ARTICLES

16 Oct 2020

Is It Time to Open Borders?

Jayant Menon

The asymmetry in the treatment of national and international movement with regard to the management of the Covid-19 pandemic is no longer justified. If coupled with robust testing and tracing, opening up borders can deliver economic benefits without significantly raising health risks.

COVID-19 Open Borders

17 Sep 2020

Indonesia and Covid-19: Worst of Both Worlds

Quinton Temby

Jakarta is going into a second lockdown in the wake of the Covid-19. This time, it is hoped that the capital will avoid the nightmare scenario: a lockdown that fails to stop community transmission and a further contraction of the economy.

COVID-19 Indonesia

20 Aug 2020

Yang Jiechi’s Singapore Visit: Seeking Strategic Space

Lye Liang Fook

China appears to have embarked on a new round of charm offensive. Yang Jiechi, who is a Politburo Member and Director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs, is visiting Singapore and South Korea this week. While Singapore looks forward to consolidating its ties with China, it seeks to do the same with other key players in the region.

China-Singapore Relations Chinese Foreign Policy COVID-19

17 Aug 2020

Global Value Chains in ASEAN: With Pandemic Comes Opportunity

Gloria Pasadilla

The ensuing Sino-US trade war and the Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the moving of global value chains out of China into other regional states such as Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. ASEAN countries should not squander the historic opportunity to grab a bigger market share in such chains.

ASEAN COVID-19 Global Value Chains

6 Aug 2020

Will Covid-19 Trigger a Tsunami of Maritime Crime in Southeast Asia?

Ian Storey

The incidents of maritime violence in Asia has risen sharply in the first half of 2020. These incidents are likely to rise in the second half of this year. But the high number of attacks of the late 1990s and early 2000s may not be repeated, given greater political stability in Southeast Asia and increased regional cooperation.

COVID-19 Maritime Crime

22 Jul 2020

The Philippine Pandemic and the Plague on Pedagogy

Malcolm Cook

The Covid-19 pandemic in the Philippines has affected not only the economy, but the country’s education sector. A failure to make redress for this as the country emerges from the pandemic will have social and economic costs.

COVID-19 Philippine Philippine Economy

1 Jul 2020

Call for Coalition Government in Myanmar Is Premature

Nyi Nyi Kyaw

Some political parties have called on the ruling National League for Democracy to form a coalition government come the November polls. Such a tactic is premature.

COVID-19 Myanmar Myanmar Elections

29 Jun 2020

A Covid-19-Induced Export Slump: Magnifying a Malaysian Malaise

Tham Siew Yean

A historic slump in Malaysia’s exports has been attributed to the coronavirus sweeping across the region. But the fall is indicative of a deeper, structural weakness in the economy.

COVID-19 Malaysia Malaysian Economy

17 Jun 2020

ASEAN Cities: Putting the Smarts into the Fight Against Covid-19

Melinda Martinus

ASEAN governments and companies are harnessing the power of smart technologies to fight the Covid-19 pandemic. Given future challenges, small and local interventions will be vital.

ASEAN COVID-19 Smart CIties