Friday 24 May 2013
Author: Nicole George, UQ As the 2012 Pacific Islands Forum got underway in the Cook Islands, regional media commentary focused on the high political profile of the women who would attend and their efforts to focus intergovernmental attention on the issue of gender disadvantage. The fact that issues pertinent to the status of women...
Author: Jiemian Yang, SIIS The Asian Century, or Pacific Century, has become a catchphrase that places great emphasis on economic dynamism and political power shifts. But the cultural and intellectual aspects of the Asian Century have somewhat been neglected. In the coming 25–50 years, three trends in Asia will likely develop in the context...
Author: Maria Monica Wihardja, CSIS, Indonesia The Asian Development Bank, along with Indonesian ministries, including the Trade Ministry and the National Development Planning Ministry, this month held a symposium on ‘Asia’s Development Agenda in Regional and International Fora’ and a consultation meeting on ‘Asia 2050.’ These themes are timely; despite its growth miracles,...