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Economics, Politics and Public Policy in East Asia and the Pacific.
Successful industrial policy must seek to balance state support, market competition and long-term resilience, writes Chiara Criscuolo.
Rethinking industrial policy for resilience, sustainability and growth
Successful industrial policy must seek to balance state support, market competition and long-term resilience, writes Chiara Criscuolo.
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December 2, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Successful industrial policy must seek to balance state support, market competition and long-term resilience, writes Chiara Criscuolo.
Corruption in public infrastructure projects has exposed deep weaknesses in Philippine accountability institutions, writes Cleo Anne Calimbahin.
Accountability washed away in Philippine flood control corruption
Corruption in public infrastructure projects has exposed deep weaknesses in Philippine accountability institutions, writes Cleo Anne Calimbahin.
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December 1, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Corruption in public infrastructure projects has exposed deep weaknesses in Philippine accountability institutions, writes Cleo Anne Calimbahin.
While Washington wavers, Asian firms are moving on and moving up, writes Jayant Menon.
Asian firms steer off the Trump trail
While Washington wavers, Asian firms are moving on and moving up, writes Jayant Menon.
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December 1, 2025 at 11:37 AM
While Washington wavers, Asian firms are moving on and moving up, writes Jayant Menon.
Without coordination and management, the return to industrial policy could be disastrous for Asian economies with low fiscal capacity but significant political incentives to participate, writes our editorial board.
Why Asia must steer the industrial policy debate
Without coordination and management, the return to industrial policy could be disastrous for Asian economies with low fiscal capacity but significant political incentives to participate, writes our editorial board.
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November 30, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Without coordination and management, the return to industrial policy could be disastrous for Asian economies with low fiscal capacity but significant political incentives to participate, writes our editorial board.
Cooperation and transparency in the Asia Pacific can turn rivalry over industrial subsidies into regional trust and stability, writes Robert Koopman.
Asian cooperation on industrial subsidies could defuse global rivalry and build trust
Cooperation and transparency in the Asia Pacific can turn rivalry over industrial subsidies into regional trust and stability, writes Robert Koopman.
eastasiaforum.org
November 30, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Cooperation and transparency in the Asia Pacific can turn rivalry over industrial subsidies into regional trust and stability, writes Robert Koopman.
Tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan are putting pressure on Beijing’s efforts to advance its regional influence in South Asia, writes Shaheli Das.
Pakistan–Afghanistan conflict tests China’s regional influence
Tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan are putting pressure on Beijing’s efforts to advance its regional influence in South Asia, writes Shaheli Das.
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November 29, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan are putting pressure on Beijing’s efforts to advance its regional influence in South Asia, writes Shaheli Das.
Alleged money-laundering networks of the Cambodia-based Prince Group highlight the threat of high-tech transnational organised crime and the regulatory gaps across Asian financial hubs, writes Leo SF Lin.
Unravelling Prince Group’s criminal networks
Alleged money-laundering networks of the Cambodia-based Prince Group highlight the threat of high-tech transnational organised crime and the regulatory gaps across Asian financial hubs, writes Leo SF Lin.
eastasiaforum.org
November 28, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Alleged money-laundering networks of the Cambodia-based Prince Group highlight the threat of high-tech transnational organised crime and the regulatory gaps across Asian financial hubs, writes Leo SF Lin.
The promise of modernised civil society regulation in the Mekong Region has transformed into a tool of bureaucratic control, revealing how authoritarian regimes instrumentalise legal reforms to manage dissent, writes Andrea Haefner.
Regulation tightens around civil society in the Mekong Region
The promise of modernised civil society regulation in the Mekong Region has transformed into a tool of bureaucratic control, revealing how authoritarian regimes instrumentalise legal reforms to manage dissent, writes Andrea Haefner.
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November 28, 2025 at 11:24 AM
The promise of modernised civil society regulation in the Mekong Region has transformed into a tool of bureaucratic control, revealing how authoritarian regimes instrumentalise legal reforms to manage dissent, writes Andrea Haefner.
Cambodia is counting quantity over quality in their quest for improved foreign direct investment, writes Mom Mit.
Cambodia’s rising FDI numbers don’t add up to quality growth
Cambodia is counting quantity over quality in their quest for improved foreign direct investment, writes Mom Mit.
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November 27, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Cambodia is counting quantity over quality in their quest for improved foreign direct investment, writes Mom Mit.
Hyundai’s lack of options after ICE raids at its facility in Georgia, United States, highlight the risks of overly concentrated investments among multinational corporations, writes Jean-Marc F Blanchard.
Unravelling Prince Group’s criminal networks
Hyundai’s lack of options after ICE raids at its facility in Georgia, United States, highlight the risks of overly concentrated investments among multinational corporations, writes Jean-Marc F Blanchard.
eastasiaforum.org
November 27, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Hyundai’s lack of options after ICE raids at its facility in Georgia, United States, highlight the risks of overly concentrated investments among multinational corporations, writes Jean-Marc F Blanchard.
Takaichi’s minority government must rely on constant bargaining and coalition-building to survive in a divided Diet, write Charles Crabtree and Sona N Golder.
Takaichi’s Japan enters an era of fragile coalitions
Takaichi’s minority government must rely on constant bargaining and coalition-building to survive in a divided Diet, write Charles Crabtree and Sona N Golder.
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November 26, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Takaichi’s minority government must rely on constant bargaining and coalition-building to survive in a divided Diet, write Charles Crabtree and Sona N Golder.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s strong early polling offers promise, but the foundations of her new government remain uncertain and untested, writes Toshiya Takahashi.
Uncertainties trail behind Takaichi’s strong start
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s strong early polling offers promise, but the foundations of her new government remain uncertain and untested, writes Toshiya Takahashi.
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November 26, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s strong early polling offers promise, but the foundations of her new government remain uncertain and untested, writes Toshiya Takahashi.
Over 25 years after Suharto’s downfall, Indonesia again finds stability under a ‘smiling general’ as Prabowo constructs a moral narrative of unity that frames authority as virtue, writes Adi Abidin.
The return of the smiling general to Indonesian politics
Over 25 years after Suharto’s downfall, Indonesia again finds stability under a ‘smiling general’ as Prabowo constructs a moral narrative of unity that frames authority as virtue, writes Adi Abidin.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Over 25 years after Suharto’s downfall, Indonesia again finds stability under a ‘smiling general’ as Prabowo constructs a moral narrative of unity that frames authority as virtue, writes Adi Abidin.
Timor-Leste’s accession to ASEAN’s Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone Treaty reinforces the region’s commitment to peace, writes Shafiah Muhibat.
Timor-Leste steps up as ASEAN’s new neutrality anchor
Timor-Leste’s accession to ASEAN’s Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone Treaty reinforces the region’s commitment to peace, writes Shafiah Muhibat.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Timor-Leste’s accession to ASEAN’s Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone Treaty reinforces the region’s commitment to peace, writes Shafiah Muhibat.
While Hun Manet’s leveraging of Khmer nationalism during the Thai–Cambodia border dispute may have produced a short-term boon in government popularity, it runs counter to assurances of economic development, writes Scott Rawlinson.
Stoking nationalism costs Cambodia economic growth
While Hun Manet’s leveraging of Khmer nationalism during the Thai–Cambodia border dispute may have produced a short-term boon in government popularity, it runs counter to assurances of economic development, writes Scott Rawlinson.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:09 PM
While Hun Manet’s leveraging of Khmer nationalism during the Thai–Cambodia border dispute may have produced a short-term boon in government popularity, it runs counter to assurances of economic development, writes Scott Rawlinson.
As the United States and its allies deepen critical mineral partnerships, China’s rare earth strategy must pivot from export restrictions to constructive leadership in open trade and multilateral frameworks, writes Patrick Xue.
China’s rare earth strategy may need recalibration
As the United States and its allies deepen critical mineral partnerships, China’s rare earth strategy must pivot from export restrictions to constructive leadership in open trade and multilateral frameworks, writes Patrick Xue.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:07 AM
As the United States and its allies deepen critical mineral partnerships, China’s rare earth strategy must pivot from export restrictions to constructive leadership in open trade and multilateral frameworks, writes Patrick Xue.
Australia, having held the line against the global trend of inward-looking nationalism, has the potential to lead a regional push for more cooperation and integration, writes our editorial board.
The Washington Consensus may be gone in Washington, but it lives on in Canberra for now
Australia, having held the line against the global trend of inward-looking nationalism, has the potential to lead a regional push for more cooperation and integration, writes our editorial board.
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November 23, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Australia, having held the line against the global trend of inward-looking nationalism, has the potential to lead a regional push for more cooperation and integration, writes our editorial board.
Amid the populist noise, Australia remains fiercely globalist, write Shiro Armstrong and Liam Gammon.
Why Australia’s pro-globalisation consensus endures
Amid the populist noise, Australia remains fiercely globalist, write Shiro Armstrong and Liam Gammon.
eastasiaforum.org
November 23, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Amid the populist noise, Australia remains fiercely globalist, write Shiro Armstrong and Liam Gammon.
Accelerating salinity intrusion in the Mekong Delta makes scientific clarity on its root causes essential for effective policy and food security, writes Edward Park.
Salinity intrusion threatens Vietnam’s rice bowl
Accelerating salinity intrusion in the Mekong Delta makes scientific clarity on its root causes essential for effective policy and food security, writes Edward Park.
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November 22, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Accelerating salinity intrusion in the Mekong Delta makes scientific clarity on its root causes essential for effective policy and food security, writes Edward Park.
Russia’s deepening military ties with North Korea are forcing Washington and Seoul to rethink the direction of their decades-old alliance amid a shifting Indo-Pacific order, writes Anthony V Rinna.
The Russia factor in US–South Korea alliance planning
Russia’s deepening military ties with North Korea are forcing Washington and Seoul to rethink the direction of their decades-old alliance amid a shifting Indo-Pacific order, writes Anthony V Rinna.
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November 22, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Russia’s deepening military ties with North Korea are forcing Washington and Seoul to rethink the direction of their decades-old alliance amid a shifting Indo-Pacific order, writes Anthony V Rinna.
Completing the integration of the Shillong–Silchar Highway with the Sittwe Port will boost Indian strategic autonomy in its Northeast and transform the region into an Indian anchor in the Indo-Pacific, write Sreeparna Banerjee and Debashis Chakraborty.
The promise of India’s alternative gateway to the Northeast
Completing the integration of the Shillong–Silchar Highway with the Sittwe Port will boost Indian strategic autonomy in its Northeast and transform the region into an Indian anchor in the Indo-Pacific, write Sreeparna Banerjee and Debashis Chakraborty.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Completing the integration of the Shillong–Silchar Highway with the Sittwe Port will boost Indian strategic autonomy in its Northeast and transform the region into an Indian anchor in the Indo-Pacific, write Sreeparna Banerjee and Debashis Chakraborty.
Decisive carbon policy and clean power investment will transform Thailand’s green manufacturing sector into a pillar of its economic statecraft, write Ruttiya Bhula-or and Yot Amornkitvikai.
Thailand’s green manufacturing at the sharp edge of geopolitics
Decisive carbon policy and clean power investment will transform Thailand’s green manufacturing sector into a pillar of its economic statecraft, write Ruttiya Bhula-or and Yot Amornkitvikai.
eastasiaforum.org
November 21, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Decisive carbon policy and clean power investment will transform Thailand’s green manufacturing sector into a pillar of its economic statecraft, write Ruttiya Bhula-or and Yot Amornkitvikai.
Beijing’s licensing regime has turned routine administrative procedures into a tool of economic statecraft, tightening global dependence on China’s rare earth supply. , writes Kevin Thow.
China leverages paperwork to ration rare earths
Beijing’s licensing regime has turned routine administrative procedures into a tool of economic statecraft, tightening global dependence on China’s rare earth supply. , writes Kevin Thow.
eastasiaforum.org
November 20, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Beijing’s licensing regime has turned routine administrative procedures into a tool of economic statecraft, tightening global dependence on China’s rare earth supply. , writes Kevin Thow.
Tonga stands at a crossroads between enduring royal authority and the still-unrealised promise of meaningful democratic reform, writes Lorenz Gonschor.
The ongoing quest for effective democracy in Tonga
Tonga stands at a crossroads between enduring royal authority and the still-unrealised promise of meaningful democratic reform, writes Lorenz Gonschor.
eastasiaforum.org
November 20, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Tonga stands at a crossroads between enduring royal authority and the still-unrealised promise of meaningful democratic reform, writes Lorenz Gonschor.
Unless India couples effective research and development investment with strong family relocation policies, Indian skilled professionals are unlikely to return home, write Geetaali Malhotra, Aditi Lazarus and Anubhi Srivastava.
US visa hurdles put India’s talent ambitions to the test
Unless India couples effective research and development investment with strong family relocation policies, Indian skilled professionals are unlikely to return home, write Geetaali Malhotra, Aditi Lazarus and Anubhi Srivastava.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Unless India couples effective research and development investment with strong family relocation policies, Indian skilled professionals are unlikely to return home, write Geetaali Malhotra, Aditi Lazarus and Anubhi Srivastava.