Member Articles

Given that the rapid adoption of digital platforms is accompanied by a heighted risk of cybercrime, governments around the world ought to invest more in not only technologies that promote cybersecurity, but also stronger international cyber governance.

Although issues regarding the South China Sea were discussed at the most recent ASEAN summit, members states failed to directly address Chinese maritime aggression, instead signaling concerns over growing tensions between the United States and China.

COVID-19 marks the first international crisis in decades void of U.S. global leadership. In its absence, regional organizations have taken up the challenges of effectively managing the pandemic and forging paths for economic recovery.

Asian states have been historically underrepresented in international legal institutions, most of which are located in Europe. The decision to make Singapore a venue for the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea could help reverse this trend.

Although regional powers often use grants to win favor with other countries in the Pacific, donors from outside the region have started to employ similar tactics in order to influence the actions of Pacific nations within international organizations.

A country’s comprehensive democratic governance capacity has been a principle determinate of its response to the pandemic. This model of governance—particularly in the digital domain—could become a critical global public value in the post-pandemic world.

Discussions of shortening global supply chains too often present a false dichotomy between openness and strategic autonomy. This article outlines four steps countries can take to reconcile these goals in order to establish more resilient supply chains.

The varied success rates of national responses to COVID-19 demonstrate that risk awareness and preparation are not sufficient for building resilient societies. Resilience also requires effective implementation and a willingness to adapt to new realities.

Although the proliferation of community-level mutual surveillance amid the COVID-19 pandemic promotes greater adherence to public health guidelines, it also undermines and erodes the social trust and capital necessary for sustainable recovery.

In order to assess the state of the European Union’s competing outward and inward-looking aspirations in the time of COVID-19, this paper analyzes the current status of coronationalism in EU member states compared to national views on international aid.