In the Media | April 2024

"Laos' geographic location and mountainous terrain combined with the absence of adequate infrastructure (such as road networks) make it challenging to access both domestic and international markets."
- Asia Society Policy Institute research associate, Genevieve Donnellon-May, on building a stronger food system in Laos in ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute.
"A BRICS grain exchange could strengthen geopolitical and geostrategic alignment between participating nations through stronger agricultural and trade ties with Russia, potentially leading to shifts in the global power dynamics."
- Asia Society Policy Institute research associate, Genevieve Donnellon-May, on why Russia wants a BRICS grain exchange and what it means for the World in The International Affairs, MZANSI Agriculture Talk, Der Status, Telepolis, MSN, Asia Times, Rambler Finance.
"Regionally, the disruption is contributing to food insecurity by adding pressure on global food chokepoints."
- Asia Society Policy Institute research associate, Genevieve Donnellon-May, on food security and national security in Beef Central, Sheep Central.
"China is one of the region's major trading partners and a major investor in Central Asia. At the same time, there may be interest from Central Asian leaders’ in reducing reliance on Russia."
- Asia Society Policy Institute research associate, Genevieve Donnellon-May, on Beijing's influence growing in Central Asia in Voice of America, Yahoo Taiwan, Line Today (Taiwan), MSN, Voice of America, CTS Taiwan, Turkistan Times, The Arabian Times, New Delhi Times, Beijing News, Central News Agency Taiwan.
"The GERD subsequently became a symbol of nationalism in Ethiopia."
- Asia Society Policy Institute research associate, Genevieve Donnellon-May, on the politics of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in Hydropolitics Association.
"There had once been hope in the West that China’s adoption of free market principles would eventually see it become more like us. Today, to compete with China’s national power, it seems we need to become more like it."
- Asia Society Australia CEO, Anthony Bubalo, on the case for comprehensive statecraft in Australian Financial Review.
"As president, Prabowo will want Indonesia to remain a good neighbour to Australia and, notwithstanding unforeseen events provoking pushback from the Australian public or inciting Prabowo’s nationalist sentiments, he should have every chance of success."
- Asia Society Policy Institute Senior Policy Fellow, Dr Natalie Sambhi, on Indonesian defence under Prabowo in The Strategist, ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute.
"Local agricultural production plays a key role in Southeast Asia, accounting for more than 20 per cent of GDP in countries such as Laos and more than 40 per cent of employment in Myanmar and elsewhere."
- Asia Society Policy Institute research associate, Genevieve Donnellon-May, on how more ASEAN-China agricultural trade could reshape regional, global markets in Malaysian News, Asian News, South China Morning Post, Dien dan Doanh Nghiep,
"For both food-exporting and importing countries, challenges loom. Exporting countries may face profit margin pressures, which reduce the prices for producers while importing countries grapple with potential increases in transportation costs, which lead to higher food prices, greater price volatility, and altered consumption patterns."
- Asia Society Policy Institute research associate, Genevieve Donnellon-May, on food chokepoints, disruptions and implications for Asia in Asia News Network.