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The changing face of Chinese investment in Myanmar 0
- Asia Pacific
- June 9, 2017
Chinese investment in Myanmar is making the government nervous – but it can’t ignore the assistance.
China’s Middle Eastern intervention: Sino-Syrian cooperation 0
- Middle East
- June 2, 2017
Sino-Syrian cooperation may secure Chinese national interests – but it will cost Beijing friends.
The emerging consensus on China’s regional influence 0
- Asia Pacific
- May 31, 2017
The US is re-engaging with South East Asia but China may already have greater influence.
Abe pushes ahead with plans to amend the constitution 0
- Asia Pacific
- May 26, 2017
PM Abe is pressing for constitutional reform but success will require more than a popular vote.
An unhappy marriage: China’s approach to North Korea 0
- Asia Pacific
- May 18, 2017
Tensions are still rising on the Korean Peninsula but China will continue to support Pyongyang.
Indonesia’s identity politics: a new normal?0
- Asia Pacific
- May 5, 2017
The success of political Islam in Jakarta’s gubernatorial election bodes ill for Indonesian pluralism.

India, China and Pakistan: a troubled trilateral 0
- South Asia
- April 10, 2017
China-India relations will struggle to improve so long as Pakistan dominates their strategic concerns.
The growing rift between China and North Korea 0
- Asia Pacific
- March 14, 2017
Though strained, the alliance will endure.
Australia’s sunspotted economy: strong but vulnerable 0
- Economics & Finance, Asia Pacific
- February 17, 2017
Australia’s strong economy is keeping ethno-nationalist politics at bay – for now.
Asian trade deals: US bails, the region carries on 0
- Economics & Finance, Asia Pacific
- February 5, 2017
President Trump may have killed the TPP but support for free trade in the Asia-Pacific is far from dead.
Xi’s the boss: China’s leadership transition 1
- China
- January 20, 2017
China’s President Xi may use this year’s party congress to make his authority paramount.
2017 Geopolitical Forecast: Asia Pacific 0
- Asia Pacific
- January 7, 2017
Trade, strategy, and elections will all feature prominently in the Asia Pacific in 2017.