Climate

Reading Time: 3 minutes Author: Dimitris Symeonidis, The Hague On 25 January 2022, an unprecedented blackout spread across much of southern Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. This is not the first time that Central Asia…

Reading Time: 3 minutes Authors: David Green, Justin Whitney and Matthew Linley, Nagoya University Japan is arguably well prepared for its frequent and devastating natural disasters. Having dealt with major earthquakes, tsunamis and seasonal…

Reading Time: 3 minutes Author: Agung Endika Satyadini, ANU According to the World Health Organization, the link between climate change, biodiversity loss and pandemics is crystal clear. Emissions, pollution, land-use change, livestock overproduction and…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Author: Ariell Ahearn, University of Oxford With over 1000 licenses issued across the country, a diverse range of mineral extraction operations are transforming Mongolia’s rural cultural landscape. The Gobi region…

Reading Time: 3 minutes Author: Dr Tess Newton Cain, Pacific Hub, Griffith Asia Institute It was quite the year for the Pacific islands in 2021. Countries have had to negotiate the ongoing impacts of…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Author: Aurelia George Mulgan, UNSW Canberra Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s new economic program is gradually taking shape via a series of major policy announcements and record-breaking government spending initiatives….

Reading Time: 4 minutes Author: Kerryn Baker, ANU In 2021, the Pacific Islands saw dramatic change with the threatened exit of Micronesian states from the Pacific Islands Forum and the fall of the region’s…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Author: Nguyen Hoang Anh Thu, VTT The COVID-19 pandemic has placed great difficulties on the battle against sea-level rise for small island developing states. But policymakers can learn lessons in…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Author: Jun Arima, University of Tokyo As the world enters the implementation phase of the Paris Agreement, countries are increasingly under pressure to announce their 2050 carbon neutrality goals and…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Authors: Shada Islam, College of Europe, Dr Yeo Lay Hwee, EU Centre, Singapore and Bart Gaens, Finnish Institute of International Relations The 13th Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM) on 25–26 November…