Author: Kirill Nourzhanov, ANU After the USSR collapsed in 1991, the energy potential of Central Asia — especially the hydrocarbon reserves in the Caspian Sea basin...
Author: Peter van der Hoest, GRIPS The Indian Ocean Region (IOR) is home to 75 per cent of the world’s oil, iron and tin reserves. India,...
Author: Adam P. MacDonald, Halifax For decades, China has been Myanmar’s principal international partner. In the years preceding Myanmar’s opening up, China dominated Myanmar’s foreign discourse...
Author: Liam Gammon, ANU Indonesia’s PDI-P party, the home of Soekarno-ist nationalism, was expecting Wednesday’s legislative elections to carry it to a stunning comeback after a...
Author: Tuvshintugs Batdelger, National University of Mongolia In recent years Mongolia has become one of the most rapidly expanding economies in the world. According to the...
Authors: Kym Anderson, ANU and University of Adelaide, Maros Ivanic and Will Martin, World Bank Many countries use trade policy to protect their own consumers from...
Author: Andrew Elek, ANU China’s president, Xi Jinping, announced the creation of an Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) just before the October 2013 APEC meeting in...
Author: Kirill Nourzhanov, ANU By local standards, 2013 proved quite successful for the people and leaders of the five Central Asian republics. There were no major...
Author: P. K. Ghosh, Observer Research Foundation Vietnam’s recent granting of seven oil blocks in the South China Sea for exploration by India is part of...