What a Marcos Jr presidency in the Philippines means for geopolitics
ADELE WEBB | The offspring of strongmen were the clear winners in last Monday’s Philippine national election. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr is set… Read More
Region | Indonesia and Southeast Asia
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Southeast Asia Snapshot #26
SOVINDA PO | Indonesia widens its edible oil export ban As the world’s largest edible oil exporter, Indonesia announced that from 28 April… Read More
Southeast Asia Snapshot #25
SOVINDA PO | Indonesia passes bill on sexual violence On 12 April 2022, the Indonesian parliament passed the long-awaited sexual violence bill. Read More
Southeast Asia Snapshot #24
SOVINDA PO | Four ASEAN Foreign Ministers on working visit to China Four ASEAN Foreign Ministers from Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Myanmar… Read More
A balancing act: Humanitarian assistance, disaster relief and the ADF
PETER LAYTON AND PETER LEAHY | The Australian Defence Force has a long and proud history of delivering Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief… Read More
Privatising Poverty Series Part 1: Marking a half-century of market-led development
RON BEVACQUA | The year 2022 marks an important anniversary in the field of economic development and poverty reduction. It was exactly 50… Read More
Southeast Asia Snapshot #23
SOVINDA PO | Border re-openings in South East Asia The COVID-19 Omicron variant is still posing risks to countries around the world despite… Read More
Is world opinion shifting on lethal aid to Myanmar’s opposition movement?
ANDREW SELTH | Over the past year, governments and international organisations have imposed sanctions against Myanmar’s military regime and taken various other steps to… Read More
Southeast Asia Snapshot #22
SOVINDA PO | Mixed stances on the Russian invasion of Ukraine from ASEAN member states The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted… Read More
Digital futures: Financial inclusion in the Asia Pacific
ERIN WATSON-LYNN AND TENGFEI WANG | The outcomes of harnessing digital technologies for financial inclusion will pay dividends for people at the bottom of… Read More
