East Asia Forum

Author: Sandra Seno-Alday, University of Sydney Laos is one of the fastest growing economies in Southeast Asia. From 2010 to 2018, it realised the second highest compound annual growth rate (CAGR...

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/03/05/how-laos-is-overcoming-landlockedness-and-bolstering-growth/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-laos-is-overcoming-landlockedness-and-bolstering-growth

Author: Imtiaz Gul, CRSS Islamabad The deal struck by the United States with the Afghan Taliban in Doha on 29 February 2020 was de facto recognition of the weight of the fundamentalist militant g...

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/03/05/inclusivity-is-key-to-salvaging-the-us-taliban-doha-deal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=inclusivity-is-key-to-salvaging-the-us-taliban-doha-deal

Author: Zhiqun Zhu, Bucknell University On 4 February 2021, the Taiwanese government announced the establishment of a ‘Taiwan Office’ in Guyana. Within 24 hours, Guyana’s Ministry of Foreig...

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/03/04/the-guyana-incident-and-lessons-for-taiwans-international-space/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-guyana-incident-and-lessons-for-taiwans-international-space

Author: Nguyen Huu Tuc, Vietnam National University Hanoi As soon as he took office in 2017, former US president Donald Trump adopted the Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) strategy to maintain US...

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/03/04/is-vietnam-open-to-washingtons-indo-pacific-strategy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-vietnam-open-to-washingtons-indo-pacific-strategy

Author: Alexander R Arifianto, RSIS As Indonesia slowly inches toward the 2024 general election, preparations for the legislative framework that will serve as the electoral rules are now underway...

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/03/03/indonesian-election-law-revision-a-win-for-the-ruling-elite/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=indonesian-election-law-revision-a-win-for-the-ruling-elite

Author: Huw Slater, ICF In December and January, at the height of winter, central and eastern China undertook its most extensive power rationing in a decade. This came as a surprise to internatio...

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/03/03/power-rationing-in-china-is-unrelated-to-australian-coal-embargo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=power-rationing-in-china-is-unrelated-to-australian-coal-embargo

Author: Peter Hurley, Victoria University Over the past two decades, Australian universities have been lucky. Every time something has threatened their prosperity, a new opportunity has arisen. W...

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/03/02/future-asian-students-vital-to-the-health-of-australian-universities/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=future-asian-students-vital-to-the-health-of-australian-universities

Author: John Ravenhill, University of Waterloo Australia’s Morrison government has welcomed the UK’s bid to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPT...

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/03/02/australias-asia-pacific-strategy-endangered-by-uk-cptpp-accession/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=australias-asia-pacific-strategy-endangered-by-uk-cptpp-accession

Author: Paul Schuler, University of Arizona Commentary on the Communist Party of Vietnam’s 13th Party Congress has mostly focussed on General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s selection for a thir...

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/03/01/pham-minh-chinhs-potential-to-shape-vietnams-political-system/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pham-minh-chinhs-potential-to-shape-vietnams-political-system

Author: Editorial Board, ANU The incentives for Asian governments are clear: vaccinate as many people as you can as fast as you can. Lives will be saved, healthcare systems will be spared, econom...

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/03/01/overcoming-the-economic-hurdles-in-the-race-to-vaccinate-asia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=overcoming-the-economic-hurdles-in-the-race-to-vaccinate-asia