More: AsiaPacific
Russian-Chinese military ties “as a powerful counterbalance to the US’ hegemonic actions” in North-East Asia
The power dynamic in North-East Asia is undergoing a dramatic change against the backdrop of the “no limits” strategic partnership between China and Russia,...
Rising Powers in the Asia-Pacific: Implications for Global Stability
For a long time, the Asia-Pacific region has been the epicentre of rising economic growth and strategic influence, gradually changing the dynamics of world...
Race to zero in Asia and the Pacific: Our hopes in the climate fight
The latest synthesis report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change makes for grim reading: Every fraction of a degree of warming comes with...
Economists Divided on Global Economic Recovery, Expect Rebound in Asia
The continuing uncertainty of the global economic outlook is reflected in the striking spread of responses to the latest Chief Economists Outlook, released today....
Rethinking public debt as positive investment in sustainable development
The unprecedented fiscal firepower used to protect the vulnerable from the harsh socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting economic contraction have...
Putin’s Neo-Realism: Is Russia Paving the Way for a New World Order in Asia-Pacific?
Authors: Rezya Agnesica Helena Sihaloho and Muhammad Firmansyah*
The collapse of the Soviet Union in the 1990s became a turning point for a new order...
The Role of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank For Developing Countries
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is a multilateral development bank that was established in 2016 with the aim of financing infrastructure projects in...
RCEP’s Intellectual Property Rights Chapter: Relevance, Implications, and Contributions to Asia-Pacific’s IP Regime
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement is the world’s biggest regional trade agreement encompassing the 10 ASEAN member states and 5 of its...
The Visible Invisibles: Book Review
The former Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban ki-Moon, once said, “Migration is an expression of the human aspirations for dignity, safety, and...
Can Asia and the Pacific get on track to net zero?
The recent climate talks in Egypt have left us with a sobering reality: The window for maintaining global warming to 1.5 degrees is closing...