Author: Kaewkamol Pitakdumrongkit, RSIS As the end of 2019 drew near, Thailand hosted two ASEAN summits under the theme ‘Advancing Partnership for Sustainability’. Looking at how...
Author: James Laurenceson, University of Technology Sydney The ‘Indo-Pacific’, stretching from the eastern Indian Ocean to the Pacific, is the Australian government’s framing of the international...
Author: Sarah Teo, RSIS For a good part of the post-Cold War period, ASEAN enjoyed relative success as the central multilateral organisation in its region. Its...
Author: Kazuto Suzuki, Hokkaido University Japan’s decision to remove South Korea’s ‘white country’ status and shift the licensing arrangement of three chemical products critical to South...
Author: Roy Chun Lee, CIER It has been another challenging year for Taiwan filled with both excitement and concern. Two key factors shaped the development of...
Author: Pheakdey Heng, Enrich Institute It has been yet another impressive year for Cambodia’s economy. Thanks to continued strength in traditional sectors such as garments, tourism,...
Author: Editorial Board, ANU As the global trade regime threatens to unravel under the Trump administration’s assault on the WTO dispute settlement disciplines and its tearing...
Author: Giridharan Ramasubramanian, ANU On 25 September 2019, five countries — Costa Rica, Fiji, Iceland, New Zealand and Norway — announced a new initiative, the Agreement...
Author: Yan Liang, Willamette University The US–China trade war originated from US President Donald Trump’s ‘America First’ agenda. It is the centrepiece of his administration’s challenge...