Myanmar: Postage stamps and political signals
Tuesday
1st October
2019
A new set of stamps by Myanmar Post again draws controversy over “national races” labels…
Category Archive: Commentary
Perspectives:Asia | State of play in cyber-space: risks and implications of struggles for power in cyberspace
Wednesday
25th September
2019
On Thursday 19 September 2019, The Griffith Asia Institute (GAI) and the Australian Centre of Asia-Pacific Art (ACAPA)…
The rise of sophisticated authoritarianism in South East Asia
Monday
23rd September
2019
With a majority of countries in South East Asia currently under autocratic leadership and little history of liberal democracy…
The Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA): A game changer?
Wednesday
11th September
2019
A decade has passed since the formation of the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA), which is finally on…
With new coastguard, Myanmar looks to improve maritime security
Monday
9th September
2019
ANDREW SELTH | In March this year, Myanmar’s Defence Ministry submitted a proposal to parliament to…
Policy options for addressing the China-US trade imbalance
Friday
6th September
2019
The explosive trade war between China and the US persists due to the constant imposition of tariffs by either…
The China-Trump trade war has spread to Australia. We’re now at risk of global currency war
Thursday
8th August
2019
HUI FENG | When US President Donald Trump announced via Twitter on Friday that he was slapping…
Connecting the Spokes: Trade, investment and economic relations
Wednesday
31st July
2019
The theme of this conference, Connecting the Spokes, implies a hub. In general terms, both the Philippines and Australia…
The Philippine policy of linking spokes together: A focus on the Philippine-Australian security partnership
Wednesday
31st July
2019
In late May 2017, about 1,000 Islamic militants led by the Maute group and fighting under the black flag…
Maritime security cooperation: The Philippine experience
Wednesday
31st July
2019
With the heightened importance of maritime issues in the region coupled with strategic competition between the powers of the…