Commentaries

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

Commentaries

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

Commentaries

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

Commentaries

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

Commentaries

Abenomics, Asia & ASEAN

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

September 11, 20131 min

Commentaries

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

Commentaries

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

Commentaries

Heading off the next Asian crisis

After the global financial crisis, Asia grew at more than 6 per cent each year,…

August 6, 20135 min

Commentaries

ASEAN must turn a breathing space into a legacy

The Association of South-east Asian Nations (ASEAN) draws both admirers and detractors — and the…

July 12, 20135 min

Commentaries

Asia’s rising frontier with Latin America

In a world where Europe and the United States are struggling, both East Asia and…

June 18, 20135 min

Past Events

Myanmar: Looking Ahead – Foreign Policy, Democracy & The Military

Myanmar’s transformation is underway at remarkable speed, but reforms are far from complete. With the…

June 10, 20133 min

Commentaries

Myanmar’s time has come to deliver on initial promise

The World Economic Forum convenes in Myanmar this week, it will bring more than just…

June 4, 20134 min