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What Do We Mean When We Talk About Southeast Asia’s Demographics ‘Crisis’?

The nations of the region are all experiencing shrinking workforces and rising life expectancy – in some cases at the same time. In October, The Economist ran an article with the headline, “Poor Asian countries face an aging crisis.” A regular reader of the region’s newspapers will probably get a sense of a looming demographic problem when… Continue reading What Do We Mean When We Talk About Southeast Asia’s Demographics ‘Crisis’?

Why Laos’ Communists cannot do anti-corruption

Neither the will nor the material conditions are present for an effective anti-corruption campaign in Laos. Corruption is often seen as a byproduct, a quirk, of a political system. But in many authoritarian states, it is actually the modus operandi. Consider what binds a political structure together. How do you make sure that lowly officials in… Continue reading Why Laos’ Communists cannot do anti-corruption

Global Gateway Initiative: Infrastructure Cooperation With Souhteast Asia

In September 2021, the European Union (EU) released its very first Indo-Pacific strategy. While its assessment of the current geostrategic and geo-economic challenges is highly accurate (notably if read together with the EU’s 2019 China strategy), the Indo-Pacific strategy has been criticised for lacking specific means of implementation. Since then, the EU has been promoting… Continue reading Global Gateway Initiative: Infrastructure Cooperation With Souhteast Asia

CEEasia Briefing #50: EU’s anti-subsidy probe, China’s graphite exports to Hungary, Germany-Vietnam ties, EU sanctions on Indian company

Welcome to the 50th issue of the CEEasia Briefing. In this issue, we dissect the following topics: EU’s probe into Chinese train maker China’s graphite exports to Hungary Vietnam-Germany relations EU sanctions against Indian company If you like what you see, please forward this message to your friends and colleagues who can subscribe here. Do you need to… Continue reading CEEasia Briefing #50: EU’s anti-subsidy probe, China’s graphite exports to Hungary, Germany-Vietnam ties, EU sanctions on Indian company

Navigating the Triangular Dynamics: Mongol-Russian Relations in the Context of China

Mongolia is sandwiched between two great authoritarian powers, namely Russia and China. The complexities of these triangular dynamics will be explained by looking at the historical entanglements and contemporary power dynamics. Which dynamics shape the triangular relationship between these three countries? Responding to the American journalist Tucker Carlson’s recent interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Tsakhia… Continue reading Navigating the Triangular Dynamics: Mongol-Russian Relations in the Context of China

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