Eko Sumando is PhD (in economics) candidate at Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University. He completed his master’s degree in economics at Universitas Gadjah Mada (Indonesia ...

Reframing Japan's agriculture industry as an ordinary sector with diverse actors, not only family farmers, will pave the way ...

Many around the world may joke that they should be allowed to vote in American elections because the results have as big an effect on them as they do on those who live in the United States. The ...

Taiwan’s civil defence system, administered by the National Policy Agency (NPA) under the Ministry of the Interior, plays an important role in supporting disaster relief, public security and military ...

In 2014, the New Colombo Plan was envisaged as a way for Australians to become 'ambassadors' to the Indo-Pacific and to ...

US President-elect Trump will put tariffs up across the board, even if only initially as a negotiating tactic. He will increase bilateral tariffs on China and Mexico. The US Congress is likely to ...

Moscow alliance has been formalised with a new treaty, prompting the United States to reconsider its engagement strategy.

Global security and economics are increasingly intertwined, leading to more insular actions and complicating efforts to address challenges like climate change and digital technology advancement. ASEAN ...

‘I have the right to live happily in the future’, declared a 12-year-old plaintiff in a groundbreaking climate lawsuit in South Korea, just one day before the Constitutional Court’s ruling on 29 ...

Japan’s House of Representatives election on 27 October resulted in a hung parliament. Having ruled Japan since 2012, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lost 68 seats, winning only 191. For the first ...

Japan is investing heavily in its semiconductor industry to regain technological autonomy. While these efforts aim to strengthen supply chains and bolster economic security, Japan faces significant ...