Asia & the Pacific

Thailand’s bad men and the challenges for Abhisit Vejjajiva

Thailand has dropped out of the headlines but the long-term struggle for political control continues, write Andrew Walker and Nicholas Farrelly

27 Aug 10 |

Uneasy neighbours

A disputed border continues to fuel tension between China and India, but there are also good reasons for better relations, writes Louise Merrington

19 Aug 10 |

The US reads the riot act to Pakistan

Will Pakistan continue its longstanding policy of running with the hare and hunting with the hounds, asks Sandy Gordon

29 Jul 10 |

New Zealand pushes ahead with ETS-lite

New Zealand’s new emissions trading scheme is far from ideal, but at least it’s a first step, writes Norm Kelly

07 Jul 10 |

Asian horizons

A major new Lowy Institute report is likely to influence Australia’s approach in Asia, writes Geoffrey Barker

03 Jun 10 |

The Philippines votes for change

Incoming president Noynoy Aquino faces a range of longstanding challenges, writes Paul D. Hutchcroft. Amid new voting technologies, old-style patronage politics remain deeply entrenched

21 May 10 |

Bangkok: how did it come to this?

The red shirts’ failure to agree to a November election pointed to a deeper loss of faith, with fatal consequences, write Andrew Walker and Nicholas Farrelly

18 May 10 |

Two faces of gender equity in Vietnam

“We have jumped forward and gone backward in the space of my adult lifetime,” says one Vietnamese woman. Norman Abjorensen reports from Hanoi

06 May 10 |

Behind the Thai crisis

The close links between the monarchy and the army are holding back serious reform, argues Craig J. Reynolds

29 Apr 10 |

Sri Lanka: anatomy of a tragedy

The belief that conditions in Sri Lanka have fundamentally changed is wishful thinking, write Stephen Keim and Roshan de Silva Wijeyeratne in this account of the country’s ongoing conflict

22 Apr 10 |