On this week’s special Policy Forum Pod Extra, Darren Lim takes a look at how domestic politics are dragging the US and China into an escalating trade war.

If China, Japan and South Korea want a ready-made area for collaboration at this week’s Trilateral Summit, they need look no further than the challenge of population ageing, Lauren Johnston writes.

Manufacturing latecomers Laos and Myanmar can avoid the pitfalls of a resources boom by learning from their ASEAN neighbours, Hiroyuki Taguchi writes.

How should we understand the apparently growing autonomy of tertiary education institutions in Vietnam, asks Minh Thi Hai Vo.

Is the ‘move up, move out’ strategy the key to solving agrarian distress? Andaleeb Rahman and Chandni Singh discuss the challenges facing Indian farmers.

The strategic benefits of China’s Belt and Road Initiative must be weighed against domestic efficiency costs, John Gibson writes.