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Author Archives: Jon Connars

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at a press conference in Dhaka on December 31, 2018. Photo: Indranil Mukherjee / AFP
Posted inBangladesh, South Asia

As Bangladesh buries one dictator, another holds firm

by Jon Connars July 31, 2019February 18, 2020

General Hussain Muhammad Ershad, who ruled Bangladesh for most of the 1980s, died on July 14 at the ripe old age of 89. His death marked a mundane end to one of the most controversial stints of power in the still-young country, inspiring Bangladeshis to look back on a legacy that mixed authoritarian rule with a […]

Posted inIndia, South Asia

A bellwether of economic nationalism

by Jon Connars April 12, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Malaysia

The Malaysian government’s economic blind spot

by Jon Connars February 9, 2019February 18, 2020
在上海的城市背景襯托下的太陽能板。相片:iStock
Posted inUncategorized

創新是實現氣候變化目標的關鍵

by Jon Connars January 11, 2019
Urban background solar panels, Shanghai, China. Photo: iStock
Posted inAT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Philippines, South Asia, Vietnam, World

Innovation is key to meeting climate change targets

by Jon Connars January 9, 2019January 9, 2019
Zombies Behind A Fence: iStock
Posted inBeijing, China

Will China finally shutter its walking dead?

by Jon Connars December 13, 2018
Rule of law.  Photo: iStock
Posted inAT Finance, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, South Asia, Thailand, World

Rule of law is deteriorating across Southeast Asia

by Jon Connars September 21, 2018
Beijing, China. March 29th, 2013. A group of Chinese military marching across Tiananmen Square.Photo: iStock
Posted inAfghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, World

A sleeping dragon rises: China’s military buildup

by Jon Connars September 10, 2018September 10, 2018
coal reservoir of an old steam locomotive. Photo: iStock
Posted inAT Finance, China, European Union, Germany, India, Indonesia, Laos, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Vietnam, World

AIIB uproar reveals the East-West divide on coal

by Jon Connars July 5, 2018
Photo: Flickr Commons
Posted inAustralia, China, Middle East, Oceania, World

The futility of China’s ‘Responsible Cobalt Initiative’

by Jon Connars May 24, 2018May 24, 2018
Djibouti is located between the Gulf of Adan and the Red Sea. Photo: Getty Images
Posted inAT Finance, Beijing, Cambodia, China, European Union, India, Japan, Laos, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Djibouti the latest to fall victim to China’s ‘debt trap diplomacy’

by Jon Connars March 27, 2018
US President Donald Trump. Photo: Reuters
Posted inBeijing, China, European Union, France, Middle East, Russia, World

Can Trump’s party steer him away from trade war?

by Jon Connars February 21, 2018
燃煤发电站在日落时分的剪影。相片:iStock
Posted inIndia, South Asia

印度或率东盟采用清洁煤炭

by Jon Connars January 18, 2018February 18, 2020
Coal fired power station silhouette at sunset. Photo: iStock
Posted inAT Finance, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, South Asia, World

India could wind up leading ASEAN’s clean coal charge

by Jon Connars January 16, 2018
A fishing trawler at Tai O, Hong Kong. Photo: iStock.
Posted inAT Finance, Australia, Beijing, Brunei, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, South Asia, Taiwan, Vietnam, World

As global fish stocks shrink, China must reel it in

by Jon Connars December 1, 2017February 5, 2019
U.S. President Donald Trump and U.S. first lady Melania visit the Forbidden City with China's President Xi Jinping in Beijing, China, November 8, 2017. Photo: Reuters
Posted inBeijing, China, Mexico, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, World

Bombastic Trump blunders into the Middle Kingdom

by Jon Connars November 9, 2017November 9, 2017
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to extend her reign as Bangladesh's longest-serving leader. Photo: Reuters
Posted inAfghanistan, AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, India, Japan, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Why we shouldn’t hold our breath for ‘Digital Bangladesh’

by Jon Connars September 22, 2017
Wooden poles supply electricity in the Inle Lake region of Myanmar's Shan state. Photo: iStock
Posted inAT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, World

US has opportunity to solve Myanmar’s energy dilemma

by Jon Connars August 25, 2017
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte meets US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson at the presidential palace in Manila on August 7, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Erik De Castro
Posted inAT Finance, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, World

ASEAN’s fatal blind spot: human rights

by Jon Connars August 15, 2017
Under Prime Minister Theresa May, the UK has been active in pursuing bilateral trade agreements in the run-up to its exit from the EU. Photo: Reuters, Kirsty Wigglesworth
Posted inChina, European Union, Germany, India, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Japan, UK at forefront of pushback against protectionism

by Jon Connars July 14, 2017

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