Singapore’s careful F-35 fighter aircraft purchase
PETER LAYTON | Singapore has finally decided to acquire four F-35 aircraft with options for eight more, initially for evaluation purposes. Read More
March, 2019
Regional wrap
There are certain world events that mark a before and after for how we regard some phenomena. Far-right extremism and mass shootings weren’t on the… Read More
Myanmar’s intelligence apparatus since the fall of General Khin Nyunt in 2004
ANDREW SELTH | In 2003, Myanmar was described as one of the most tightly controlled dictatorships in the world. The main instrument used by… Read More
Taking transitional justice to Cambodia’s youth
RENÉE JEFFERY | Like young people the world over, the youth of Cambodia are glued to their mobile phones. They sit in cafes and… Read More
The source of Xi Jinping’s extraordinary power
Speech by Rowan Callick at the China Studies Centre, Melbourne University, March 14 2019 Xi Jinping has become the most powerful person in the world. Read More
“They are us”: Ardern’s leadership in the face of crisis
CAITLIN BYRNE | “They are us.” The words that New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern chose to express her condolences to the victims… Read More
Symposium on lessons from the Global Financial Crisis
On 7 March Griffith Asia Institute’s APEC Study Centre co-hosted, with the Economic Society of Australia, a symposium at Ship Inn on Lessons from the… Read More
Regional wrap
Intellectual discourse during the last fortnight focused heavily on the events and outcomes of the preceding one; several questions remain unanswered in the aftermath of… Read More
The impact of the Kashmir crisis on the Indian election
These words, spoken by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a visit to Ahmedabad this week, show clear parallels to a famous … Read More
Inaugural Witoelar Dialogue: Deepening regional cooperation on climate change and sustainable development
The inaugural ‘Witoelar Dialogue’ was held on Thursday, 7 March bringing diplomats, policy officials and influencers together in conversation about deepening regional cooperation on climate… Read More
