The rise and decline of the World Bank’s Doing Business Report: Why India and Indonesia should be concerned
YAN ISLAM | There was a time when the creators of the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business Index (EoDB) encapsulated in its… Read More
Region | Indonesia and Southeast Asia
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If pushed far enough, would Myanmar leave ASEAN?
ANDREW SELTH | The decision by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations not to invite Myanmar’s military leader to two related summits… Read More
Could defections threaten the survival of Myanmar’s military regime?
ANDREW SELTH | When Myanmar’s generals seized power on 1 February, sparking an immediate and massive public reaction, it soon became clear the coup… Read More
Myanmar’s military mindset
ANDREW SELTH | Between 1988, when a pro-democracy uprising in Myanmar was crushed by the country’s security forces, and the installation of a quasi-civilian… Read More
People love pandas but what’s really behind China’s panda diplomacy?
CAITLIN BYRNE | There is no question, the world loves China’s giant pandas. The enigmatic, reserved herbivores evoke goodwill wherever they travel. With… Read More
Advancing foreign investment in APEC
TONY MAKIN | Since the early 1990s, international trade growth has persistently eclipsed foreign investment growth in the Asia-Pacific. Over this time Asia-Pacific… Read More
Indonesia records its highest increase in COVID cases – and numbers are likely to rise again before they fall
DICKY BUDIMAN | Indonesia is currently experiencing a massive spike in COVID-19 infection and deaths, as experts (including myself) have unfortunately been predicting. The… Read More
Myanmar: No light on the horizon
ANDREW SELTH | Predicting Myanmar’s future has always been a risky business. It opened up to academics, journalists and others after the abortive 1988… Read More
COVID-19 and a coup: Blockage of internet and social media access further exacerbate gender-based violence risks for women in Myanmar
On 1 February 2021, Myanmar’s military seized control of the country and detained State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and President U Win Myint,… Read More
The inclusive institutional balancing of the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation
SOVINDA PO AND CHRISTOPHER PRIMIANO | Among the internal players in the Mekong region, Thailand is the most powerful and the most proactive. Read More
