Author: Kirill Nourzhanov, ANU The main political trend in Central Asia for 2019 was the steady improvement of interstate relations. This was primarily driven by Uzbekistan’s...
Author: Pheakdey Heng, Enrich Institute It has been yet another impressive year for Cambodia’s economy. Thanks to continued strength in traditional sectors such as garments, tourism,...
Author: Gary Clyde Hufbauer, PIIE In the year 2018 — 99 years after the end of the First World War, 73 years after the end of...
Author: Nilanthi Samaranayake, CNA The return of the Rajapaksa family to the leadership of Sri Lanka raises questions about how the country’s foreign policy approaches to...
Author: Editorial Board, ANU As the global trade regime threatens to unravel under the Trump administration’s assault on the WTO dispute settlement disciplines and its tearing...
Author: Brendan Sargeant, ANU The debate in Australia about China is intensifying and some of the optimism of a decade ago has dissipated. This is in...
Author: Giridharan Ramasubramanian, ANU On 25 September 2019, five countries — Costa Rica, Fiji, Iceland, New Zealand and Norway — announced a new initiative, the Agreement...
Author: Ashok Swain, Uppsala University South Asia is facing severe water scarcity. As the region’s population grows and its economies develop, a lack of sustainable water...
Author: Anthony V Rinna, Sino–NK Washington appears to be using the South Korea–US alliance to advance its goal of containing China as part of the ‘free...