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Tensions between the presidential candidates will test not only Indonesia’s democratic institutions but also the democratic credentials of its leaders and their followers.
Japan’s new self-defense initiative is the right move at the right time: Japan has more to offer in service of regional and national security and it has earned the right to participate.
In the upcoming elections, Indonesians will not merely be choosing between two very different leaders. They will be choosing between two very different futures.
Myanmar’s government needs a reform strategy that supports the financial sector’s rapid development while ensuring its stability, efficiency, and accessibility.
Expanding the role of the private sector and encouraging efficient urbanization has the potential to sustain Chinese GDP growth of at least 7 percent for the remainder of the decade.
The recent military coup could provide an opportunity to break Thailand’s political impasse if the Thai military rises above partisan politics and acts in the genuine interest of the country’s political development.
Opening its financial system to foreign participation can bring many benefits to Myanmar, but a phased approach would be better than rapidly opening the floodgates to foreign investment in banking.
Thailand can’t move forward without fresh elections, which are scheduled for July, yet it can’t seem to hold them either. And its electoral dysfunction is causing economic as well as political paralysis: GDP is hardly growing.
China’s push to expand higher education has spawned new opportunities for corruption that can only be addressed by generating more job opportunities for college graduates.
Free trade is almost always good for the world, but at times it can prevent necessary adjustments in individual countries. This is one of those times.