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Vietnam has been busy upgrading its ties to the West, especially in the past year. What does it mean for Australia to become the latest country to join the top tier of Vietnam’s international relationships?
The ASEAN-Australia leaders’ summit in Melbourne offers the opportunity for Australia to embrace ASEAN’s ‘inclusive regionalism’ and the centrality of ASEAN in mediating the Indo-Pacific struggle between the great powers.
Southeast Asia has long payed a high price in human welfare due to some of the world’s worst air pollution. Now one study calculates the huge economic cost of failing to improve air quality.
In Asian media this week: Myanmar conscription law sparking exodus to Thailand. Plus: Rich West building fences against the Rest; Pakistan poll-rigging whistleblower arrested; Economist says Hong Kong glory days over; Indonesian election ‘one of the darkest days’; High price paid for saving the tiger
The leaders of ASEAN and Australia meet in Melbourne this week to mark 50 years of dialogue partnership. In a new study, a team of ASEAN-Australia scholars argue increased great power competition in the region make Australian investments in ASEAN’s success more important than ever.