Insights

China’s military spending: an arms race in Asia?

Earlier this month, China unveiled its defence budget for 2014 –US$132 billion, an increase of…

March 20, 20143 min

Insights

MH370: mixed prospects for regional cooperation

More than five days after Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 lost contact with air traffic control,…

March 13, 20143 min

Insights

Asian Fortunes: China and ASEAN in the Year of the Horse

What lies ahead for Asia in the Year of the Horse? The Singapore Institute of…

February 6, 20143 min

Past Events

Annual Members Circle 2014

The United States’ economic recovery and its debt ceiling topped a survey conducted among 28…

January 21, 20143 min

Commentaries

Asia copes with transitions

In the aftermath of the 2008 global financial crisis, two key buzzwords that conveyed the…

January 7, 20148 min

Commentaries

A year in the world

I probably travelled too much this year. I went to New York, Europe, and as…

December 28, 20138 min

Commentaries

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

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

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

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

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