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ORIANA SKYLAR MASTRO The rhetoric weaves between cooperative and competitive,leaving the question of what – and who – to believe. https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/what-are-china-s-leaders-saying-about-south-china-sea

Michael Shoebridge US President Joe Biden has hit the ground running. In his first two days in office, he signed 17 executive orders—more than any previous...

Matthew Page and John Coyne US President Joe Biden has just signed an executive order launching a comprehensive review of America’s critical supply chains for strategically significant products and...

David Engel In an earlier Strategist post, I touched on Australia’s aid and soft power—an aspiration too often unfulfilled for all the rhetoric to the contrary. Australia’s efforts...

Emilia Currey On 15 February, Canada launched the ‘Declaration against arbitrary detention in state-to-state relations’. The statement was endorsed by 59 countries, including Australia, New Zealand,...

Hung Nguyen, George Mason University The 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) concluded on 1 February in Hanoi. Four notable developments...

Saneet Chakradeo, CSEP The COVID-19 pandemic has introduced new dimensions to the India–China competition in South Asia and the Indian Ocean region. https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/02/25/upgrading-indias-regional-disaster-relief-strategy/

Ken Heydon, LSE The United Kingdom’s trading aspirations in Asia will not negate its dependence on the European Union, nor will they unwind the dominant...

Yusaku Yoshikawa, JIN Corporation In response to COVID-19 Japan launched an Official Development Assistance (ODA) scheme for developing countries. https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/02/24/transparency-problems-confront-public-scrutiny-of-japans-covid-19-aid/