Regional matters

Tamils Face Life After War

Following the end of armed conflict in Sri Lanka, the political situation remains volatile.

Thailand’s Royal Politics

An assessment of the role of former leader Thaksin Shinawatra in the increasing political tension in Thailand.

Cambodia on Trial

China strengthens economic ties with Africa

China's increasing economic presence on the continent and the mixed reactions it has prompted.

Malaysia's high wire act

An assessment of the country's current economic and political landscape on negotiation of an FTA with New Zealand.

China's ethnic unrest

The fallout from the recent disturbances in Urumqi,capital of the tradional Uighur homeland, is analysed.

Strengthening New Zealand relationships in East Asia

Terence O'Brien of the Centre for Strategic Studies on New Zealand's engagement with East Asia.

Closer defence relations between New Zealand and Viet Nam

While in New Zealand the Vietnamese delegation visited Trentham Army Camp

Japan: A new direction

An assessment of the recent landslide victory of the leftist DPJ. The election took place on 30 August.

Indonesia: the country's evolving democracy

An analysis of the recent election in the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation.

Nanjing: the politics of memory

A report on efforts by China and Japan to find middle ground over contested and painful history.

India's votes: an analysis of the 2009 election