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Explainers: Making Sense of a Complex Asia

Explainers - Hong Kong Protest - Renfeng Tang - Flickr

Asia Society Australia’s Explainer series delivers expert analysis on the latest news and events to help Australians better understand critical issues affecting the region.

It comprises video interviews, essays and articles from specialists in Australia and Asia, making sense of rapidly shifting trends in politics, policy, culture and society.

Explainers

  • Biden and Climate - John Kerry and Boris Johnson - Number 10
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    Explainer | The Biden Administration and Climate Action

    Asia Society Policy Institute non-resident Senior Fellow and former Australian Ambassador for the Environment Patrick Suckling explains how Joe Biden's administration is approaching climate action in the first months of his presidency.
  • Katherine Tai swearing in - USTR
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    Explainer | The Biden Administration and Trade

    Asia Society Policy Institute Vice President Wendy Cutler outlines how the Biden administration is viewing international trade policy in the first months of his presidency.

  • Antony Blinken Chung Eui-yong - State Department Flickr
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    Explainer | The Biden Administration and the Indo-Pacific

    Richard Maude examines how Joe Biden's administration is approaching foreign policy in the Indo-Pacific in the first months of his presidency.
  • Quad Summit - Prime Minister Modi - Facebook screencap
    article

    Explainer | What a Revived Quad Means for the Indo-Pacific

    Richard Maude explains how the recent Quad summit between the U.S., Japan, India and Australia represents one of the most significant developments in Indo-Pacific security architecture in years.
  • Tan Hui Yee explainer - Myanmar vigil - Macau Photo Agency - Unsplash
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    Explainer | Protests, Politics and the Path Forward for Myanmar

    Indochina bureau chief for The Straits Times, Tan Hui Yee, reports on the Myanmar protests, political pathways, and how the international community can help.
  • Great Hall of the People - Tomoaki Inaba - Flickr
    article

    Endorsing “Self-Reliance”, Beijing Raises the Geopolitical Stakes

    Beijing’s dual circulation strategy is set to shift the global order, writes Asia Society Australia Scholar-In-Residence and Macquarie University professor Dr Bates Gill.
  • Myanmar girl - Syed Shameel - Flickr
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    Explainer | After the Coup: What’s Next for Myanmar?

    Dr Melissa Crouch and Richard Maude examine what the recent coup means for Myanmar

BRIEFING MONTHLY

  • AB #36 - The Quad - Rocco - screenshot
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    Briefing MONTHLY #36 | March 2021

    Summit showdowns | Vietnam relations | China dependence

Looking Ahead

  • Looking Ahead Wilson - Electronic Factory Indonesia - International labor Org - Flickr
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    Looking Ahead: RCEP, Regional Value Chains and Indo-Pacific Recovery

    The forward-looking Regional Comprehensive Trade Agreement is critical for our region's value chain opportunities, writes Dr Jeffrey Wilson.

Videos

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    Explainer | The Biden Administration and Climate Action With Patrick Suckling

    A brief explainer on a critical issue facing the new American administration.
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