Asia
Why Asia still needs a development bank
It is easy to forget that Asia still hosts most of the world’s poor people given the region's remarkable economic success in recent years. Yet almost half of the world’s extremely…
Digital Asia: Weibo censorship, Pakistan’s missing bloggers, China's top 10 social apps and more
The top ten censored Weibo posts about international affairs provide a rare insight into which issues may be troubling the Chinese Communist Party. What was off boundaries in 2016…
Will the Western Pacific’s long peace endure?
The security picture in the Western Pacific is marked by maritime boundary disputes, nationalist enmities and rapidly modernising militaries. Against that backdrop, the prolonged…
North Korea: Not yet ready to change from within
Last week the Lowy Institute's International Security Program, supported by the Korea Foundation, hosted the Australia-Republic of Korea (ROK) Emerging Leaders International…
Pax Sinica no match for fading Pax Americana
US President Donald Trump's decision to turn inward should present a perfect opportunity for Asia to step into the regional vacuum and begin fulfilling the much-discussed but…
The limitations of framing North Korea as a risk
Last week the Lowy Institute's International Security Program, supported by the Korea Foundation, hosted the Australia-Republic of Korea (ROK) Emerging Leaders International…
North Korea, the global economy and the role of the UN
This week the Lowy Institute's International Security Program, supported by the Korea Foundation, is hosting the Australia-Republic of Korea (ROK) Emerging Leaders…
Australia and South Korea: Time to expand co-operation
This week the Lowy Institute's International Security Program, supported by the Korea Foundation, is hosting the Australia-Republic of Korea (ROK) Emerging Leaders…
U Ko Ni's assassination a symptom of deepening divisions in Myanmar
A day after the assassination of U Ko Ni, the long-serving adviser to Aung San Suu Kyi and tireless champion for the rule of law and an inclusive, democratic Myanmar, outside…
Commentary
Trump's protectionism will fail; Asia should ignore it
Avoid tit-for-tat; keep integrating, writes Stephen Grenville in the Nikkei Asian Review.Stephen Grenville