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- No. 1: ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 3: Siwage Negara, Senior Fellow
- No. 13: Cassey Lee, Senior Fellow
Brunei | Cambodia | Indonesia | Laos | Malaysia | Myanmar | Philippines | Singapore | Thailand | Timor-Leste | Vietnam | ASEAN / Southeast Asia | Asia Pacific | East/South China Sea | Climate Change/Environment | Media, Technology & Society | Others
Cambodia
1. Cambodia’s Trilateral Deal Pullout Strains its Relations with Vietnam
Huynh Tam Sang
[Also published in ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute’s Fulcrum]
Cambodia Daily, 18 October 2024
2. A Very Cambodian Purge That May Not Include the Highest of the High
Luke Hunt
Diplomat, 18 October 2024
Indonesia
3. Indonesia’s Fixer-in-Chief Bows Out as Prabowo Takes the Helm
[Also republished on Mining.com]
Eddie Spence
Bloomberg, 18 October 2024
4. Indonesia’s new era: How different will Prabowo’s economic policies be compared to Jokowi’s?
Kiki Siregar
[Link to Part 1 of the series]
CNA, 18 October 2024
5. Less is more for Indonesia’s tariffs on China
Arrizal Jaknanihan, The Australian National University
East Asia Forum, 18 October 2024
6. How Australia’s foreign student cap could erode its regional influence: An Indonesian view
Hangga Fathana
Interpreter, 18 October 2024
7. Prabowo ‘returns favor’ with ministerial roster
Radhiyya Indra
Jakarta Post, 18 October 2024
8. Indonesia’s new leadership: Prabowo Subianto’s 5 priorities
Ismi Damayanti
Nikkei Asia, 18 October 2024
9. Tax dispute, business interests raise red flags about Indonesian leader Prabowo’s brother
Tria Dianti & Shailaja Neelakantan
Benar News, 17 October 2024
10. Essential Geopolitics: What to Expect from Indonesia’s New President
[32-minute podcast]
Rane Worldview, 17 October 2024
11. Penyebab melebarnya ketimpangan ekonomi dari sudut pandang perpajakan [Causes of widening economic inequality from a taxation perspective]
Jaya Darmawan, Peneliti ekonomi, Center of Economic and Law Studies (CELIOS)
The Conversation, 17 October 2024
12. Who’s Who in Prabowo-Gibran’s Cabinet: Complete List of the 108 Candidates
Juan Ardya Guardiola & Yustinus Paat
Jakarta Globe, 16 October 2024
Malaysia
13. Commentary: Appreciation of Malaysian ringgit may not be sustainable in the long run
[This commentary first appeared on ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute’s Fulcrum]
Cassey Lee
CNA, 18 October 2024
14. Is there a political ‘sandiwara’ between Umno and DAP?
Tajuddin Rasdi
Free Malaysia Today, 18 October 2024
15. Anwar needs alchemy to achieve stated budget aims
P Gunasegaram
Malaysiakini, 18 October 2024
16. Malaysians mock all-male circus act for conservative north
Joseph Sipalan
South China Morning Post, 18 October 2024
17. Pas boleh tukar pendirian bila-bila masa [Pas can change its stance anytime]– Ku Li
Fadhli Sulaiman
Utusan Malaysia, 18 October 2024
18. My Say: Regional taxation trends and Malaysia’s policy options
Amarjeet Singh
Edge Markets, 17 October 2024
19. Over 10,000 jobs to be created with industrial cluster development, says Miti
Free Malaysia Today, 17 October 2024
20. Baby bump: Malaysia’s birth rate climbs 7.7pc, outpaces 2022
Malay Mail Online, 17 October 2024
21. Sabah Law Society wins leave to pursue state’s 40% constitutional entitlement review
Stephanie Lee
Star, 17 October 2024
22. Malaysia approves law allowing mothers to pass on citizenship to children born overseas
Lu Wei Hoong
Straits Times, 17 October 2024
Myanmar
23. Myanmar’s military junta has conjured up a crazy currency system
Economist, 17 October 2024
24. Myanmar Regime Extends Deadline for Its Ill-Fated Census
Irrawaddy, 17 October 2024
25. Myanmar Regime Gearing Up for Sagaing Counteroffensive: Analysts
Ko Oo
Irrawaddy, 17 October 2024
26. Myanmar junta’s second-in-command accelerates forced recruitment of civilians into frontline service
Myanmar Now, 17 October 2024
27. Decoding China’s multi-stakeholder strategy in Myanmar
Ophelia Yumlembam
Observer Research Foundation, 17 October 2024
Philippines
28. Marcos’ net satisfaction ratings and the 2025 senatorial elections
Van Ybiernas
Manila Times, 18 October 2024
29. PNP: Over 1,300 cops transferred away from areas where relatives are running for 2025 polls
Manila Bulletin, 17 October 2024
30. To attain single-digit poverty rate, PH must grow by 8% yearly ‘til 2028
Mariedel Irish U. Catilogo
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 17 October 2024
Thailand
31. Thailand needs middle power ambition
Thitinan Pongsudhirak
Bangkok Post, 18 October 2024
32. A $500 Billion Pile of Household Debt Weighs on New Thai Leader
Suttinee Yuvejwattana
Bloomberg, 18 October 2024
33. BoT, govt may have wrong inflation data
Chartchai Parasuk
Bangkok Post, 17 October 2024
34. The iCON Group scandal points to deeper problems in various Thai sectors
The Nation, 17 October 2024
35. Vietnam’s Grand Strategic Architecture Amid the Russia-Ukraine War
Alexander L. Vuving
Diplomat, 17 October 2024
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
36. How a savvy Asean has helped prevent wars in region
[contains 23-minute video on interview with Kishore Mahbubani]
Nirmal Ghosh
Straits Times, 18 October 2024
37. 2024 ASEAN Summit Outcomes with Susannah Patton
[30-minute Podcast]
Gregory B. Poling, Japhet Quitzon, and Lauren Mai
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 17 October 2024
38. Five ASEAN nations agree to share aviation safety data
AFP
Jakarta Post, 17 October 2024
39. PacNet #75 – Trump or Harris: The US must know how Southeast Asia sees China
[An earlier version of this article appeared in CSIS’ ChinaPower]
Selina Ho & Chin-Hao Huang
Pacific Forum, 17 October 2024
40. Canada seeks to woo Asean but doubts remain over its strategy – ‘a total failure’
Maria Siow
South China Morning Post, 17 October 2024
41. VN responds to Cambodia’s withdrawal from Cambodia-Laos-VN development triangle
VietNamNet, 17 October 2024
Asia Pacific
42. It’s time for a Quad defence ministers meeting
Euan Graham
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 18 October 2024
43. The ‘Asian dream’ is alive — especially for Gen Z
Wolfgang Fengler
Nikkei Asia, 18 October 2024
44. U.S.-China Relations for the 2030s: Toward a Realistic Scenario for Coexistence
Christopher S. Chivvis
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace, 17 October 2024
45. The Quad’s Coast Guard Cooperation: New Dynamics in Power Politics
Prakash Panneerselvam
Diplomat, 17 October 2024
46. Track two dialogue is key to unlocking Quad–ASEAN cooperation
Angeline Tan Ava Kalinauskas
East Asia Forum, 17 October 2024
47. New Zealand’s biggest pivot since the 1980s
Economist, 17 October 2024
48. The BRICS Still Don’t Matter
Jim O’Neill
Project Syndicate, 17 October 2024
49. PacNet #73 – Trump or Harris: India-US relationship cannot afford strategic drift
Monish Tourangbam
Pacific Forum, 16 October 2024
50. The Military and Private Business Actors in the Global South: The Politics of Market Access
Yezid Sayigh and Hamza Meddeb
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace, 19 August 2024
East/South China Sea
51. Joint exercise Sama Sama in South China Sea enters key phase
Radio Free Asia, 17 October 2024
Climate Change/Environment
52. Geopolitical tensions are laying bare fragilities in the global energy system, reinforcing need for faster expansion of clean energy
[Link to 398-page document “IEA’s flagship World Energy Outlook 2024”]
IEA, 18 October 2024
53. Can China’s new BRI bonds spur sustainable development?
Jiang Mengnan
Dialogue Earth, 17 October 2024
54. Jakarta is a thirsty metropolis without drinkable water
Eka Permanasari & Denis Teoman
Eco-Business, 17 October 2024
55. Transport and storage to be ‘a major bottleneck’ in Asia’s CCUS scale-up: study
[Link to “Asia Pacific’s Energy Transition Outlook“]
Gabrielle See
Eco-Business, 17 October 2024
56. Asia’s poorest countries owe twice as much in debt as they receive in climate finance: IIED
Hannah Alcoseba Fernandez
Eco-Business, 17 October 2024
Media, Technology & Society
57. How the US military suppressed China’s Covid-19 vaccine [7-minute video]
Neelam Tailor, Alex Healey, Ali Assaf, Joseph Pierce and Ryan Baxter
Guardian, 17 October 2024
58. Can Europe Solve the Puzzle of Content Moderation?
Ali Plucinski, Cyber analyst with RANE, Stratfor
Rane Worldview, 17 October 2024
59. Serangan siber mengintai: peta ancaman yang harus diwaspadai Prabowo-Gibran [Cyber attacks: a map of threats Prabowo-Gibran must be aware of]
Arif Perdana, Associate Professor in Digital Strategy and Data Science, Monash University; Bayu Anggorojati, Assistant Professor, Cyber Security, Monash University; Muhamad Erza Aminanto, Assistant Professor, Cyber Security, Monash University
The Conversation, 17 October 2024
60. Rekomendasi untuk Prabowo-Gibran: 3 pilar utama membangun arsitektur keamanan digital yang tangguh [Recommendations for Prabowo-Gibran: 3 main pillars for building a robust digital security architecture]
Arif Perdana, Associate Professor in Digital Strategy and Data Science, Monash University; Bayu Anggorojati, Assistant Professor, Cyber Security, Monash University; Muhamad Erza Aminanto, Assistant Professor, Cyber Security, Monash University
The Conversation, 17 October 2024
Others
Global Economy
61. The external wealth of nations database
Gian Maria Milesi-Ferretti
Brookings Institute, 17 October 2024
62. Global economy faces a conflux of change
Zia Qureshi and Daehee Jeong
Brookings Institute, 17 October 2024
63. Economic diplomacy: After the storm comes the reconstruction
[Link to “ADB’s Strategy 2030“]
Greg Earl
Interpreter, 17 October 2024
Global Powers
64. The Future Of Great Power Competition: Trajectories, Transitions, And Prospects For Catastrophic War – Analysis
Thomas F. Lynch III
Eurasia Review, 17 October 2024
US Elections
65. CO24157 | US Politics Beyond November 5th
Adam Garfinkle
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 17 October 2024
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