Fake monitors endorse Cambodia’s sham election
Dubious electoral endorsements are becoming normal for dictators worldwide. Cambodians went to the polls last weekend, but it was a sham of an election, dominated… Read More
Region | Indonesia and Southeast Asia
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Burma (Myanmar) since the 1988 uprising: A select bibliography (Third edition)
ANDREW SELTH | When nation-wide pro-democracy demonstrations were crushed by the armed forces in 1988, thrusting Myanmar (Burma) into the world’s headlines, there was… Read More
The case for a free and open Indo-Pacific
IAN HALL | Well before Trump became president, the US’s long-established China policy – a combination of engagement and deterrence sometimes called ‘congagement’ –… Read More
Regional wrap
While the most talked-about development, globally, was the Helsinki Summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Asia Pacific region… Read More
Rupiah’s rough ride – when will it stop?
The Indonesian rupiah has gone through a rough ride this year as the currency continues to weaken against the US dollar. In early May, it… Read More
Age of uncertainty for Asia Pacific
Our Asia-Pacific region is continuing to drive global economic growth as the new financial year sets off. But beneath this layer of business as… Read More
Mai Tai diplomacy in the Indo-Pacific
PETER LAYTON | It’s Mai Tai time again for many of the world’s navies and some air forces. The month-long, biennial Rim… Read More
After Marawi: Advancing Australia–Philippines strategic relations
IAN HALL | Last week, the Asia Pacific Pathways to Progress Foundation and the Griffith Asia Institute co-hosted a Philippines–Australia… Read More
Indonesia’s government debt ahead of 2019 presidential election: A real economic concern?
TOMMY SOESMANTO AND YENNY TJOE | The increasing level of Indonesia’s government debt has become a hot topic ahead of the 2019 presidential… Read More
Regional wrap
Last fortnight, countries in the Indo-Pacific region, as elsewhere, were absorbed in trying to make sense of the June 12th Singapore Summit between US President… Read More
