Asia
‘A Wary Embrace’: The author responds
This post is part of a debate on Bobo Lo's Lowy Institute Paper, 'A Wary Embrace'. Other debate posts can be found here.
In their excellent responses to my Lowy Institute Paper,…
How local politics is shaping The Philippines' foreign ministry
By Michael Coyne, an intern with the Lowy Institute's East Asia Program.
It's been a strange few weeks at the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs. First, former…
As maritime agreement with Australia dissolves, Timor-Leste left exposed
On 10 April this year, the 2006 Certain Maritime Agreement on the Timor Sea (CMATS) was terminated. CMATS was an agreement between Australia and Timor-Leste designed to facilitate…
Electioneering in Cambodia: War debt and China’s favour
Cambodia's long-ruling Prime Minister Hun Sen made headlines earlier this month when he admonished the US over suggestions Cambodia should pay back its $500 million in war…
South Korea’s finest hour: Lessons from the impeachment
South Korean President Park Geun-Hye was removed from office in March. She was originally impeached by the legislature, the National Assembly, in December. The Constitutional…
China’s financial concerns
The China bears have been around for years, continuously predicting the end of China's stellar growth story. In 2012 Michael Pettis expected annual growth to average 3% over this…
How China and Russia avoided the Thucydides trap
This post is part of a debate on Bobo Lo's Lowy Institute Paper A Wary Embrace. Other debate posts can be found here.
With every energy or arms trade deal and joint veto in the…
Turnbull’s India visit an opportunity to revive the Quad
Economics is likely to dominate the agenda during Malcolm Turnbull's visit to India this week, his first trip to New Delhi as prime minister. That makes sense. No longer the ‘sick…
Economic diplomacy brief: Asian economic outlook, India relations, state investment and more
Out of the trap
It is a subtle change of language, but the Asian Development Bank has just made one of the biggest question marks over the Asian century a little less scary.
The…
The Xi-Trump Summit: Rearranging the furniture
In his inimitable way, US President Donald Trump promised major things with the Chinese president’s visit to Trump's residence in Florida, Mar-a-Lago. In the end, this particular…