If we want to engage or compete with universities in Asia, we need to be clear about the aims of our own education system, writes Antonia Finnane
26 Mar 12 Comments (3)Globalisation at ground level
A new study of Hong Kong’s Chungking Mansions reveals a microcosm of “low-end globalisation,” writes Ramon Lobato
17 Oct 11 Comments (0)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 Comments (2)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 Comments (1)A close reading of North Korea
BOOKS | There’s something very different about North Korea. James Reilly reviews a partly successful attempt to understand why
05 Aug 10 Comments (0)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 Comments (0)Asian horizons
A major new Lowy Institute report is likely to influence Australia’s approach in Asia, writes Geoffrey Barker
03 Jun 10 Comments (0)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 Comments (2)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 Comments (7)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 Comments (4)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 Comments (4)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 Comments (3)Sects, lies and videotape
Tension is simmering in East Timor, reports James Scambary, and it’s time for the government to start delivering justice, security and oppportunities
31 Mar 10 Comments (0)India’s mobile revolution: a view from below
With half a billion subscribers, India is making the mobile phone its own – in sometimes unexpected ways, writes Assa Doron in Varanasi
10 Feb 10 Comments (1)Identity politics
Attacks on Christian churches in Malaysia tell us more about shifting political faultlines than about religious attitudes in this multi-ethnic, multi-faith society, writes Amrita Malhi
20 Jan 10 Comments (4)The enigma of Chinese modernisation
BOOKS | Opposing itself to the west is stopping China from developing in important ways, writes David Kelly in this review of When China Rules the World
18 Nov 09 Comments (0)Winners and losers in Sri Lanka’s long war
Sri Lanka has been left deeply divided by its long-running civil war, in which China played a crucial but little-known role, writes Larry Marshall
13 Nov 09 Comments (1)India’s toughest contest
Hope and perseverance drive the enormous number of young Indians with ambitions to work in government, reports Kate Sullivan
01 Nov 09 Comments (5)Rethinking the Burmese sanctions
Despite calls for tougher sanctions on Burma’s military regime, it’s time for a more creative approach, argues Nicholas Farrelly
12 Oct 09 Comments (0)Vibrations from the north
Vietnam’s experience shows that dealing with China is not an all-or-nothing proposition, writes David G. Marr
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