In politics, if you are criticized from all sides, it’s usually a sign you’ve reached a good compromise. So it was with Switzerland’s recently unveiled China Strategy: It was seen as either being too harsh or way too lax on China.
In our third episode of "A Closer Look" Iswandy Ahmad and agricultural entrepreneur Dr. Vanessa Teo share their view on Brunei, the monarchy, and discuss the government’s as well as entrepreneurial activities in the agricultural sector.
In the second episode of "ACloser Look" we’ll explore the land locked and most populous country of Central Asia: Uzbekistan. Dilfuza Kurolova and Dr. Farkhod Tolipov will discuss the country's challenges and development of civil society.
As China increases its power and moves westwards, Russia is looking more to the East. The Sino-Russia relationship is more than a partnership, but less than an alliance as both countries share an ideology based on the notion of sovereignty.
In this Oxford Debate we are debating whether a strong Quadrilateral Security Dialogue between India, Japan, Australia and the U.S. is about to change the security balance in the region.
The first episode of "A Closer Look" brings us to Sri Lanka – the island nation just off the southeastern coast of India. Bhavani Fonseka and Ambika Satkunanathan are talking about domestic politics and human right issues.
While China’s largest neighbor India is expected to overtake China by population within only a few years, it is struggling in most other areas to compete with the other giant emerging country.
China has responded to the call for investments in Africa like no other country since the end of the 1990s. Its relationships with African countries has also become ever more political.
Linh Nguyen, Dr. Le Hong Hiep, and Raymond Mallon discuss Vietnam's rising role in Southeast Asia, its foreign investments, and its trade and politics. This webcast was moderated by BDO's Noel Clehane.
