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Latin America – China and Japan’s new battleground?

Just two days after Chinese President Xi Jinping finished his nine-day tour of Latin America,…

July 30, 20143 min

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Is Southeast Asia softening?

It appears that Southeast Asia might face slower days ahead. The region’s predicted growth rate…

July 24, 20143 min

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UNEA: The more the merrier?

The inaugural United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA), the new governing council of the UN Environment…

July 23, 20143 min

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China removes oil rig, so what’s next?

China has towed away its oil rig from disputed waters in the South China Sea…

July 22, 20143 min

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Japan’s Military Comeback

Japan has increased defence spending for the first time in 11 years, relaxed decades-old, self-imposed…

July 18, 20143 min

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‘Modinomics’: A Modest Start

In the wake of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s optimistic election campaign, investors are taking…

July 16, 20143 min

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The ISIL caliphate: Crisis or chimera?

In the infancy of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, alternately known as…

July 14, 20144 min

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Southeast Asia and the Resurgence of Piracy

Recent months have seen the resurgence of piracy in the region, leading one United Nations…

July 3, 20143 min

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Poor human trafficking records and implications for ASEAN

In June, the US State Department released its annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, which…

July 1, 20143 min

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Who is ‘Ahok’? Chess moves to watch in Indonesia’s Presidential Election

Amidst the increasingly heated presidential election campaign in Indonesia, one of the most carefully watched…

June 27, 20144 min

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The Iraq crisis and the impact on Asia

Currently, clashes in Iraq between government forces and Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS)…

June 26, 20144 min

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Farewell, Thailand: The Return Home for Cambodian Migrant Workers

The latest episode in Thailand’s military coup saga is the exodus of undocumented Cambodian migrant…

June 19, 20143 min