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The Korean Peninsula is an increasingly dangerous, unstable place, and more provocations from Pyongyang are likely. It is time for responsible officials to show initiative.
China’s failure to reassure other nations and clearly define the enforcement and impacts of its ADIZ has undermined any purported stabilizing intentions and damaged its larger strategic interests.
The Third Plenum all but guarantees that growth rates in China will slow down. In fact, slowing growth is a reasonable proxy for judging the success of the reforms.
Indonesia’s future depends on a strong Southeast Asia. The country’s next leader must make strategic choices that help prepare the region for the challenges it will face.
Tens of thousands have taken to the streets to protest against the government of Thailand’s prime minister. A political solution is possible, but its prospects are remote because it will take reasonableness all around to reach it.
Revised U.S.-Japan defense guidelines should incorporate a front office/back office concept that keeps the overall division of labor intact but with deeper integration in certain support functions.
Arguing that China’s deposit interest rate is too low leads to a misplaced emphasis on liberalizing interest rates: the real priorities are capital deepening and regulatory reform.
China’s glut of college graduates may help it become competitive with developed countries in high-skill services and manufacturing, thus helping China escape the middle-income trap.
Strengthening international studies is not just a nice idea, but rather a necessity for Malaysia to reach its potential and confront the challenges of the 21st century.
The reforms proposed at the Third Plenum, if implemented, will remedy the imbalances that have made China’s economic growth unsustainable, but doing so will imply a shard drop in growth.