Succession plans are a serious political vulnerability for the ageing leaders of Central Asia. With the death of President Islam Karimov announced in Uzbekistan […]

The 1998 downfall of Indonesian dictator, Suharto, prompted resolute and emotional displays of support for a transition to democracy. This was as keenly […]

Only a couple of decades ago, scholarly interest in India–Japan relations was almost non-existent. Since the turn of the century and especially in […]

Landmark scientific projects such as the Human Genome Project can encourage international cooperation and bring nations together. However when security interests and defence research align with the […]

The rise of Asia’s two giants, China and India, is forcing Australia to re-examine an understanding of the regional order that has existed since […]

Among all the summit-babble about inclusive and sustainable growth and a myriad other agendas that have attached themselves to the G20, it’s still […]

The European Commission’s ruling this week that Ireland should collect €13 billion in unpaid taxes from Apple may galvanise support for global action on tax […]

A fast-changing development landscape is no longer a novelty. Yet we know little about what this means for recipient country governments as they […]

As China prepares to host the G20 leaders’ summit in Hangzhou, the most high-profile meeting of world leaders in the country’s history, global […]

In elections in July, the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan secured the necessary parliamentary majorities to put a referendum to the people on changing the […]