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Vietnam’s bamboo diplomacy

Vietnam’s bamboo diplomacy

Vietnam has long had to dance between powerful allies and enemies. That’s left it poised to maneuver in the political chaos that now swirls around it.
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Vietnam – a curious American darling!

Vietnam – a curious American darling!

The US needs to temper its dreams of a love affair with Vietnam helping its geopolitical contest with China. Read more...
Indonesia’ and OECD

Indonesia’ and OECD

Indonesia’s quest to join the OECD and become a high-income country. Read more...
Brunei

Focus on Brunei

Glen Robinson takes us on a tour of Brunei. Read more...
Land of Smiles

THAILAND - The Land of Smiles and Investment Opportunities

Thailand is a country worthy of much greater attention, according to Glen Robinson Read more...
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THE LEADERSHIP HISTORY OF INDONESIA

If you don't know the past, you will never understand the present or the future -- especially in the case of Indonesia, as Glen Robinson reminds us in this article. Read more...
the people, not the police

MYANMAR COUP FEB 2021

Glen Robinson analyses the recent coup in Myanmar. Read more...
Myanmar

THE RECENT HISTORY OF MYANMAR

As Myanmar struggles with bloody instability, Glen Robinson reminds of the recent history of this country. Read more...
BTS Skytrain tracks at Krung Thonburi station in Bangkok, Thailand

The case for Investment in SouthEast Asia

Glen Robinson makes the case for investing in Southeast Asia. Read more...
Southeast Asia: Myanmar

‘In the dragon’s shadow: Southeast Asia in the Chinese century’

The emergence of a more powerful and belligerent China poses the most serious foreign policy challenge that the Southeast Asian region has faced in a generation. Read more...
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Book Review: Where Great Powers Meet – America and China in Southeast Asia

The dominant narrative in Southeast Asia is that China is drawing all the region’s states into its sphere of influence. David Shambaugh challenges this view. Read more...
Indonesia

Indonesia -- Australia’s diplomatic blind spot

A fascinating podcast on the Indonesia-Australia relationship.
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Indonesia – a country of disappointments.

Ben Bland shows even pessimists can be gulled by Joko Widodo’s charms, according to John West.
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WEST PAPUA, BALIEM VALLEY

Book Review: The Road: Uprising in West Papua

The people of West Papua, Indonesia have been sold down the river by international politics. They are now fighting ever more ferociously for their independence.
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Sukarno

Book Review: The deadly legacy of the Cold War in the modern world

The anti-communist purge in Indonesia in the 1960s is retold in a compelling examination of US Cold War policy, writes John West.
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Vietnam

Vietnam's Success in Containing COVID-19

Vietnam's Success in Containing COVID-19 Offers Roadmap for Other Developing Countries according to the IMF
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thailand

Thailand -- the land of smiles

Thailand is an unusual country in many ways, and it is worth examining some of its attributes, what makes it special, and why it is an endearing and appealing country, writes Glen Robinson.
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CORRUPTION

Corruption in Southeast Asia

Corruption is an emotive word which can mean different things to different people, argues Glen Robinson..
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Ateneo de Manila, Intramuros, Manila, Philippines, 1887

Philippine Economy in the Asian Century

John West argues that the Philippines now has great potential to become one of the success stories of the Asian Century, especially if it draws some lessons from its neighbours. Read more...
Fake News Roils Indonesian Politics – Voice of America

Political Islam in Indonesia

Political Islam is on the rise in Indonesia, writes John West. Read more...
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