Building blocs to bridge fragile states

Fragile states are a little less fuzzy and more focused after wise, well-timed talks in Timor-Leste, writes ROBIN DAVIES.

Funding education in Asia

The rapid growth of Southeast Asian nations has caused a headache in education funding. BRUCE CHAPMAN writes that the answer may lie in income-contingent loans.

China's reach in the Indian Ocean

Far from being competitors, India and China are increasing their cooperation, writes PETER DRYSDALE.

Growing market access

Increasing access to international markets should not come at the cost of strengthened and overly restrictive intellectual property rights, writes SHIRO ARMSTRONG.

The ‘impact’ of research carries weight (but ripples matter more)

How do you go about measuring the impact of a piece of research? PAUL HARRIS and WILL GRANT suggest the answer may come from not focusing on the big picture.

Poised on the nuclear precipice

Barack Obama's historic and optimistic nuclear speech has given way to concern on disarmament and non-proliferation, writes RAMESH THAKUR.

Myanmar: on the move

Myanmar is a country undergoing rapid economic, political and social change writes ANTHONY SWAN.