ASEAN has long framed trade diversification as a strategic priority, but in practice its economic ties have become more regionally concentrated, with engagement with the Gulf Cooperation Council ...

At the pump, consumers across the world are reliving the kind of price shocks that defined the oil crises of the 1970s. Petrol prices that hovered around 180 cents per litre in early 2026 have surged ...

In February 2026, the US Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs, but he is now reconstructing his tariff wall using other statutes. Global market interventions ...

The 2026 Jakarta Treaty shifts Australia–Indonesia defence ties from functional cooperation to deeper strategic alignment, institutionalising high-level consultation while preserving both countries’ ...

Kim Ju-ae, daughter of North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un, is reportedly being groomed as his designated successor. But the real question is not whether Kim Jong-un wants to pass power to his ...

Takeo Otani is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Territory and History, The Japan Institute of International Affairs. He is also a doctoral researcher at Hitotsubashi University, specialising in ...

Anthony Saich is Daewoo Professor of International Relations and Director of the Rajawali Foundation Institute for Asia at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.

East Asia Forum (EAF) is a platform dedicated to publishing accessible analysis on Asia, from Asia. EAF articles feature policy analysis and comment on politics, economics, business, law, security, ...

Mitch Shin is Chief Correspondent for The Diplomat, covering the Korean peninsula. He is also Non-resident Research Fellow at the Central European Institute of Asian Studies and Associate Fellow at ...

Junqing Zhang is Postdoctoral Researcher at the Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University. His research interests focus on illicit economic flows, particularly online gambling in China ...

Ye Zhang is Research Analyst at the Peterson Institute for International Economics.

US protectionism is reshaping Asia’s trade politics. Rising tariffs and unpredictability from Washington are chilling investment, disrupting supply chains and driving governments towards transactional ...