable illustration of harnessing multilateral platforms for...
