Asian Currents

Immigration is South Korea’s only solution
South Korea is facing a demographic crisis, writes David Hundt It’s going to take something radical to arrest South Korea’s demographic and social decline. Societies

Two decades of preaching with the pen
Significant shifts have occurred in the Indonesian literary landscape, particularly the growing popularity of Islamic women writers, reports Meg Downes. This year marks 20 years

New program aims to make China a society of book readers
China’s new ‘quality’ reading program is about furthering the political aims of the Party–state, writes Yi Zheng In an official document entitled Reading Nationwide: a

China set to lead on global climate politics
China is poised to step into the leadership void left by the Trump administration’s likely withdrawal from international climate politics, write Nicholas Procter and Benjamin

ºÚÁÏÉçÇø in Australia—a vision for positive growth
Despite a challenging environment for ºÚÁÏÉçÇø in Australia, Kent Anderson sees strong grounds for optimism. The present state of ºÚÁÏÉçÇø in Australia can—to

Italy’s ‘white raja’: the fabulous life of Celso Cesare Moreno
Anticolonial campaigner or operatic poseur? Anthony Reid examines the role of a 19th century Italian adventurer in Aceh’s anticolonial struggle. In 1868 Celso Cesar Moreno

Asia begins to address the impacts of development displacement
Recent massive population displacement triggered by conflicts and disasters generates calls for longer-term solutions to recreate sustainable livelihoods—and for more development. But Asian countries must

Why Suu Kyi fiddles while Rohingya homes burn
As persecution of Myanmar’s ethnic Rohingyas accelerates, questions are being asked about why democracy icon and Nobel peace prizewinner Aung San Suu Kyi does not

Reluctant diplomats left their mark
As UN secretaries-general, U Thant of Burma and Perez de Cuellar of Peru had much in common, writes Myint Zan in a comparative tribute and

‘Great Game’ returns to Central Asia with new players
A return of the Taliban to power in Afghanistan would likely see a repeat of their previous policies, writes Rajkumar Singh. In the past two
Member's Dashboard
Search
CATEGORIES
Archives
Subscribe
Sign-up to receive the Asian Currents articles.
Subscribe
Sign-up to receive the latest news updates.
Search
CATEGORIES
Subscribe
Sign-up to receive the latest news updates.