When former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte appeared before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in February 2026, the question was not only whether he would face trial. It was whether ...

Indonesia's foreign policy under President Prabowo Subianto has fallen into a troubling pattern of announcing major diplomatic commitments before consulting key stakeholders, with public figures, ...

Kuomintang Chairperson Cheng Li-wun’s April 2026 visit to Beijing has exposed a deepening divide within the party between those who favour closer cross-strait engagement and those who worry the move ...

On 27 February 1976, then Japanese prime minister Takeo Miki announced a ‘unified view’ that Japan would ban the export of defence equipment. On 21 April 2026, the government under Prime Minister ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will visit Australia in early May 2026 — on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the Basic Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation and almost 70 years on from the ...

Japan's moves to revise its pacifist constitution and expand defence exports signal a more active security posture, with Australia emerging as a key partner in this transition. But the energy crisis ...

Victor Crochet is Partner at Nishimura & Asahi. He is also a PhD student at Cambridge University where he conducts research on international trade and investment law. Victor also regularly teaches and ...

The Japanese upper house election last week offered voters an opportunity to embrace stability or deliver change. The results landed somewhere in between, and the indecisive result will pose a ...

Despite the impact of super Typhoon Yagi and a stormy geopolitical landscape, Vietnam’s GDP grew by 7.09 per cent in 2024, exceeding international forecast figures. But 2024 was not just a reset for ...

Tesla’s decision to set up its electric vehicle (EV) car manufacturing in neighbouring Malaysia was a blow to Indonesia’s efforts to lure investments for building an end-to-end EV supply chain ...

Indonesia’s state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina is embroiled in a major corruption scandal that cost the state over US$12.06 billion between 2013–18. Involving top executives, the scandal eroded ...

ASEAN’s involvement in the South China Sea dispute began informally and incrementally. As Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Brunei, China and Taiwan firmed up their territorial claims, the dispute ...