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Covid-19 and strategic assets funds
Pierre Faddoul, Founder & Managing Director of Square Associates. The current pandemic

Covid-19 in Taiwan and Japan: where will this crisis will lead ?
Both of the following texts are a contribution from our colleagues who

The Belt and Road Initiative and Global Governance
With the contribution of Asia Centre’s president, Jean-François Di Meglio This timely

Universal Basic Income & COVID-19: economic stimulus plans need to go further
Square Associates Consultancy Singapore, March 23rd 2020 It is undeniable that the

Australia, France, China approaches to the Indo-pacific
Thursday, 21 November 2019 Paris, 75115 Based on a “shared heritage” in

The Republic of Korea: key actor in North-East Asia
Monday, November 25 2019 Paris – Hôtel d’Evreux, Place Vendôme A FRANCE-KOREA

Memo – China-Pakistan relations: "China Pakistan Economic Corridor" (CPEC) and beyond – Dr. Rifaat Hussain
On the margin of the 2019 UN General Assembly, in a conversation with Pakistan Prime minister Imran Khan held at the Council for Foreign Relations, New York, Richard Haass, the Council’s President, pointed Pakistan as being « on the short list of countries receiving most Belt and Road Initiative investiments » and therefore addressed Prime Minister Imran Khan with two substantial questions: firstly, will this state of affairs not dramatically exacerbate Pakistan’s debt challenge, given the nature of Chinese support ? Furthermore, how does Pakistan claim to retain full sovereignety while inviting China to lead projects on such a scale?
Prime Minister Imran Khan’s answer simply outlined the great opportunity that China represents for Pakistan.

Democracy, Indonesian Military and 2019 Elections – Dr. Yohanes Sulaiman
Dr. Yohanes Sulaiman, Senior Lecturer au Department of International Relations à l’Universitas

Memo – Maritime and Environmental Security in the South China sea: a Philippine Perspective – Prof. Jay Batongbacal
Memo, roundtable n°7, January 24, 2019 from the Southeast Observatory With Prof.

2019 Election in Thailand and Year Forward – Dr. Punchada Sirivunnabood
par le Dr. Punchada Sirivunnabood, Associate Professor à la Faculty of Social

India’s foreign policy under Modi’s second term: risks and opportunities
The last five years of the Modi government saw an increased and

Abe’s Coast Guard Diplomacy in Southeast Asia – Jay Tarriela
Jay Tarriela, commissioned officer of the Philippine Coast Guard with the rank

Memo – Southeast Asia and the BRI – Annual Seminar
Memo of the annual seminar of the Observatory, 21 January, 2019, in

Transnational Security in the Sulu Sea: Something New or Something Old? – Joseph Franco
Joseph Franco, Research fellow, Centre of Excellence for National Security, S. Rajaratnam

#11 – Southeast Asia Observatory: Newsletter – Nov. 2018
Sommaire Images d’actualité Letter from… Manila (Philippines) Chronology Publications Twitter review Personnalités

The Strategy and Tactics of Myanmar COIN Strategy since 2010
Along with the recent democratization, the ongoing peace process has transformed the

#10 – Observatory of Southeast Asia: Newsletter – Sept. 2018
Contents Dessin d’actualité Lettre de … Surabaya (Indonésie) Timeline Publications Twitter Review

An Unlikely Bromance: Trump, Duterte and the Future of the Philippine-U.S. Alliance – Richard Javad Heydarian
The paper provides an overview of the Philippine-U.S. relations by focusing on

#9 – Observatory of Southeast Asia: Newsletter – July 2018
Contents Lettre de … Jakarta Timeline Publications Twitter Review Personnalités Wa Lone

Assessing the Reliability of Abe and Trump’s Relationship in Light of Past Efforts and Future Uncertainties – Kawashima Shin
INSIGHTS – Assessing the Reliability of Abe and Trump’s Relationship in Light