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Asia’s (re)invitation to Obama

Mr President, Congratulations on handling the domestic crisis of the government shutdown and debt ceiling.…

October 22, 20135 min

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What Asians did without Obama

More attention was given to United States President Barack Obama’s late decision to cancel his…

October 14, 20135 min

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An unfortunate twist in the US pivot

American President Barack Obama was due to tour Asia next week to attend two key…

October 4, 20135 min

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The haze: What governments must do – and what they can’t

As the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Environment Ministers meet this week in Jakarta…

September 23, 20136 min

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A safe pair of hands for Germany or a stroke of good luck? Merkel and the future of Europe

Angela Merkel and her CDU/CSU bloc have won a landslide victory in Sunday's elections (22…

September 20, 20139 min

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Indonesia’s Woes are ASEAN’s Problems

Some fear that Indonesia is heading for a crisis. Growth in the second quarter dropped…

September 12, 20135 min

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China and ASEAN: Will it be cooperation or conflict?

Rising tensions in the South China Sea have changed the tenor of recent relations between…

September 12, 20135 min

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Abenomics, Asia & ASEAN

Japan has received more attention and generated more optimism in the first six months of…

September 11, 20131 min

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ASEAN beyond 2015: Can higher growth be sustained?

The Association of South-east Asian Nations (ASEAN) is the third-largest economy in East Asia after…

September 4, 20134 min

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Can S’pore capitalise on Myanmar’s opening?

Myanmar’s political opening has caught the world’s attention, and many countries are rushing to what…

September 3, 20137 min

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It is not just about economics

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s recent National Day Rally speech was a bold statement of…

August 27, 20137 min

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Time for an ASEAN Dream

Over the past year I’ve revisited a host of Southeast Asian countries I first began…

August 14, 20135 min