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Japan deepens its engagement of Africa
Against the backdrop of China and India’s rise, Japan looks to Africa to help assert its position in a contested regional order Africa is becoming
Coal fuels dreams of Naga prosperity
Nagaland’s hills are home to two vibrant and competing cultures Nagaland is a hill state in Northeast India. It attracts a multitude of tourists and
Hong Kong election shows a city divided and uneasy
Hong Kong voters send a strong message to Beijing by electing pro-democracy candidates The elections for the Hong Kong Legislative Council, the Special Administrative Region’s
South Korea under fire for missile defence plan
South Korea’s decision to deploy an advanced US antimissile system is increasing domestic and regional tensions South Korea has been in turmoil since President Park
South Asia’s emerging refugee crisis
Afghan refugees are not just Pakistan’s problem Since the Arab Spring, the international community has faced a migration crisis. The ongoing war in Syria alone
People-to-people connections key to improving Australia–Indonesia understanding
A new survey offers insights into bridging the gap between Australian and Indonesian perceptions of each other An extensive new survey of Australian and Indonesian
The real meaning of Thailand’s constitutional referendum
If history is a guide, Thailand’s latest constitution will be shortlived Many observers of Thailand’s ongoing debilitating political crisis have been scratching their heads trying
Will Japan’s lowered voting age reverse decreasing voter turnouts?
Japan’s recent Upper House elections had special significance—it was the first time 18 and 19-year-olds were allowed to vote For the first time in a
Time for leadership and engagement in Malaysian Studies in Australia
Australia needs to look beyond Malaysia’s current political impasse and engage more widely with an important neighbour For some time now, Malaysia watchers in Australia
China turns to ecology in search of ‘civilisation’
From obscure origins, China’s ecological civilisation model has grown into an international movement In 2007, then Premier Hu Jintao announced that China would become an
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