Changes in Japan’s political environment make immigration a challenging issue for Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party in ...

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James Ghusn is Associate at Mandala, an Australia-based economic consultancy. He holds a Bachelor of Advanced Finance and Economics (Honours) from the University of Queensland.

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In June 2025, the breathtaking coral ecosystems of Raja Ampat — Indonesia’s ecological crown jewel — were thrust into the global spotlight. Nickel mining, driven by surging global electric vehicle (EV ...

Amid rising global instability, London and Tokyo are forging a deeper partnership to defend the remnants of the rules-based ...

Beneath Indonesia’s low unemployment rate lies a quiet crisis of job quality, with millions trapped in informal, low-wage ...

Kurniawan Arif Maspul is a researcher and interdisciplinary writer focusing on Islamic diplomacy and Southeast Asian political thought. He holds an M.Ed in Advanced Teaching, an MBA, and an MA in ...

As economic security reshapes trade, APEC's silence risks the organisation's irrelevance unless it can retool its own ...

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A novel Philippine Commission on Elections resolution targeting discriminatory campaign behaviour is an important step in ...

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