WHO and China: Compounding politics and policy
Tuesday
21st April
2020
The World Health Organization has been heavily criticised for appeasing China instead of leading the Covid-19 fight.
Coronavirus
COVID-19 and South East Asia: the week that was
Monday
27th April
2020
Cambodia receives 16 tonnes of medical supplies from China Indonesia's President bans mudik Philippines extends lockdown in several provinces across…
Even Xi not immune from politics of corona
Tuesday
28th April
2020
Xi Jinping has his mojo back. Since his seeming struggle to respond coherently to the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan at…
Is this the Kindleberger moment?
Friday
1st May
2020
Covid-19 exposes a power vacuum where exceptionalism and tinfoil hat conspiracy theories go hand in hand.
Australians open their homes to international students left destitute by the coronavirus shutdown
Tuesday
12th May
2020
Thousands of international students in Australia have been left without work and government support during the coronavirus crisis. Many will…
Weekly Pacific Bulletin
Wednesday
18th March
2020
Pacific countries brace for COVID-19 impacts Pacific countries are bracing for the impacts of COVID-19. The number of confirmed…
Regional wrap
Thursday
9th April
2020
US passes Taipei Act -China's fresh adventurism in the South China Sea and Taiwan Strait- India's lockdown threatens a humanitarian…
Regional wrap
Thursday
26th March
2020
The past fortnight drove home the rather surreal realisation that we’re living in unprecedented times. Never before, at least…
Pandemics and preparation the North Korean way
Monday
2nd March
2020
North Korea was notably among the first countries to announce a closure of its border due to the current coronavirus…
Side effects: Covid-19 allows India a chance to lend Myanmar a hand
Thursday
5th March
2020
The Indian Air Force last week evacuated 112 people stranded in Wuhan, one of several operations by…