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Thursday 22nd March 2018

The most-talked about development, this fortnight, is the significant diplomatic coup pulled off by Kim Jong Un in getting Donald…

Tuesday 20th March 2018

HUI FENG | The Chinese government has appointed a new head of its central bank. Yi Gang, currently the deputy…

Friday 16th March 2018

Myanmar and North Korea were Asia’s pariahs. Both countries emerged from colonial rule to face immediate and existential security threats.

Saturday 10th March 2018

South Korean President Moon Jae-in has been steering his foreign policy through narrow gaps and around tricky obstacles during his…

Thursday 8th March 2018

The most important development this fortnight, and indeed this year, is Chinese President Xi Jinping’s effective assumption of a…

Wednesday 7th March 2018

Tokyo’s decision to join the Belt and Road Initiative enables Japan to seek greater business opportunities. However, to reap the…

Monday 5th March 2018

Contrary to recent claims that the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has become left-leaning and bureaucratic, DFAT serves the…

Thursday 1st March 2018

Last month Griffith Asia Institute (GAI) hosted the second Australia-India-Japan Trilateral with the generous support of Japan’s Ministry of Foreign…

Wednesday 28th February 2018

Mega-connectivity projects like the China-led Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) might become new templates for economic geographies…

Thursday 22nd February 2018

The political crisis in Maldives and the ensuing struggle for influence between China and India in the Indian Ocean Region…