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Expert briefing
Publication date: 19 August 2021

The ‘Golden Triangle’ -- centred on the tripoint of Laos, Thailand and Myanmar -- has long been a hub for production of illicit drugs. The area is rife with drug cartels.

Expert briefing
Publication date: 28 October 2020

While governments have begun tentative efforts to restart economic activity, the crisis is far from over. It looks sure to shape the main issues of 2021, exacerbating all the…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 21 August 2023

His inaugural speech displayed commitment to a right-wing economic strategy and pro-US foreign policy. However, it omitted two potential threats to governance: renegotiation of…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 29 December 2021

Current President Rodrigo Duterte's single, six-year term ends in June. On December 14, the Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) said GDP growth should reach 5.0-5.5…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 4 January 2022

Each of these states except Punjab has a government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Punjab is one of just three states with a chief minister…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 1 August 2023

The speech notably identified several economic challenges facing the country, ranging from curbing inflation to creating jobs. Marcos registered high approval ratings during the…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 31 October 2018

New security strategies.

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