A new Great Wall in the making?
A hostile external environment is fostering inward-looking nativist sentiments, which could accelerate the process of China's decoupling.
Tax hike not enough to secure smoke-free Indonesia
Indonesia boasts one of the world’s highest smoking rates among youths and adults.
Bangladesh’s risky passage through the ‘digital iron curtain’
The writer says a thorough analysis of risks and rewards and a reimagining of Bangladesh's foreign policy is needed.
Misleading analysis of US sanctions must be avoided
The writer says setting up an independent investigation mechanism to probe into the alleged abuses should be considered with urgency.
Is drug policy simply a choice between killing people and sending them to “rehab centers”?
The starting point for elevating the drug discourse is recognising that there is more to drug issues than the drug war
Corruption plays a big part in Xi’s historical resolution
A communique gave clear signals of Mr Xi's exalted status as the party's "core leader" and sealed his political ideology, Xi Jinping Thought, as the guiding principle to lead the…
Marcos and Duterte: Undeclared rivals
Almost all surveys suggest that the Marcoses are as much on an upward trajectory as the Dutertes are on a downward one
Honourable judge, we respectfully but vehemently beg to differ on the rape ruling
Does a crime of rape lasts only for 72 hours? After that limit does the crime just vanish into thin air?
How is Hong Kong strategising for 2047?
Hong Kong neoliberals made the same three mistakes that Singapore foreign affairs guru Kishore Mahbubani attributed to American elites on recent US-China rivalry
Time for ‘middle power’ diplomacy
Philippines can clearly become a middle power in its own right, especially if we elect competent and strategically-minded leaders