The Futures of Southeast Asia and the US Intertwine
By Vannarith Chheang
The important role of ASEAN in regional security has already been realised by the world, particularly by the United States. Vannarith Chheang...
How the Belt and Road Could Change the 21st Century
By Dan Steinbock
Until recently, globalisation was led by the West and benefitted only a few advanced economies. After China’s three decades of rapid growth,...
Slavehood 2017
By Peter Koenig
We thought slavehood has been abolished a long time ago. Peter Koenig begs to disagree as he describes how we live in...
Time for Asian-style diplomacy, not the US, to take the lead on North Korea
By Chandran Nair
Chandran Nair says Asian nations cannot be mere bystanders or slavish US allies as Washington’s self-serving strategies worsen the prospects for regional...
The Trump-Xi Summit Paves the Way to New Realism in US-Chinese Trade
By Dan Steinbock
Despite preliminary pessimism, the Trump-Xi Summit showed greater trade pragmatism than initially expected, even though it was overshadowed by a raw...
Can China’s Belt and Road Initiative Successfully Lead to a New Eurasian Economic Zone?
By Jeremy Garlick
China’s Belt and Road Initiative, also known as “One Belt, One Road” (OBOR), is a grand plan to connect East Asia with...
China Steps Up as US Steps Back from Global Leadership
By Flynt Leverett & Robert Sprinkle
Global leadership is shifting, not drifting, toward Beijing. As Washington greets a new administration disinclined to play a worldwide...
The TPP is Dead. What Happens Next?
By Kavaljit Singh
In a video message outlining his policy plans for the first 100 days in the Oval Office, President Trump stated: “I am...
Mutual Gains, Not Shared Values: The New Normal In International Relations?
By Lucio Blanco Pitlo III
Much talk about the evolving global political and economic landscape largely ignores the major underlying factor driving this transformational shift,...
Opportunities and Limits of China’s Role in Afghanistan
By Angela Stanzel
China’s increasing engagement in Afghanistan reflects its interests in a stable immediate and wider neighbourhood, in particular since Beijing announced to revive...
