2021 in review

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Thailand doubles down on authoritarianism

Author: Greg Raymond, ANU Thailand became less free and more authoritarian in 2021, as the democracy movement felt the heavy hand of Thailand’s

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Author: Ryan Hass, Brookings Institution ‘America is back’, Joe Biden proclaimed in his first address as president to a global audience. Over the

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Author: Gregory Poling, CSIS The situation in the South China Sea continues to deteriorate — military tensions are rising, Southeast Asian states

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Author: Shyamika Jayasundara-Smits, Erasmus University Rotterdam In 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic provided additional cover for a regressive turn in

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Author: Sujeev Shakya, Beed Management 2021 was a year of political upheaval and continued global disconnect for Nepal, but it was also a year of

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Author: Ali Riaz, Illinois State University Bangladesh remained firmly under the grip of the incumbent Bangladesh Awami League in 2021. The ruling

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Author: David Brown, California COVID-19 broke loose in Vietnam in June 2021, a year after most of East Asia. Until June, countermeasures and

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Author: Chia Siow Yue, Singapore Institute of International Affairs After a roller-coaster year, Singapore enters 2022 with its economy, government

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Author: Stephen Howes, ANU National elections will be held in Papua New Guinea (PNG) in the middle of 2022. Elections are held every five years and

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Author: Wang Yong, Peking University The COVID-19 pandemic and major power competition tested China in 2021. A review of the trends of 2021 reveals

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Author: Astrid Noren-Nilsson, Lund University As 2021 drew to a close, three events seemed to encapsulate the state of Cambodia’s long-standing

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Author: Chang Yee Kwan, National Chengchi University Singapore experienced considerable success returning to normalcy in 2021 following the

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As we say goodbye to 2021 and welcome in 2022, let’s take 5 days for reflection. Reflection helps us to take perspective, to reflect on how things

4 min read 2022-01-16 18:00:22

Authors: Haryo Aswicahyono, CSIS Jakarta and Hal Hill, ANU It takes a serious crisis to reveal a country’s fundamental strengths and

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Author: Kerryn Baker, ANU In 2021, the Pacific Islands saw dramatic change with the threatened exit of Micronesian states from the Pacific Islands