In this episode of the National Security Podcast, eminent Russian foreign policy scholar Professor Akihiro Iwashita joins Professor Rory Medcalf in conversation.

Effective development policy requires measuring intangible outcomes, and policymakers can promote and build on best practice by investing in the evaluation ecosystem, Shangpo Hsieh writes.

An involved restructuring of China’s power system to put renewables at its centre is critical for navigating the massive energy transition to come, Muyi Yang, Xing Zhang, and Xunpeng Shi write.

China’s grandstanding over Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan reveals a need for stronger coordination between the region’s democracies, Huynh Tam Sang writes.

Poverty in Asia and the Pacific is at risk of soaring, but active policy-making that extends social protection to all workers would be enough to turn the tide, Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana writes.

If South Korea wants to ensure its middle power status in a changing region and give itself a strong footing in Northeast Asia, it must depend less on the United States, Seung Hugh Shin writes.