Combining decades of experience leading trade negotiations and years of academic expertise, they are uniquely qualified to assess the current trends and prospects for greater trade, investment, and ...

Charting a Course for Trade and Economic Integration in the Asia-Pacific In March 2016, the Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) established an Independent Commission on Trade Policy, chaired by ASPI ...

International integration is hardest for countries in regions that are divided, distant, and lack the economic density of a large local economy. These are the regions that Collier (2007) calls the ...

Economic cooperation in East Asia has progressed in its own distinct way, and the conclusion of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) in 2019 is a huge achievement of strategic ...

As the new administration charts its foreign policy course, a stronger Central Asia-U.S. partnership can serve as a model for ...

At the World Economic Forum 2025, leaders tackled major global issues, including AI regulation, environmental initiatives, ...

Central Asia is a strategically significant region abundant in resources and economic potential. It can and should emerge as a hub for positive ... “divide and rule” and more likely to partner with ...

Today, Timor-Leste remains the only fully free democracy in Southeast Asia, according to research and advocacy group Freedom House. ASEAN has made some progress toward economic integration and ...

So, the challenge that comes from trade restrictions in the US could propel more economic, trade and investment integration within Asia," he said. Speaking at the HSBC Asian Outlook 2025 ...