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1 – 7 of 7Vietnam is Russia’s closest partner in South-east Asia and has refused to criticise Moscow over the Ukraine war. Between 2000 and 2022, Russia accounted for more than 80% of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284520
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The IMF recently recommended structural reforms to bolster the economy, which has struggled to recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Brunei has long been reliant on…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284691
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Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, one of the world’s few remaining absolute monarchs, faces a tough challenge to turn around the pandemic-hit economy. Brunei is struggling to make up for…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274971
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Delhi and Hanoi declared a ‘strategic partnership’ in 2007 and a ‘comprehensive strategic partnership’ in 2016. Each is wary of China’s growing power.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB258866
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Four of the states -- Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam -- are competing claimants in the waters to China. Singapore, the other invitee, is not. Neither is Indonesia…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB267042
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Tensions between China and the South-east Asian claimants have increased considerably in the first half of this year. This has prompted some of those South-east Asian countries…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB254277
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A sweeping victory for the Philippines has dismantled any legal basis for expansive Chinese claims across much of the South China Sea.