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By pulling Afghanistan into the Belt and Road orbit, Beijing and Islamabad have set a new test for India’s influence in the ...

Only ASEAN can offer credible economic leadership in the region through the flagship Regional Comprehensive Economic ...

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Myanmar’s rare earths are a source of local leverage and conflict, not a game-changer in global great power competition.

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To weather the storm of protectionism and shape the emerging international landscape, ASEAN and its dialogue partners must double down on ASEAN-centred regionalism ...

Indonesia’s path from discontent to growth depends on aligning domestic reform with global economic integration to build ...

Pacific island countries can circumvent federal climate inaction by partnering with progressive US states through the Under2 ...

Indonesia has the credibility and opportunity to be a global player as the political and economic centre of ASEAN, but that will require delivering on its domestic reform agenda ...

Indonesia’s bold decentralisation experiment risks backsliding as more work needs to be done to promote local governments' fiscal autonomy.