East Asia Forum

Asia’s growing debt burdens and climate pressures are making debt-for-nature swaps increasingly attractive, but the region has historically lagged behind Latin America and Africa, writes Alex Dryden.

Asia lags behind in debt-for-nature swaps Asia’s growing debt burdens and climate pressures are making debt-for-nature swaps increasingly attractive, but the region has historically lagged behind Latin America and Africa.

The Iran war has exposed structural vulnerabilities in Bangladesh’s energy security that only diversification can address, writes Moniruzzaman.

US energy deal leaves Bangladesh exposed The Iran war has exposed structural vulnerabilities in Bangladesh’s energy security that only diversification can address.

Singapore’s influence as a middle power rests on its commitment to multilateralism in an increasingly fragmented global order, writes Joseph Liow.

Singapore’s middle power muscle Singapore’s influence as a middle power rests on its commitment to multilateralism in an increasingly fragmented global order.

Long-term LNG contracting with a single supplier has left Pakistan acutely exposed to disruption from the Iran war, write Haneea Isaad and Sam Reynolds.

Breaking Pakistan’s LNG dependence cycle Long-term LNG contracting with a single supplier has left Pakistan acutely exposed to disruption from the Iran war.

South Korea improved its labour protections, but in doing so gave employers a stronger reason to push more workers outside the system, writes Su Hwan Chung.

South Korea’s labour protection gains leave more part-time workers behind South Korea improved its labour protections, but in doing so gave employers a stronger reason to push more workers outside the system.

A global oil shock has pushed the Philippines to confront the limits of deregulation and reassert a role for the state in the energy sector, writes Mong Palatino.

Energy crisis gives Philippine oil deregulation a reality check A global oil shock has pushed the Philippines to confront the limits of deregulation and reassert a role for the state in the energy sector.

Japan's repeated interventions to prop up the yen are treating the symptom while the structural conditions driving its weakness go unaddressed, writes Sayuri Shirai.

Japan’s structural constraints reinforce the yen’s new normal Japan's repeated interventions to prop up the yen are treating the symptom while the structural conditions driving its weakness go unaddressed.

India’s preference for multipolarity aligns with middle power cooperation, but its strategic posture limits deeper collaboration, writes Deepa Ollapally.

India’s limits as a middle power India’s preference for multipolarity aligns with middle power cooperation, but its strategic posture limits deeper collaboration.

As China, India and Russia increase their engagements with Myanmar's junta, ASEAN's handling of a regime which has ignored its regional commitments will test the group's credibility, writes our editorial board.

ASEAN’s status quo on Myanmar might be the least-bad option As China, India and Russia increase their engagements with Myanmar's junta, ASEAN's handling of a regime which has ignored its regional commitments will test the group's credibility

Myanmar’s generals are using elections, delay and diplomatic ambiguity to slowly rebuild legitimacy while the country remains trapped in a brutal civil war, writes Nicholas Farrelly.

Myanmar’s generals seek a path back Myanmar’s generals are using elections, delay and diplomatic ambiguity to slowly rebuild legitimacy while the country remains trapped in a brutal civil war