East Asia Forum

East Asia Forum Economics, Politics and Public Policy in East Asia and the Pacific East Asia Forum is edited by Shiro Armstrong and Peter Drysdale.

East Asia Forum is a platform for analysis and research on politics, economics, business, law, security, international relations and society relevant to public policy, centred on the Asia Pacific region. It consists of an online publication and a quarterly magazine, East Asia Forum Quarterly, which aim to provide clear and original analysis from the leading minds in the region and beyond. Based out of the Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National University, the Forum is a joint initiative of two academic research networks: the East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) and the South Asian Bureau of Economic Research (SABER). The views expressed in this forum are those of the individual authors and do not represent the views of the ANU, EABER, SABER, or the institutions to which the authors are attached. East Asia Forum publishes twice daily. A weekly lead article is published every Sunday evening, and a Digest is sent to subscribers every Monday morning. All content undergoes a thorough review process: articles are checked for factual accuracy and edited to conform to style conventions. East Asia Forum is catalogued and archived by the National Library of Australia. To contribute to EAF, or if you have any questions, please contact the editors.

To remain relevant in Southeast Asia, Japan must pursue middle power diplomacy that respects ASEAN’s strategic autonomy,...
19/09/2026

To remain relevant in Southeast Asia, Japan must pursue middle power diplomacy that respects ASEAN’s strategic autonomy, writes Toshiro Nishizawa.

To remain relevant in Southeast Asia, Japan must pursue middle power diplomacy that respects ASEAN’s strategic autonomy.

Governments across Asia are increasingly allocating public capital to industrial capacity, yet the institutional capabil...
19/09/2026

Governments across Asia are increasingly allocating public capital to industrial capacity, yet the institutional capabilities required to manage these investments are often overlooked, writes Anushka Wijesinha.

Governments across Asia are increasingly allocating public capital to industrial capacity, yet the institutional capabilities required to manage these investments are often overlooked

Myanmar’s crackdown on hundi networks hurts households, humanitarian flows and ASEAN’s wider regional interests, writes ...
18/09/2026

Myanmar’s crackdown on hundi networks hurts households, humanitarian flows and ASEAN’s wider regional interests, writes Jared Bissinger.

Myanmar’s crackdown on hundi networks hurts households, humanitarian flows and ASEAN’s wider regional interests.

Under Takaichi, Japan’s updated FOIP seeks shared prosperity through economic security — if its arrangements can make ga...
18/09/2026

Under Takaichi, Japan’s updated FOIP seeks shared prosperity through economic security — if its arrangements can make gains mutually reinforcing, writes Ayako Takemi.

Under Takaichi, Japan’s updated FOIP seeks shared prosperity through economic security — if its arrangements can make gains mutually reinforcing.

The low-budget dialect film Dear You is both an unexpected hit in global box offices and a flashpoint for wider debates ...
17/09/2026

The low-budget dialect film Dear You is both an unexpected hit in global box offices and a flashpoint for wider debates around the politics of language, diaspora and memory, write Yuk Wah Chan and Sin Yee Koh.

The low-budget dialect film Dear You is both an unexpected hit in global box offices and a flashpoint for wider debates around the politics of language, diaspora and memory.

The success of the new GUIDE framework will depend on members converting voluntary exchanges into specific national meas...
17/09/2026

The success of the new GUIDE framework will depend on members converting voluntary exchanges into specific national measures and jointly supported activities, writes Michael Lodge.

The success of the new GUIDE framework will depend on members converting voluntary exchanges into specific national measures and jointly supported activities.

Despite emerging from nearly three decades of deflation, Japan’s living standards remain stuck and the Bank of Japan’s b...
16/09/2026

Despite emerging from nearly three decades of deflation, Japan’s living standards remain stuck and the Bank of Japan’s balance sheet has barely shrunk, writes Tsutomu Watanabe.

Despite emerging from nearly three decades of deflation, Japan’s living standards remain stuck and the Bank of Japan’s balance sheet has barely shrunk.

As forced labour rules tighten, Asia has an opportunity to turn its exposure into global leadership on human rights in c...
16/09/2026

As forced labour rules tighten, Asia has an opportunity to turn its exposure into global leadership on human rights in critical mineral supply chains, writes Peter Young.

As forced labour rules tighten, Asia has an opportunity to turn its exposure into global leadership on human rights in critical mineral supply chains.

Japan’s revised Corporate Governance Code shifts attention from formal compliance to sustainable value creation, writes ...
15/09/2026

Japan’s revised Corporate Governance Code shifts attention from formal compliance to sustainable value creation, writes Yuri Okina.

Japan’s revised Corporate Governance Code shifts attention from formal compliance to sustainable value creation.

Cambodia has claimed success in its scam crackdown based on arrests and deportations, but lasting progress will depend o...
15/09/2026

Cambodia has claimed success in its scam crackdown based on arrests and deportations, but lasting progress will depend on addressing structural economic and governance challenges, writes Hai Luong.

Cambodia has claimed success in its scam crackdown based on arrests and deportations, but lasting progress will depend on addressing structural economic and governance challenges.

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