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Vietnam and the new Pacific Trade Triangle

Writer: Tran Van Tho, Waseda College Vietnam is very integrated into the global financial system and since 2017, trade has persistently sat above 200 per cent of GDP. Vietnam has trade relationships with greater than 150 nations, but the majority of...

Maintaining momentum for structural reform in the Philippines

Writer: Ramonette B Serafica, PIDS Six years ago, in his first State of the Nation Tackle, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte underscored the need to chill out financial restrictions to draw extra investment. Included within the legislative agenda...

Hong Kong’s case for RCEP membership

Writer: Julien Chaisse, Metropolis University of Hong Kong Hong Kong lately utilized to hitch the Regional Comprehensive Financial Partnership (RCEP). The underlying purpose of RCEP is to create an integrated market across the area. RCEP accounts fo...

Japan draws India closer amid intensifying power politics

Writer: Chietigj Bajpaee, King’s School London The renewed polarisation of the international system following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the intensification of the US–China strategic rivalry is growing strain on different nations to select sid...

The international financial consequences of Mr Putin

Writer: Barry Eichengreen, UC Berkeley What will be the demonstration effect of Western sanctions on Russia? And what would be the reaction of China and of other nations nervous about similarly being on the outs with america? Will they shift their o...

Is this the end of Duterte’s politically&driven war on drugs?

Authors: Nico Ravanilla, College of California, Renard Sexton, Emory College and Dotan Haim, Florida State College As the campaign to switch term-limited Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has kicked into excessive gear, one scorching matter is w...

The unintended consequences of financial sanctions on Russia and what they mean for China

Writer: Editorial Board, ANU Policymakers have spent many years making an attempt to stop monetary crises. After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, these in the USA, Europe and their partners have been making an attempt their greatest to start out one. B...

European solidarity meets self&interest amid China’s beef with Lithuania

Writer: Heribert Dieter, German Institute for International and Safety Affairs Since mid-2021 Lithuania has been the goal of Chinese language diplomatic censure and financial boycotts. The Lithuanian government has angered Beijing with two measures...

Japan’s energy mix after the Ukraine crisis

Writer: Diana Schnelle, Ruhr-University Bochum Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022 shook the world to its core. Unsurprisingly, the vast majority of states didn’t hesitate to publicly condemn Russia’s unilateral aggression and categoric...

Slow take&off for Asia Pacific aviation during COVID&19 recovery

Writer: Faizal Yahya, NUS With the global aviation market nonetheless recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Asia Pacific region has gone from a world leader in aviation progress to a laggard. Airports Council International (ACI) knowledge indic...

Bolstering disaster preparedness among Japan’s foreign residents

Authors: David Green, Justin Whitney and Matthew Linley, Nagoya University Japan is arguably nicely ready for its frequent and devastating natural disasters. Having dealt with main earthquakes, tsunamis and seasonal torrential rains amongst other ca...

The EU answer to great power competition

Writer: Basil C Bitas, Singapore China’s Belt and Street Initiative (BRI) has led to an elevated give attention to the Indo-Pacific area. Improvement initiatives, including the BRI, america’ BUILD Act and the EU International Gateway, have all been...

The Russia–Ukraine crisis will hurt South Asia

Authors: Nandalal Weerasinghe, Sri Lanka and Ganeshan Wignaraja, NUS In late February 2022, the disaster between Russia and Ukraine escalated. The worldwide financial system was just beginning to get well from COVID-19 after recording the worst fina...

Less talk and more action for Australia’s Southeast Asia economic links

Authors: Peter McCawley, ANU and Melissa Conley Tyler, A4PD To get a deal with on Australia’s financial cooperation with Southeast Asia, contemplate these two statistics. One, Australia has more international direct funding in New Zealand than in al...

Is Thailand ready for the digital economy?

Writer: Juthathip Jongwanich, Thammasat College Over the previous decade, Thailand has made extraordinary progress in its transformation in the direction of the digital financial system. Quite a lot of indicators of digital infrastructure and access...