Trump Provides Update On Presidential Transition – Transcript
US President-elect Donald J. Trump on Monday released a video providing the American people with an update on the Presidential Transition, and an outline of some of his policy plans for the first 100...
View ArticleUS Walks Away From TPP, Leaving China Free To Dominate Asia – Analysis
At the APEC meeting, China hustles to replace the TPP free-trade agreement with its own versions. By Anthony Rowley* US President-elect Donald Trump has been disparaged as a fan of Russian President...
View ArticleA Trump Presidency: Valuable Lesson And Opportunity For ASEAN – Analysis
Donald Trump’s election victory left Southeast Asia feeling uncertain about the future. Rhetoric from his campaign trail suggests a future of isolationism and protectionism. ASEAN states, which have...
View ArticleTrump And Aborting TPP: Will US Global Leadership Be Crippled? – Analysis
Apart from facilitating global trade between US and its Asia-Pacific partners, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) also seeks to promote better governance and human security. However the declared US...
View ArticleThe New Trade Future In Asia Pacific – Analysis
Right after the Asian-Pacific nations embraced the dream of free trade in the regional Peru Summit, President-elect Trump buried it. Last weekend, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit made...
View ArticleAsian Concerns Over Trump – Analysis
By Fraser Cameron* Like Europe, Asia was stunned at the victory of Donald Trump. Asian leaders were planning on continuity of US policy with Hillary Clinton, one of the architects of the US pivot to...
View ArticleSeizing Opportunity In A Post-TPP World – Analysis
Trump dismisses TPP, but could pursue another big opportunity – the US-China Bilateral Investment Treaty. By Stephen S. Roach* The demise of the Trans-Pacific Partnership is the final nail in the...
View ArticleRevival Of The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership – Analysis
By Felix K. Chang* (FPRI) — The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) are both free-trade agreements in Asia that have been under negotiation for a...
View ArticleTPP And Malaysia: New Reality, Missed Opportunity – Analysis
The effect of the end of the TPP on Malaysia goes beyond the immediate economic loss of increased benefits of free trade. It shifts the balance of power further towards China, while losing out on the...
View ArticleParadigm Shift Or Business As Usual: Trump’s China Policy – Analysis
By Chintamani Mahapatra* Candidate Donald Trump’s positions on China during the long election campaign and President-elect Trump’s tweets and phone calls have generated the impression of a coming...
View ArticleHow Southeast Asia Is Sizing Up Trump’s Election Victory – Analysis
By Daljit Singh, Le Hong Hiep, Malcolm Cook, Mustafa Izzuddin, Michael J. Montesano, Ulla Fionna and Ye Htut* (ISEAS) — Every four years, Southeast Asia finds itself spellbound by the US presidential...
View ArticleRethinking Future Of Asia: Moving Beyond US Dominance – Analysis
By Samir Saran and Ashok Malik Asia will shape the 21st century as much as the Atlantic consensus shaped the 20th century, or Europe the 19th. But to get there, Asia has to pursue a new project, one...
View ArticleTrump And TPP: Translating Rhetoric Into Action To Have Major Implications –...
By Kimberley Anne Nazareth* US President-elect Donald Trump’s recent announcement to withdraw from the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) has sent shockwaves throughout the international community,...
View ArticleEconomic Consequences Of Mr Trump For South Asia – Analysis
America matters to the world. To say that American growth and stability are international public goods, in the sense that they affect everyone around the world, is clichéd, but true nevertheless. Not...
View ArticlePeru Hosts APEC Summit – Analysis
By Jordy Garcia* Given the recent pushback against trade liberalization in Europe and the United States, Peru’s recently inaugurated President, Pedro Kuczynski, has come out to double down in its...
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Taiwan: More Than A Trump Card For US Dealing With Beijing – Analysis
Arms sales for Taiwan fit Trump’s insistence that US allies must shoulder more defense costs. By Wenran Jiang* President-elect Donald Trump’s off-the-cuff remarks and late night tweets have flummoxed...
View ArticleJapan’s Trump Dilemma – Analysis
By Titli Basu In the wake of Donald Trump’s election as U.S. president, Japan is weighing the geopolitical and geo-economic implications of the new economic and security policies that his...
View ArticleLikely Future Of Japan-US Relations Under Trump Presidency – Analysis
The month of December looked to be a month of reconciliation among major nations in East Asia with significance beyond their national boundaries. First, Shinzo Abe hosted Russian President Vladimir...
View ArticleTrump And ‘America First’: End Of Asia-Pacific Pivot? – Analysis
By Akanksha Narain* Donald Trump’s unexpected victory has not only shocked the world but is also likely to shake up US foreign policy. While Trump’s unpredictability, campaign rhetoric and unclear...
View ArticleAssessing Obama’s Asia Rebalancing Strategy – Analysis
By Uriel N. Galace* United States President Barack Obama sought to re-invigorate the US’ primacy in the Asia Pacific with a speech to the Australian Parliament in November 17, 2011, announcing a new...
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