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Marking time: The ASEAN summit in Laos

In a world of tumult, there is something quietly reassuring about the predictable summitry of…

  
Paris offers signs of hope for New Caledonia

Recent government statements represent a major conciliatory effort by France.

  
Kamala Harris and national security: The rising cost of military leadership

A Harris administration is unlikely to reverse America’s eroding military advantage over China…

  
A Trump win splits the East Asian triangle

Much commentary about China and the US election has suggested Beijing prefers Trump. In fact,…

  
Parting the waters: India v Pakistan

<p>On 30 August, India asked Pakistan to modify the Indus Water Treaty (IWT), a long-…

  
Kamala Harris and the Indo-Pacific: Correcting the attention deficit

Many Southeast Asian countries already see the United States as a more distant and less reliable…

Five Ways to Strengthen Public Financial Management Systems and Drive Reform

Public financial management systems in Asia and the Pacific face significant challenges, with…

  
Trump may surprise us on the Ukraine war

If Donald Trump can’t achieve a quick solution in Ukraine, he could well turn on Putin and…

Four Ways to Strengthen Public Financial Management Systems and Drive Reform

Public financial management systems in Asia and the Pacific face significant challenges, with…

  
Kamala Harris and the Pacific Islands

Pacific Island countries want to hear more from the Democratic nominee about how she will…

  
What lies beneath: There’s more to cables than geopolitics

The undersea cable industry is left to tackle the challenges, while policymakers engage in…

Enhancing Environmental Safeguards in Financial Intermediaries

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has provided loans to financial intermediaries to support…