Codifying the Six Assurances can constrain unstable executive decision-making only if Congress turns historical commitments ...

Japan’s fiscal policy is increasingly out of step with an economy constrained by labour shortages, demographic decline and persistent inflation. Short-term measures such as subsidies, tax cuts and ...

Indonesia will issue two presidential regulations in 2026 covering AI ethics and a national AI roadmap, aiming to embed ethics, transparency and accountability within its AI development. Yet the ...

The Pacific Islands Forum annual leaders’ summit began in Palau on 30 August 2026 against the same backdrop of growing geopolitical pressures that catalysed the adoption of the Blue Pacific Ocean of ...

At the beginning of 2023, Australia’s relationship with the People’s Republic of China appeared to be one of hostility across the board, in both military and economic terms. In March, the Nine ...

The second Trump administration has transformed US foreign policy, with immediate implications for economic and security ties with Asia and long-term implications for regional and global order. The ...

Since the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power in 2014, India’s commitment to secularism has faced mounting threats — from state-sponsored construction and consecration of temples on disputed ...

The Japanese upper house election last week offered voters an opportunity to embrace stability or deliver change. The results landed somewhere in between, and the indecisive result will pose a ...

Indonesia is experiencing record job creation, adding nearly 5 million positions in 2024 alone. Yet most of these are informal, low-wage roles rather than secure corporate or public sector employment.

The International Monetary Fund's assessment of Indonesia's nickel export ban policy has revived debate, pointing to substantial impacts on export revenues and value addition, while also discussing ...

Sara Duterte became the first Philippine vice president impeached after 240 lawmakers backed complaints of fund misuse, unexplained wealth, alleged murder plots and betrayal of public trust. The trial ...

South Korea’s Indo-Pacific Strategy is unlikely to survive under newly elected Lee Jae Myung’s administration. Unlike previous national strategies, the Indo-Pacific Strategy broadened South Korea’s ...