Asia
Covid-19 ceasefire unlikely to hasten peace in Thailand’s south
The main insurgent group in Thailand’s south is stopping attacks to allow a stronger response to Covid-19 in the area. But it’s unlikely to bring political settlement closer…
Why Covid-19 only accelerates South Korea’s AI ambitions
South Korea is the perfect arena for the field of Artificial Intelligence to flourish. Plenty of talent and capital has been set aside for scientific research and development, the…
Coronavirus will not dominate elections in South Korea this week
On Wednesday 15 April, South Korea will hold legislative elections. South Korea’s parliament, the National Assembly, is elected every four* years. Composed of 300 members, it has…
Book review: The Indo-Pacific contest
Napoleon was prescient in that he said when China “wakes she will shake the world”. In the space of four decades, China has built up the world’s largest economy in purchasing…
Vietnam, North Korea, politics and Covid-19: The numbers tell a story
As Covid-19 continues its relentless spread to almost every country, Vietnam and North Korea stand out in Asia for reporting low numbers of infections and zero deaths, despite…
Why South Asia may come out of Covid-19 crisis better than many expect
Many people assume that South Asia is a sitting target for coronavirus, with potentially millions of deaths leading to an impoverished and destabilised region just around the…
Analyses
The World After COVID
How will the COVID-19 pandemic change the world? Lowy Institute experts provide their analysis.
Interactives
The World After COVID‑19
How will the coronavirus pandemic change the world? Lowy Institute experts provide their analysis.
WHO and China: Compounding politics and policy
This should be the greatest hour for the World Health Organisation, the UN’s Geneva-based body dedicated to fighting just such a global threat as Covid-19.
Instead, WHO is…
Asia after the pandemic
Prognostication about the world after the crisis while still very much in the midst of the chaos is a fraught business. But just as planning for the post-war world began in 1942,…