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The United States needs to take a patient, measured approach in dealing with North Korea and persuading China to clamp down on Pyongyang.
Given the collective nature of China’s decision-making, more attention needs to be given to whether China’s unique form of regional decentralization can continue unchanged.
Rather than being an economic vulnerability, China's banks are too secure. The challenge is to introduce more competition and improve governance of the banking system.
It is crucial that the upcoming Malaysian election be seen to be as clean and fair as possible.
There is a growing body of evidence that security competition risks undermining economic integration in Asia.
The Chinese Party Congress is mainly about domestic political power and domestic policies, but it can also serve as an important indicator of future policy direction and power structure, including within the foreign policy arena.
If politicians are serious about improving the lot of Indonesia's poor, they should focus on reforming labor laws that protect formal sector jobs at the expense of nine out of 10 Indonesians who are employed informally.
Risks and uncertainties in Southeast Asia will persist but with little impact on the overall march toward increased prosperity in the region.
China will become more "normal" in 2013, moving away from its unbalanced, unsustainable, and uncoordinated economic structure. However, this will make China more susceptible to business cycles and could undermine its current authoritarian model.
China’s impressive growth record has been facilitated by a unique relationship between Beijing and the provinces that encourages experimentation and incentivizes officials for driving economic growth.