Commentaries

No one nation, whether America or China, can rule Asia

At their California summit, President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Barack Obama discussed a…

June 12, 20134 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

Past Events

The Great Convergence: Implications and Challenges of the New Global Condition

In a world full of pessimism, Kishore Mahbubani argues in The Great Convergence that the…

May 7, 20131 min

Past Events

Private Meeting with Ambassador David L. Carden

ASEAN is working towards the establishment of an ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) in 2015, with…

April 18, 20132 min

Past Events

Private Meeting with the Center for New American Security

This informal meeting aims to share Asian views on the US rebalancing to Asia with…

April 16, 20131 min

Commentaries

Japanese companies must adapt to a changed Asia

Japanese interest in South and Southeast Asia is surging for both economic and political reasons.…

April 11, 20134 min

Past Events

Ending poverty in our generation: Opportunities and challenges of the post-2015 development framework

Since 2000, the Millennium Development Goals have provided a global framework for improving the lives…

February 15, 20131 min

Commentaries

What Asians hope Abe will say to Obama

Japan’s newly elected Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made his first overseas visit to South-east Asian…

February 14, 20135 min

Commentaries

Singapore and the world, in 2013 and beyond

The optimistic view - if you can call it that - is that crisis will…

January 3, 20136 min