18 May, 2018 May 18, 2018 China, India, Malaysia MALAYSIA GETS A NEW GOVERNMENT, BUT RACE STILL RULES Derwin Pereira says while the electoral defeat of Najib Razak’s Barisan Nasional reflected a disgust with the status quo that Read more
06 Feb, 2018 February 6, 2018 Indonesia HOW POLITICAL ISLAM IS GAINING GROUND IN SOUTHEAST ASIA DESPITE THE FALL OF ISLAMIC STATE Derwin Pereira says the battlefield defeat of Islamic State should not be cause for complacency as political Islam makes inroads Read more
26 Dec, 2017 December 26, 2017 China, India, Japan, Singapore, South Korea IF XI JINPING WANTS CHINA TO SUCCEED THE US AS A WORLD SUPERPOWER, HE MUST CHOOSE CHANGE. The best that can be said about 2017 is that it has survived both US President Donald Trump and North Read more
17 Nov, 2017 November 17, 2017 China, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Vietnam AS THE US RECEDES AND CHINA LEADS, TRUMP’S ASIA TRIP SENDS OUT REASSURING SIGNALS US President Donald Trump’s visit to South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines marks a special moment in a special Read more
29 Oct, 2017 October 29, 2017 China, India, Japan, Myanmar, Singapore, South Korea DURING HIS ASIA TRIP, CAN TRUMP ASSUAGE DOUBTS ABOUT AMERICA’S LEADING ROLE IN THE REGION? It is an ambitious trip. He will stop in Japan and South Korea, two US allies, and China, by far Read more
10 May, 2017 May 10, 2017 Cambodia, China, Malaysia, Singapore CHINA’S BELT AND ROAD PLAN DESERVES THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT Derwin Pereira says critics wary of China’s belt and road should understand that all great powers seek to win political Read more
21 Mar, 2017 March 21, 2017 China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore Why Hong Kong and Singapore must help their airlines soar DERWIN PEREIRA says no laissez-faire principles can be prized more than the symbolic importance of Cathay Pacific and Singapore Airlines Read more
26 Sep, 2016 September 26, 2016 China, Singapore, United States ASIA ON ALERTDerwin Pereira considers what Asians will look for when Clinton meets Trump in the US presidential debate Monday’s debate between American presidential contenders Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton will be conducted over their contending visions for the Read more
28 Jun, 2016 June 28, 2016 China, Indonesia, Singapore BREXIT OFFERS A CAUTIONARY TALE FOR AN ASIA SEEKING GREATER INTEGRATION The shock British vote for an exit from the European Union (EU) sends out a chilling message that Asian institutions Read more
31 Dec, 2015 December 31, 2015 China, United States CLINTON’S TRUMP CARD American Republican presidential contender Donald Trump’s comments on Muslims reveal the xenophobic underside of politics in the United States. The Read more
06 Dec, 2015 December 6, 2015 China, Japan, Philippines, United States MESSAGE FOR CHINA AND THE US: ASIA-PACIFIC NEEDS THE GLUE OF TRADE, NOT THE THREAT OF WAR Derwin Pereira says as necessary as security is, it is economic integration that truly fosters peace and prosperity in the Read more
06 Oct, 2015 October 6, 2015 China, Indonesia, Japan, United States INDONESIA’S ROLE IN A CHANGING ASIAN ORDER The recent passage of Japan’s security bills marked a watershed moment in Asian strategic relations. For the first time since Read more