Indonesia has pursued a pragmatic foreign policy for the past decade, but could that change after the presidential elections in February? The three candidates offer disparate diplomatic styles. Because Joko Widodo, the current president of Indonesia, cannot seek reelection due to term limits, the presidential elections on February 14 the race is between Anies Baswedan,… Continue reading Prospects for Indonesian Diplomatic Style Under a New President in the Post-Jokowi Era
Welcome to the 49th issue of the CEEasia Briefing. In this issue, we dissect the following topics: China to build BYD factory in Hungary European reactions to Taiwan elections Vietnam-Slovak relations If you like what you see, please forward this message to your friends and colleagues who can subscribe here. Do you need to know… Continue reading CEEasia Briefing #49: China to build BYD factory in Hungary, Reactions to the Taiwanese elections, Vietnam-Slovak relations
The country’s government views the press as an adjunct of power. There’s a polite warning about throwing stones in glass houses. There’s a more impolite instruction to know the extent of one’s own ignorance. In perusing the Phnom Penh Post’s recent piece (“PM calls for ‘ethical fourth estate’,” January 23), one is compelled to scrutinize what emanated… Continue reading Aren’t Cambodia’s Journalists Tired Of Being Spoken Down To?
Expectations that the Southeast Asian bloc could have been effective were misplaced. Lurking within the cacophony of condemnations of ASEAN’s “handling” of the crisis in Myanmar, of its utter failure to move the military junta an inch towards compromise or retreat, is a lament that here was a chance for the bloc to prove its… Continue reading ASEAN should admit defeat over Myanmar
China’s response to the crisis in the Red Sea demonstrates both the existence and limitation of its relationship with the Houthis. Since the Houthis began attacking commercial vessels in the Red Sea last year, China’s response has followed its established pattern of apparent non-intervention. However, unlike other countries, Chinese ships seem to be enjoying greater freedom and… Continue reading China in the Red Sea: Beijing’s Houthi Connection
