While the Asia Pacific region has woken up to a changed world order, Australia’s foreign policy discussions are stuck in the ...

The Marshall Islands’ new universal basic income program rests on Compact funding from the United States, blurring the line between sovereignty and dependency.

As the 2026 APEC chair, China has the opportunity to lead by example on an enhanced services and digital cooperation agenda ...

Relations with Beijing will also improve considerably. North Korea will seek normalisation of trade relations and economic ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is seeking to emulate the economic policies of her mentor Shinzo Abe, but this agenda ...

As we begin the New Year, East Asia Forum would like to acknowledge and pay tribute to the legacy it owes to significant ...

The Japanese economy remained generally strong in 2025 despite the Trump tariff shock. Growth reached the level of its ...

Sri Lanka appeared on track to recover from the economic fallout of its 2022 external debt default until Cyclone Ditwah ...

Prioritising public health in intellectual property rights is what the doctor ordered for low- and middle-income countries to ...

Indonesia’s energy transition will depend on how effectively the state reshapes the role of its state-owned electricity ...

Graft and elite capture are choking Pakistan’s growth and only civic renewal with real reform of taxes, procurement, SOEs and ...

Economic and geopolitical necessity drives ASEAN countries to stand against isolationism and choose economic openness.