ASEAN

Reading Time: 3 minutes Author: S Nanthini, NTU The recently published Sixth Assessment Report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has highlighted significant increases in extreme weather events, which are likely to lead…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Author: Gregory Poling, CSIS The situation in the South China Sea continues to deteriorate — military tensions are rising, Southeast Asian states are losing space to exercise their rights, fisheries…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Author: Arrizal Jaknanihan, Gadjah Mada University With its strongman leader and pro-China outlook, analysts remain doubtful about Cambodia’s pledge to ‘strengthen ASEAN centrality’ under its chairmanship in 2022. The prospect…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Author: Astrid Noren-Nilsson, Lund University As 2021 drew to a close, three events seemed to encapsulate the state of Cambodia’s long-standing political camps: the announcement of Prime Minister Hun Sen’s…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Author: Editorial Board, ANU Ahead of the Rome G20 Summit in October 2021, the G20 looked like it was in danger of losing the plot. What a relief, then, to…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Authors: Haryo Aswicahyono, CSIS Jakarta and Hal Hill, ANU It takes a serious crisis to reveal a country’s fundamental strengths and vulnerabilities. As in all countries, the COVID-19 pandemic of…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Author: Nguyen Khac Giang, Victoria University of Wellington The Mekong region started 2021 with a blow as the Myanmar military overthrew the country’s democratically elected government. The coup, which ironically…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Author: Heidi Dahles, University of Tasmania As 2020 drew to a close, major global finance authorities projected cautious optimism in their economic outlook for Cambodia in 2021. The profound impact…