East asia articles

  • The Great Game Returns To Central Asia

    The Great Game Returns To Central Asia Via EurasiaNet.org, Russia's invasion of Ukraine has reanimated US and EU interest in Central Asia. China has eclipsed Russia as the region's largest trade partner. Central Asian trade is diversifying away from Russia and towards the West. The Great Game is playing out once again in Central Asia, but it is getting a new name and adopting a different set of rules. Economics, not politics, is defining the terms of the current...
  • Labor’s Middle East folly

    Foreign Minister Penny Wong’s call to her Tehran counterpart urging Iran to promote stability in the Middle East is indicative…What to read next: What would JK Rowling say about the Tickle v Giggle case? | Port Macquarie educator fired during Covid slams medical authoritarianism | Fearless sons and daughters of Anzacs | A National Conservative critique of the recent ‘The Road Ahead’ conference in Fremantle
  • Feature: What is slowing 3G shutdowns in Asia?

    With dwindling 3G subscriber numbers across advanced markers in Asia, why has it taken so long to decommission the networks and why aren’t more operators making the move?