Indonesia’s fixation on the rupiah–US dollar exchange rate has made monetary policy too responsive to US and global conditions, leaving domestic activity to absorb external shocks. Proposals to ...

For Asia Pacific governments, the US–Israeli war against Iran is a reminder that conflicts in the Middle East do not stay in the Middle East. Since February 2026, oil has surged past US$120 a barrel, ...

China’s 2026 Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress codifies the nation’s ongoing shift away from institutionalising ethnic difference and towards assimilation. Principally, the Law aims to ...

In 2023, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s long-running war on corruption began to heat up again. By early 2026, perhaps as many as 100 senior military officers — including five of the six members of the ...

EAF is always on the lookout for more writers and we welcome unsolicited submissions. We seek to showcase commentary on economics, politics and public policy in Asia and the Pacific that draws upon ...

China’s December 2025 application to launch more than 200,000 satellites reflects a low Earth orbit frontier already shaped by commercial actors. As satellite networks become embedded in civilian, ...

Japan is preparing to lift long-standing restrictions on lethal weapons exports, marking another step in the erosion of its post-war arms export taboo. While the reform creates new diplomatic and ...

Since taking office in October 2025, the Sanae Takaichi government has maintained high approval ratings of around 70 per cent. Her popularity stems from the novelty of being Japan’s first female prime ...

ASEAN’s responses to major regional security challenges like the Myanmar crisis illustrate weakening ASEAN centrality — ASEAN’s key principle and aspiration. The question of whether and how ASEAN can ...

The Philippines has lost an estimated 42.3–118.5 billion Philippine pesos (US$713 million–2 billion) a year from flood control corruption since 2023. The scale of illegal wealth accrued by contractors ...

US administrations, whether Democratic or Republican, have concluded that the Asia Pacific region merits increased United States attention. Yet presidential time has repeatedly been sidelined by ...

In July 2025, the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) between Australia, India, Japan and the United States launched the Quad Critical Minerals Initiative to ensure the availability of critical ...