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March 2024 Current Topics |
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Escalation Risks in the Indo-Pacific: A Review for Practitioners,
February 2024. The outbreak of war in the Indo-Pacific
is a real possibility. Increased competition, a growing trust deficit
between global and regional powers and potential miscalculations
heighten the risk. There needs to be a more engaged Australian
discussion on conflict-escalation risks and how they might be managed.
Policymakers and leaders need to understand escalation risks as they
manage Australia’s relationship with the US, China, North Korea and
Australia’s key regional defence partners over coming decades. In
rhetoric and in action, Australia also needs to be attentive to how the
acquisition and employment of our own new capabilities—strike missiles,
evolving cyber capabilities and nuclear-propelled submarines—affect
strategic stability dynamics in a fast-changing world... |
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National Resilience: Lessons for Australian Policy From International
Experience, February 2024. The strategic circumstances
that Australia contemplates over the coming decades present multiple,
cascading and concurrent crises. Ensuring a safe and secure Australia,
able to withstand the inevitable shocks that we’ll face into the future,
will require a more comprehensive approach to strategy than we’ve
adopted over the past seven decades. We can’t rely on the sureties of
the past. The institutions, policies and architectures that have
supported the nation to manage such crises in our history are no longer
fit for purpose. The report highlights lessons drawn from international
responses to crisis, to assist policymakers build better responses to
the interdependent and hyperconnected challenges that nations face. The
report brings together the disciplines of disaster management, defence
strategy and national security to examine what an integrated national
approach to resilience looks like, and how national resilience thinking
can help Australia build more effective and more efficient responses to
crisis and change... |
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2024 Global Diplomacy Index.
China and the United States lead the world, by some margin, in
the size of their diplomatic networks. Beijing tops the Index
with 274 posts in its global network, followed closely by
Washington with 271. China’s rise to the top spot was rapid. In
2011, Beijing lagged behind Washington by 23 diplomatic posts.
By 2019, China had surpassed the United States in having the
world’s largest diplomatic network. In 2021, China pulled
further ahead, leading the United States by eight posts, but by
2023, the gap narrowed again to China ahead by just three posts.
Since China assumed the lead, both countries have largely
plateaued, with China down two posts overall compared to 2019
(276), and the United States fluctuating slightly to return to
2016 levels (271)... |
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Overcoming Digital Threats to Democracy, February 2024.
Many of the challenges that digital technologies present stem
not only from what they can do, but how they are governed. Most
of the digital platforms used in democracies are controlled by a
handful of multinational corporations, colloquially known as
“Big Tech”. The digital technologies they develop maximise the
profit and interests of this handful of technology companies.
But when power is concentrated in the hands of a few, there is
little accountability to the public. When users do not properly
understand terms of service, tracking, or privacy notices,
consent cannot be fully or freely given. When terms of service
are not consistently applied, there is inconsistent application
of the law. And when governments enact regulation primarily
based on partisan pressures and interests, the public interest
is absent. All these elements combine to create a crisis of
legitimacy... |
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Geopolitics in the Pacific Islands: Playing for Advantage,
February 2024.
Traditional donors — Australia, France, Japan, New Zealand, and
the United States — now compete with China for geopolitical
influence in the Pacific Islands. Pacific Islands leaders worry
this competition could lead to militarisation or “strategic
manipulation”. Leaders are refusing to choose between major
powers and are claiming to be “friends to all, enemies to none”.
This allows Pacific Islands Countries (PICs) to leverage
strategic competition for political and national advantage, as
well as maximise aid. But there are limits to the “friends to
all” rhetoric — not all friends share compatible values or
governance systems. Some PICs, such as the US Compact states and
French territories, have associations that limit their security
engagements. Others, such as Papua New Guinea, have a clear
preference for traditional partners to assist with security... |
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Drought, Flood, and Rice Security in Central Thailand, March
2024.
With roughly 63 percent of the country’s agricultural area
allocated for rice farming, rice has long been a key food staple
and export crop for Thailand. As with other crops, rice is
heavily dependent on water, whether it is from precipitation or
irrigation, and is also sensitive to changing temperatures. The
impacts of droughts and floods on rice farming are a fundamental
source of concern for Thai farmers and the government. This
article focuses on the effects of droughts and floods on rice
quality and quantity, as well as on farmers’ rice income and
prospects for livelihood diversification. Based on our
interviews with rice farmers in Uthaithani, Chainat, and
Ayutthaya, droughts and floods diminish rice yields and increase
incidences of crop failures, both partial and complete. They
also lower the quality of rice and further depress net head rice
yields by altering rice grain dimensions and moisture levels, as
well as increasing the amount of cracked and immature grains... |
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Indian Ocean Security Means More Will Be Asked of US Allies,
February 2024.
The Indian Ocean is now the globe’s busiest and most
strategically significant trade corridor, carrying two-thirds of
the world’s oil shipments and a third of the world’s bulk cargo.
The vulnerability of the global commons has been on display
since late 2023 as Houthi rebels in Yemen have attacked shipping
in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. The rebels claimed to be
targeting ships based on their links to the United States or
Israel to support Palestinians in the Israel-Hamas conflict.
These attacks significantly disrupted international trade as the
Red Sea, via the Suez Canal, offers the shortest shipping route
between Asia and Europe. The response, led by the United States,
saw an international coalition formed to ensure freedom of the
seas as well as tailored strikes in Yemen and the seizure of a
container ship with Iranian-supplied weapons bound for the
Houthis... |
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Australia and the Resilient Pacific Islands, February 2024.
The Pacific is Australia’s region and home—we are a member of
the Pacific family and a proud founding member of the Pacific
Islands Forum (PIF). Australia’s priority is to ensure the Blue
Pacific remains peaceful, prosperous, and equipped to respond to
the challenges of our time. Australia is bringing new energy and
more resources to the Pacific to help build a stronger and more
united Pacific family and elevate Pacific voices on issues that
matter to the region. We are committed to working in lockstep
with the PIF to support Pacific priorities, guided by the
Pacific Way and by ambitions articulated in the 2050 Strategy
for the Blue Pacific Continent. We are reliable, transparent,
and open, and we respect the sovereignty and the centrality of
regional institutions. Over the past 12 months, Australia’s
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Honorable Penny Wong,
and Minister for International Development and the Pacific, the
Honorable Pat Conroy (member of parliament)... |
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The Political Split at the Heart of Taiwan’s Struggle
against Foreign Disinformation, February 2024.
Taiwan’s struggle against foreign disinformation and
concerns about China’s impact on its 2024 election has
received much international attention recently. This issue
brief examines the domestic and international politics
behind Taiwan’s struggle against foreign disinformation. A
significant push towards dealing with foreign disinformation
has been undertaken during the eight-year rule of the
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), both in terms of
strengthening democratic resilience and seeking support and
cooperation from international partners. This push has
launched Taiwan’s issue into the international arena, in
line with the DPP’s strategy for closer cooperation with
other “like-minded” democracies... |
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Must Regulate the AI Trifecta: Security, Business, and
Privacy, February 2024.
The enormous amount of research and development in
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies has led it to grow
to a level that impacts security, business, and privacy
concerns. The proliferation of artificially intelligent
weaponry raises the potential for arms races, the
possibility of non-state actors obtaining such weapons, and
security issues. From the business lens, AI has catalyzed
decision-making and operational strategies that have enabled
efficiency. However, as the functioning of AI is dependent
on data, deliberating privacy issues has become necessary.
Discussions around AI governance are still in their infancy,
which presents a chance to create frameworks for governance
that encompass every step of the process, from development
to deployment... |
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Japan’s Strategic Messaging for a ‘Free and Open
International Order (FOIO)’: Can It Preserve its
Indo-Pacific Achievements? February 2024.
The “free and open international order (jiyū de hirakareta
kokusai chitsujo) based on the rule of law,” or “FOIO,” is
emblematic of Japan’s overriding ideal as pursued across
multiple administrations. Introduced in early 2017 following
the better-known “free and open Indo-Pacific (FOIP),” it
became Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s major diplomatic
message in 2023. Underpinned by the rule of law among
nations, the FOIO represents the latest evolution in Japan’s
attempt to preserve the existing international order amid
the growing challenges posed by China and other
authoritarian states... |
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Iran and Japan Relations in a Transitional World Order,
February 2024.
Both the Japanese and Iranian foreign policies are under
evolution. Given the changing global security environment,
their foreign policy approach toward each other is
continuously changing, and the Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP)
strategy is certainly one important factor that shapes
Japanese foreign policy towards Iran as well as the Middle
East. Iran, on its part, is strengthening its ties with
China and North Korea which is concerning for Japan. This
issue brief sheds light on the mutual perception and
misperception of Iran and Japan towards each other and how
they aim to navigate the difficult terrain to maintain a
relationship... |
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Russia-DPRK Relations: Implications for the UNSC’s Mandate,
February 2024.
The burgeoning military cooperation between Russia and the
DPRK poses a significant challenge to global security. The
simplified characterization of the alleged arms deal as a
product of converging interests between old friends
overlooks the fundamental importance of geo-political
dynamics and both states’ diplomatic pivot away from the
liberal West as a cause for re-evaluating their bilateral
relations. This issue brief argues that regardless of
whether the arms deal sustains momentum beyond the Ukraine
war, strengthened DPRK-Russo relations challenge the UN
Security Council as the principal theater for engagement on
the North Korean nuclear issue and threaten to accelerate
the widening rift between liberal and autocratic spheres of
influence. |
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Trends in
Southeast Asia 2024 #3: Enhancing ASEAN’s Role in Critical
Mineral Supply Chains. An energy transition is underway
in Southeast Asia. This process is dependent on an
uninterrupted supply of the minerals and metals that are
essential to produce low-carbon technologies. These raw
materials are termed “critical minerals” (CMs), owing to
three broad features: their necessity as inputs in
low-carbon technology, the lack of viable substitutes, and
significant supply constraints. The demand for CMs such as
lithium, nickel, cobalt, rare earth elements (REEs), copper,
and silicon3 is expected to increase exponentially in the
coming decades. To meet the global net zero target by 2050,
mineral inputs will need to increase sixfold by 2040,
compared to current levels. According to scenarios developed
by the International Energy Agency (IEA), the demand for
minerals used in electric vehicles (EVs) will increase
thirty times compared to current levels, while mineral
requirements for low-carbon energy generation will triple by
2040... |
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Trends in
Southeast Asia 2024 #2: China as a Rising Norm Entrepreneur:
Examining GDI, GSI and GCI. Addressing a gathering at
the Moscow State Institute of International Relations in
March 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping talked about the
concept of mankind being a community of shared future or
with a common destiny. This was Xi’s first major foreign
policy speech, during his first foreign visit, after taking
over as president. Analytical and media discourse at the
time paid little attention to this concept. Instead, much of
the discussion was focused on what appeared to be the
articulation of shared grievances and a convergence of
objectives between China and Russia. From a policy
perspective, the idea of people being a community of common
destiny or shared future was rather vague. Moreover, it did
not seem novel. In fact, in Chinese discourse, this concept
can be traced back to the pre-Xi era... |
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Trends in
Southeast Asia 2024 #1: TIMOR-LESTE IN ASEAN: Is It Ready to
Join?. In response to Timor-Leste’s formal application
for ASEAN membership in 2011, ASEAN leaders in November 2022
finally came to an in-principle agreement to admit the
country as its eleventh member and to grant Timor-Leste
observer status to attend all ASEAN meetings. This follows
the positive outcomes of fact-finding missions across the
three ASEAN Community pillars, which noted the strong
political will and commitment displayed by Timor-Leste for
its accession to ASEAN. Timor-Leste has developed two key
documents to help align its national laws, regulations, and
policies with ASEAN’s, particularly concerning its binding
agreements... |
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Latest APEC publications:
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APEC Policy Brief – Drivers of Services Competitiveness and
the Contribution of Structural Reform, February 2024
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Conference Report - Managing Infectious Disease on
Cross-Border Cruise Ships in the Post-COVID-19 Era:
Application of Digital Technology, February 2024
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APEC Women Empowerment through Cybercrime-Free Workshop for
Secure Online Trading in the 4th Industrial Revolution,
February 2024
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Reaction to COVID-19: Strengthening Quality Infrastructure
for Energy Efficiency of Lighting Products in Buildings in
the APEC Region, February 2024
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Workshop on Promoting Bioplastic Materials to Reduce Marine
Plastic Litter in the Asia Pacific Region, February 2024
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Addressing Informality: Transitioning to the Formal Economy,
February 2024
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Outcomes and Outlook 2023/2024
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Mutual Recognition Agreements for Professional
Qualifications and Licensure in APEC: Experiences,
Impediments and Opportunities, February 2024
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APEC Oil and Gas Security Exercise in Thailand - 5th APEC
Oil and Gas Security Exercise, February 2024
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APEC Workshop on Energy Modelling - Workshop Summary Report,
February 2024
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APEC Workshop on Sustainable Energy Transition:
Opportunities and Challenges - Summary Report, February 2024
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APEC Youth Impact Forum: Promoting Local Sustainability and
Inclusive Growth to Enhance Post-pandemic Regional
Resilience and Innovation - Final Report, February 2024
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Establishing a Safe and Sustainable Future for Travel in the
Better Normal - Compendium, February 2024
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Capacity Building on Supply Chain Connectivity with
Cloud-based Manufacturing Solutions - Final Report, February
2024
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APEC Capacity Building Workshop on APEC’s Goals of Doubling
the Renewable Energy Share in the Energy Mix and Reducing
Energy Intensity - Workshop Summary, February 2024
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Latest ADB Publications:
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Budgeting for Gender Equality: A Practical Guide to Gender
Budgeting, February 2024
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Homelessness in Ulaanbaatar: Evidence and Policy
Recommendations, February 2024
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Nurturing Short-Term Rentals in Thailand, February 2024
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A Governance Framework for Climate-Relevant Public
Investment Management, February 2024
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Asian Economic Integration Report 2024: Decarbonizing Global
Value Chains, February 2024
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Kazakhstan and ADB (1994-2024): 30 Years of Partnership,
February 2024
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Comparative Analysis of Collateral Eligibility Criteria,
February 2024
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People and Planet: Addressing the Interlinked Challenges of
Climate Change, Poverty and Hunger in Asia and the Pacific -
2024 Asia-Pacific SDG Partnership Report, February 2024
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Mobilizing Taxes for Development, February 2024
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New Energy Applications for Ports and Inland-Waterway
Shipping in the People’s Republic of China, February 2024
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Estimating Value-Added Tax Using a Supply and Use Framework:
The ADB National Accounts Statistics Value-Added Tax Model,
February 2024
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Asia Clean Energy Forum 2023—Navigating Toward a
Carbon-Neutral Future through Clean Energy Solutions: Event
Highlights, February 2024
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Costing Social Protection Reform for Asia and the Pacific:
Strategies for Financing Social Protection to Achieve
Sustainable Development Goals in the Developing Member
Countries, January 2024
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A Renewed Philippine-United States Alliance, January 2024.
In 2023, after tumultuous relations during the Duterte
administration, the Philippine-United States alliance was
reinvigorated under President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.
and his “friend to all, enemy to none” foreign policy. The
alliance’s strong footing is exemplified by high-level meetings
and dialogues, defense cooperation, and coordination on
non-traditional issues. Several high-level meetings were held in
the first half of 2023. The Bilateral Strategic Dialogue set the
tone for the alliance, with Washington reaffirming its
commitment to Manila. This was followed by the 2+2 Ministerial
Dialogue in April and a state visit by Marcos in May, resulting
in $1.3 billion in pledges. The dialogues revolved around four
main areas: reaffirming the alliance and enhancing defense
relations, promoting a rules-based international order,
exploring economic cooperation, and supporting green energy and
environmental protection... |
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The Consequences of Taliban Policies on Human Rights in
Afghanistan (August 2021–August 2023).
Following the collapse of the Islamic Republic regime, the
Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in August 2021. The
Taliban’s abolition of the 2004 constitution and other internal
regulations has set the stage for Tali-ban fighters to engage in
violent and arbitrary practices. The dismal human rights
situation in Afghanistan has prompted international
organizations to express serious concerns and to demand an
examination of the Taliban regime’s conduct toward the Afghan
people. This article provides a comprehensive analysis of the
repercussions of the Taliban’s policies on citizen rights, which
are divided into two distinct categories: civil-political rights
and economic, social, and cultural rights... |
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Latest East-West Center Occasional Papers Series:
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Experts’ Scenarios on Russia’s Future, January 2024.
For a century determinists of various persuasions claimed to
be able to predict future developments. They believed that
very few key economic or social indicators determined
humankind’s future evolution. Nowadays all but the most
diehard determinists accept that a broad range of factors
contribute to the direction of change. We acknowledge that
along with economic and social change, factors as diverse as
the values and personalities of leaders, the dynamics of
groups and bureaucracies, changing sources of energy, group
and national psychology, and even changes in climate can all
shape the future. These and many other factors could affect
the outcome of Russia’s current war on Ukraine and
developments within the Russian Republic immediately
thereafter... |
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Sino-Russian Relations, From Where – To Where, January 2024.
Since 1949, relations between the Soviet Union/Russia and
China have been oscillating between formal military
alliances and military border clashes. In the early phases,
the cooperation was beneficial for both nations. China,
emerging from decades of war with a devastated economy and
international isolation, needed both economic and military
support and the Soviet Union as the leader of the socialist
block in the world, saw an alliance with China as both
natural and strategically convenient. However, with the
death of Stalin relations became strained. Khrushchev´s
“de-Stalinization process“ and his policy of “peaceful
coexistence” with the West and a promise to President
Eisenhower to stop a project to help China develop nuclear
weapons, infuriated Mao. Sino-Soviet economic cooperation
and trade almost came to a halt amid the ideological
competition between the two countries... |
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The Quad and Submarine Cable Protection in the Indo-Pacific:
Policy Recommendations, January 2024.
This policy brief analyzes the Quadrilateral Security
Dialogue (Quad) initiative on submarine cables in the
Indo-Pacific and offers a timely roadmap as to how best to
protect them. It first locates the significance of submarine
cables for global connectivity and security, and then
contextualizes the perception of threats to cables from
malicious state or state-supported actors at a time of
rising global tensions. Because of the unique challenges
posed by cable vulnerabilities, including sabotage and
espionage, the brief focuses on the impact of disruptions
within the evolving geopolitical landscape as well as their
recent securitization and provides actionable rather than
aspirational recommendations for the Quad... |
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Disaster Risk Reduction: Need for Collective Approach-Based
Policy Measures, January 2024.
At the beginning of 2024, a massive earthquake struck Japan
killing several people and displacing even more. However,
the earthquake was only one instance of the various natural
disasters experienced the world over in the year gone by,
ranging from wildfires in North America to droughts in parts
of Europe. Climate change has influenced the intensity and
frequency of such disasters – causing immense economic
damage. The effect of disasters is further amplified in
regions already grappling with prolonged internal and
cross-boundary conflicts... |
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Bangladesh: Strategies and Requisites for Growth, January
2024.
Over the past decade, Bangladesh has achieved an impressive
annual growth rate of around 7 percent, with the GDP soaring
from USD 18.14 billion in 1980 to USD 460.2 billion in 2022.
The country is set to become the 20th largest economy by
2037. This issue brief maps the country’s economic ascent,
which has led to substantial improvements in social
indicators, including a rise in life expectancy, a
significant reduction in under-five mortality, and strides
in education and gender empowerment. It explores
Bangladesh’s proactive approach to regional partnerships,
particularly with India, and its efforts to diversify global
engagements, including collaborations with Japan and Europe.
Highlighting Dhaka’s challenges, such as the overreliance on
the textile sector, energy crises, and geopolitical
complexities affecting economic growth, it emphasizes the
need for Bangladesh’s democracy to maintain social harmony,
political stability, and gender empowerment to attract
foreign investment and sustain economic growth. |
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Trends in
Southeast Asia 2023 #19: Managing China-Singapore Relations
Amid US-China Rivalry. China-Singapore relations have
come a long way since diplomatic ties were established in
1990. At that time, China needed friends and foreign
investments, and Singapore played a role in befriending
Beijing and bringing in investments from abroad. The West
had then ostracized Beijing due to the 1989 Tiananmen
incident. Today, a much stronger China faces a somewhat
similar hostile external environment. Most notable is the
escalating tensions between China and the United States,
which has created a unique geopolitical context that
necessitates a careful examination of the future trajectory
of China-Singapore ties. As both nations navigate this
complex geopolitical environment, they must adapt and
respond to evolving circumstances so that they can continue
to reap mutual benefits... |
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Trends in
Southeast Asia 2023 #20: The Debate on the Ba‘Alawi Lineage
in Indonesia: Highlighting Weaknesses in the Genealogical
Records. The Ba‘Alawi ( بَاعَلَوِي or the descendants of
‘Alawi) trace their lineage from Prophet Muhammad through
Ahmad Al-Muhajir who migrated from Basra, Iraq, to Hadramaut,
Yemen, in 320H. They thus have their ancestral roots in the
valley of Hadhramaut. Since the early nineteenth century,
large numbers of people left Yemen and traversed the Indian
Ocean, resulting in a Hadhrami diaspora across South Asia,
Southeast Asia and East Africa (Ho 2010, p. xxii). They
played an important role in commercial activity and the
spread of Islam, and over the years became well-respected
for their religious knowledge. In Southeast Asia, some of
them even attained political influence through marriage to
local ruling families. Most Hadhramis in the region are
concentrated in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore... |
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Latest APEC publications:
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Workshop on Microplastics in the Coastal Aquaculture Input
Chain: From the Perspectives of Policy, Regulation and
Research to a Recommendation of a Mitigation Plan, January
2024
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Unpacking Issues in the Gig Economy: Policy Approaches to
Empower Women in APEC, January 2024
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Helping Businesses Build and Maintain Open, Secure and
Resilient Supply Chains, January 2024
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E-commerce Status Analysis to Identify Best Practices,
Digital Skills Development and Strategies that Promote
E-Commerce in MSMEs in APEC Economies, January 2024
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Annual Report on Asia-Pacific Tourism (2021), January 2024
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Exploring Ways to Enhance the Cross-Border Development of
Skilled Professionals across the APEC Region, January 2024
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Workshop on Public-Private Collaboration in Supporting of
Containing Measures During and Beyond Pandemic - Project
Final Report, January 2024
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A Toolkit for Developing Digital Upskilling Training Program
in New Media from the Gender Lens, January 2024
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Increasing the Readiness and Resiliency of Tourism
Destination Stakeholders in Managing Health Crises in APEC
Economies, January 2024
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Paving the Way for Green Hydrogen in Advancing Circular
Economy: Stakeholder Management for Capacity Building and
Strategic Communications for Advocacy, January 2024
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Digital and Inclusive Talents Cultivation and Technology
(AI)-Enabled Collaboration: TVET’s Integrative Models of
Skills and Trainings - Project Summary Report, January 2024
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Frequency Macroeconomic Forecasts Current Quarter Model:
2024Q1, January 2024. Hong Kong’s economy has
reverted to a growth rate of 2.2% in the first half of
2023. Economic growth is expected to accelerate in the
second half of 2023 with a 4.1% increase in 23Q3. Hong
Kong’s real GDP is expected to grow by 4.5% in 23Q4. It
is projected to grow by 3.3% for the year 2023 as a
whole. Hong Kong’s imports and exports are expected to
reverse the decline in 2023 and grow by 5.8% and 5.5% in
the first quarter of 2024 respectively, partly due to a
lower base of comparison. The job market is anticipated
to remain stable, with an unemployment rate maintained
at 2.9%. Elevated interest rates hold back consumer and
investment sentiment, leading to a global economic
slowdown in the first half of 2024. Hong Kong’s real GDP
is expected to grow by 2.1% in 24Q1. Hong Kong’s
economic growth is projected to be between 1.9% to 2.7%
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Enhancing Australia’s Taiwan Ties, December 2023.
Australia’s economic and political engagement with the
self-governed island of Taiwan has been constrained by
inconsistent and tentative policy under diplomatic pressure from
Beijing. Economically, Australian interests have been hurt by
China’s so-far successful effort to stop Canberra pursuing a
free trade agreement with Taipei. Politically, Australia has
contributed to Taipei’s international isolation by not more
fully taking advantage of the freedom to manoeuvre granted by
the ambiguities of its one-China policy. If left unchecked, this
deepening international isolation could eventually endanger both
Taiwan’s de facto independence and its liberal democracy... |
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Shadow Play, December 2023. ASPI has recently observed a
coordinated inauthentic influence campaign originating on YouTube that’s
promoting pro-China and anti-US narratives in an apparent effort to
shift English-speaking audiences’ views of those countries’ roles in
international politics, the global economy and strategic technology
competition. This new campaign (which ASPI has named ‘Shadow Play’) has
attracted an unusually large audience and is using entities and voice
overs generated by artificial intelligence (AI) as a tactic that enables
broad reach and scale. It focuses on promoting a series of narratives
including China’s efforts to ‘win the US–China technology war’ amid US
sanctions targeting China. It also includes a focus on Chinese and US
companies, such as pro-Huawei and anti-Apple content... |
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North of 26 Degrees South and the Security of Australia: Views From the
Strategist, Volume 8, December 2023. Building on
previous volumes, this edition discusses the opportunities and
intersections between improved national defence and capability
development in northern Australia, regional economic growth, and
enhanced engagement with the Indo-Pacific region. Similar to previous
editions, Volume 8 contains a wide range of articles sourced from a
diverse pool of expert contributors, writing on topics such as: northern
Australia’s critical role for national defence, how Defence can improve
operational capability and re-design its strategy in the north, critical
minerals and rare earths, national disaster preparedness, and economic
opportunity in northern Australia... |
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Building the India-Japan Partnership: Strategic Compulsions
and Indo-Pacific Imperatives, December 2023.
Over the past two decades, Japan and India have witnessed a
transformative shift in bilateral ties that has seeped into
their already officially established “Special Strategic and
Global Partnership.” However, even as this growth remains
unprecedented, the need for deepening their three-tiered
partnership—bilateral, regional, and global— on multilateral
concerns such as traditional and non-traditional security,
defense, trade and investment, energy, technological
innovation, and economy has never been more urgent, nor the
scope so immense. This publication reviews diverse aspects
of the ever-growing India-Japan comprehensive partnership in
four key areas—namely strategic essence; trade, investment,
and economic security; energy and digital partnership; and
Indo-Pacific connects—highlighting the opportunities and
challenges, as well as providing implementable
recommendations for going forward. |
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The CSDDD Effect: Assessing the Impact of the EU’s Impending
Corporate Sustainability Mandate on Japanese Companies,
December 2023.
This issue brief explores the significant impact of the
European Union (EU)’s expected Corporate Sustainability Due
Diligence Directive (CSDDD) on global corporate
responsibility, with a specific focus on its implications
for Japanese companies. The CSDDD, which will mandate that
companies conduct human rights and environmental due
diligence (HREDD) across their value chains, extends the
influence of the EU’s regulatory policy to companies well
beyond the borders of Europe. Japanese companies, which have
traditionally been less integrated in HREDD practices, now
face a critical need to align their corporate policies with
these new standards to maintain their global business
relevance... |
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Chinese Investments in Malaysia: Synthesizing the Evidence
Ten Years into the BRI, December 2023. The launch of the
BRI in 2013 raised the interests of Chinese investors in
Malaysia. However, views of the BRI in Malaysia are often
based on a few mega projects, which are financed by federal
loans. This lends a misleading view that Chinese investments
are motivated by geoeconomic interests alone rather than
commercial interests. This study synthesizes the existing
evidence on Chinese investments in Malaysia, ten years into
the BRI, using an Antecedent, FDI Decision and Outcome (ADO)
framework. It seeks to shed light on the nature, drivers,
and motivations as well as some of the outcomes of these
investments. It is found that Chinese investments in
Malaysia are diverse in terms of sectoral coverage, drivers,
and entry modes while the long-term impact on technology
transfer remains unclear. |
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2022 Singapore Asset Management Survey.
2022 presented a challenging environment for global investors,
with global AUM falling by 10%. Against this backdrop,
Singapore’s asset management industry also declined by 10% to
S$4.9 trillion (or US$3.65 trillion1). The healthy net inflows
partially offset the decline in valuation that contributed to
the drop in AUM. Singapore remains a key gateway for
global asset managers and investors to tap the region’s growth
opportunities, with 76% of AUM sourced from outside Singapore,
and 88% of total AUM invested outside the country. Within Asia
Pacific, 20% of AUM was invested in Southeast Asia... |
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MAS Survey of Professional Forecasters, December 2023. The
Dec 2023 Survey was sent out on 22 November 2023 to a total of
26 economists and analysts who closely monitor the Singapore
economy. This report reflects the views received from 25
respondents (a response rate of 96%) and does not represent MAS’
views or forecasts. The Singapore economy expanded by
1.1% year-on-year in Q3 2023. This was slightly above the
respondents’ median forecast of 1.0% in the previous survey. In
the current survey, the respondents expect the economy to grow
by 1.8% year-on-year in Q4 2023... |
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2023 Singapore Corporate Debt Market Development. Global
bond issuances volume decreased in 2022 due to an acceleration
in rate hikes to rein in inflation. Over the same period,
annual issuance volume of Asia (Ex-Japan) G-3 bonds halved to
USD 192 billion as compared to USD 391 billion in 2021. Issuers
and investors continued to keep a close eye on the interest
rates environment with corporate issuers reducing financing
amidst greater volatility in bond markets as interest rates
climbed, or opting for shorter-term financing as an
alternative... |
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Latest APEC publications:
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Project Report on Improving Transparency and Knowledge of
Safety Requirements for Trade Food in APEC Region, December
2023
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APEC Embracing Carers Policy Toolkit to Address the Unpaid
Care Gap, December 2023
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APEC Digital Innovation to Facilitate SMEs’ Green
Transformation Feature Report, December 2023
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Virtual Workshop: Leveraging New Technology for Tax
Administration in the Post-COVID Era, December 2023
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APEC Workshop on Microgrids for a Just Energy Transition,
December 2023
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Study on Techniques to Implement International Secured
Transactions Standards in Civil and Common Law
Jurisdictions, December 2023
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Sharing Standards of the Detection of SARS-CoV-2 by Nucleic
Acid Amplification Methods for Strengthening Public Health
System and Facilitating, December 2023
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FemTech: Economic Empowerment of Women with Health
Technology, December 2023
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Communicating the APEC Putrajaya Vision 2040: Perception
Survey 2023
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APEC Workshop on Facilitating Digital Transformation for
SMEs in Logistics and Transport Industries in the Post
COVID-19 Pandemic, December 2023
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Study on the Use and Efficacy of Face Masks for Combating
COVID-19 Transmission, December 2023
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Assessing the Impact of Rising Sea Levels on Travel and
Tourism in APEC Economies, December 2023
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Latest ADB Publications:
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Alternative Way to Expand Access and Improve Quality
Public–Private Partnership in Education in the Republic of
Korea and Japan, December 2023
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Performance-Based Road Maintenance Contracts in the CAREC
Region, December 2023
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Strengthening the Life-Science Industry in the People’s
Republic of China, December 2023
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Financing Transport Connectivity in the BIMSTEC Region,
December 2023
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Enhancing Gender Equality in Infrastructure Development:
Theories of Change, Indicators, and Sector Strategies,
December 2023
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Gendered Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Central and
West Asia: Lessons Learned and Opportunities for
Gender-Responsive Public Investments, December 2023
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Manual for Climate Change Adaptation Measures for Transport
Infrastructure in Central Asia with a Focus on Uzbekistan,
December 2023
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Road Map to Scale Up Solar Irrigation Pumps in Bangladesh
(2023–2031), December 2023
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Human Settlements in Mongolia: Strengthening Strategic
Cities and Towns for Sustainable Territorial Development,
December 2023
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Online Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Review of
Student Experiences in Asian Higher Education, December 2023
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Driving Digitalization of Global Trade: UNCITRAL Model Law
on Electronic Transferable Records, December 2023
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Civil Society Brief: Kazakhstan, December 2023
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Atlas of Landslides in the Kyrgyz Republic, December 2023
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Tax Expenditure Estimation Tool Kit, December 2023
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Tourism as Services Export: Current State, Vulnerabilities,
and Building Resilience, December 2023
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Pacific Economic Monitor: Domestic Resource Mobilization for
Economic Recovery and Resilience, December 2023
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Asian Development Outlook (ADO): Growth Upbeat, Price
Pressures Easing, December 2023
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Update on Financial Market Infrastructures in ASEAN+3,
December 2023
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Excise Tax Policy and Cigarette Use in High-Burden Asian
Countries, December 2023
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