Regional wrap
The past fortnight has been a witness to a few interesting events and developments. US President Donald Trump’s in fresh trouble after it was… Read More
2019
Do inflation expectations matter for small, open economies? Empirical evidence from the Solomon Islands
Assessing inflation expectations as early and as precisely as possible for appropriate, proper and timely action has traditionally been a primary role of central banks… Read More
Undeclared air strikes: Between war and peace
PETER LAYTON | Airpower has long been a favoured instrument in Middle Eastern wars, and none more so than by Israel. The country has… Read More
Myanmar: Postage stamps and political signals
A new set of stamps by Myanmar Post again draws controversy over “national races” labels to categorise the population. ANDREW… Read More
Regional wrap
Summit season is once again under way as world leaders converge in New York for the United Nations General Assembly leaders’ week. One of… Read More
Hong Kong’s spirit of struggle
Hong Kongers, and especially the city’s students, have been on the streets for five months now. This has become an existential cause for many of… Read More
Perspectives:Asia | State of play in cyber-space: risks and implications of struggles for power in cyberspace
On Thursday 19 September 2019, The Griffith Asia Institute (GAI) and the Australian Centre of Asia-Pacific Art (ACAPA) at QAGOMA welcomed the sixth seminar… Read More
Howdy Modi in Houston: Why India’s Narendra Modi puts so much effort into wooing the diaspora
IAN HALL | With President Donald Trump as his “warm up act”, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a rally of 50,000… Read More
Time to rethink Australia’s strategic milling over China
PETER LAYTON | Australia’s strategic, economic and political apprehension about the rising power of China in the Indo-Pacific has dominated recent national debate – with… Read More
The rise of sophisticated authoritarianism in South East Asia
With a majority of countries in South East Asia currently under autocratic leadership and little history of liberal democracy in the region, Dr Lee Morgenbesser… Read More
