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South Asia

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There is almost universal agreement that the centre of power is shifting from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans in what is rapidly becoming the ‘Asian Century.’ In just ten years from now, well over half the world’s population of almost 8 billion people will live in Asia. By 2020, if recent trends continue, three of the five largest economies in the world – China, India and Japan – will be Asian, and there will be more middle class consumers in Asia than there will be in America and Europe combined. CIS continues to monitor the implications for Australia, Europe and the USA?

Publications

  1. BOOK REVIEW: Rivals: How the Power Struggle Between China, India and Japan Will Shape Our Next Decade

    Eric Jones | 15 Sep 2008 | POLICY Magazine

    Rivals: How the power struggle between China, India and Japan will shape our next decade by Bill Emmott (Allen Lane, 2008).

  2. Australia and the Future of Nuclear Deterrence

    Robyn Lim | 01 Mar 2007 | Issue Analysis

    Strategic developments in North Asia are being driven by North Korea’s dangerous missile and nuclear brinkmanship, as well... Read More...

  3. INTERVIEW: Jihad In The Near North

    Dominic Rolfe | 12 Dec 2006 | POLICY Magazine

    Dominic Rolfe talks to Sidney Jones about Islamist movements in Indonesia and other south-east Asian countries.

  4. FEATURE: Australia's Position in Asia: Closer Than Ever

    Andrew Robertson | 07 Jul 2006 | POLICY Magazine

    John Howards' Government has improved Australia's relations with Asian countries.

  5. BOOK REVIEW: The Geopolitics of East Asia: The Search for Equilibrium

    Neil James | 03 Mar 2005 | POLICY Magazine

    The Geopolitics of East Asia: The Search for Equilibrium by Robyn Lim (Routledge, 2003).

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Opinion & Commentary

  1. The march of democracy in Southeast Asia

    Jessica Brown | 20 Sep 2011 | Online Opinion

    Both Malaysia and Singapore are nominally democratic. Yet both are what Fareed Zakaria calls 'illiberal democracies': "democratically ... Read More

  2. Complacency is the danger in Asia's power games

    John Lee | 01 Aug 2011 | The Australian

    Even if one disagrees with Wolfowitz's thinking on the Middle East, this viewpoint on China policy cannot be easily dismissed. ... Read More

  3. Pakistan a Chinese pawn to stall India

    John Lee | 19 Jul 2011 | The Australian

    AT the Shangri-La Dialogue meeting of defence ministers in Singapore last month, Indian Defence Minister Pallam Raju was ... Read More

  4. ASEAN must include US in talks on South China Sea

    Jessica Brown | 05 Jul 2011 | The Jakarta Post

    Indonesia was positioning itself as an ‘honest broker’ in the South China Sea dispute. Now it appears much more circumspect.... Read More

  5. Malaysia's phony war on affirmative action

    John Lee | 04 Mar 2011 | Business Week

    Policies favouring the Malay majority over Chinese and Indian Malaysians must change, but progress so far has been slight.... Read More

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Ideas@TheCentre

  1. America’s Burma thaw motivated by Southeast Asian strategy

    Jessica Brown | 03 Feb 2012

    Washington has long been a fierce critic of the Burmese regime, and its recent olive branch is partly motivated by a desire ...

  2. Indonesia cagey on US ties

    Jessica Brown | 18 Nov 2011

    Obama’s visit to Australia and Indonesia ushers in a new era of engagement but with quite different foreign policy reactions....

  3. Will development lead to democracy in Southeast Asia?

    Jessica Brown | 16 Sep 2011

    Malaysians and Singaporeans, now well accustomed to economic growth and development, are slowly beginning to demand political ...

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