Insights

Indonesia’s legislative elections: What to look out for

Indonesia voted in legislative elections on April 9. Only parties winning 25 per cent of…

April 10, 20142 min

Insights

Solving the Haze – Political Will Is Not Enough

The random bush fires that occurred in Singapore this month are a small reminder of…

March 26, 20144 min

Insights

Jokowi as president? What to watch out for

Joko Widodo (Jokowi), the wildly popular Governor of Jakarta, has been chosen as the presidential…

March 20, 20143 min

Insights

Kerry in Asia: Climate-change agenda trumps geopolitics

Beginning last Thursday, US Secretary of State John Kerry met leaders in Seoul, Beijing and…

February 21, 20143 min

Past Events

Indonesia’s 2014 elections: Will politics impact Indonesia’s economy?

Indonesia’s relations with the outside world have been strained in recent months. Its ties with…

February 20, 20142 min

Insights

The Worst (Haze) is Yet to Come

The severe haze episode that Singapore experienced in June 2013 may not be the worst…

February 14, 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

Insights

ASEAN in Flux: Elections Ahead in 2014

As the new year begins, several ASEAN countries are heading into highly contentious elections. What…

January 6, 20143 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

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

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

More plantations, more haze to come?

In the wake of record levels of haze, environment ministers from Malaysia and Singapore will…

June 28, 20135 min