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OMAN – Oman looks to borrow $4.2bn in 2021 to cover budget shortfall (Reema Alothman and Abeer Abu Omar, Bloomberg, Al Jazeera)

Oman’s government will finance most of its budget shortfall in 2021 by borrowing to plug a fiscal gap battered by a decline in oil...

USA/CHINA – Biden’s China policy: balancing engagement with deterrence (Richard Javad Heydarian, Al Jazeera)

After being declared as the President-elect of the United States, Joe Biden, a scion of the American foreign policy establishment, has predictably vowed to...

AUSTRALIA/CLIMATE CHANGE – Making sense of Australia’s climate exceptionalism (Stephen Pascoe, Al Jazeera)

2020 has had no shortage of images of catastrophe and suffering, but the ones that haunt me the most are from the inferno that...

SINGAPORE – Developing Singapore’s next-generation military (Samuel Chan, East Asia Forum)

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/01/02/developing-singapores-next-generation-military/

PAKISTAN – A forgettable year for Pakistan’s economy (S Akbar Zaidi, East Asia Forum)

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/01/01/a-forgettable-year-for-pakistans-economy/

PAPUA NEW GUINEA – James Marape’s leadership survives a year of tough challenges (Ronald May, East Asia Forum)

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/01/01/james-marapes-leadership-survives-a-year-of-tough-challenges/

MONGOLIA – Mongolia’s economic outlook (Gan-Ochir Doojav, East Asia Forum)

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2020/12/31/mongolias-economic-outlook/

INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW – Equality and Non-Discrimination in International Human Rights Law (Li-ann Thio, The Heritage Foundation)

“Equality and non-discrimination” law, much of which impinges on cultural traditions and religious sensitivities, are matters warranting robust public discussion—which is preferable to invoking...

USA/ATLANTIC STRATEGY – Why the United States Needs an Atlantic Strategy (James Carafano, Luke Coffey, Kiron Skinner, David Shedd, Daniel Kochis, Dean Cheng, Ana...

It is in America’s interest to develop a coherent and coordinated strategy for the Atlantic region. A strategy is needed to mitigate the pernicious...

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