Singapore’s Landscape of Religious Freedom: Hard-won, Constant Nurturing Needed (Barry Desker, RSIS)

http://www.rsis.edu.sg/rsis-publication/rsis/co16301-singapores-landscape-of-religious-freedom-hard-won-constant-nurturing-needed/#.WFJFnNLhDIU

Globalisation Under Pressure: International Trade Suffers (Barry Desker, RSIS)

An era of globalisation is drawing to a close as international trade comes under pressure of protectionist policies. TPP has yet to be ratified while RCEP has stalled.

http://www.rsis.edu.sg/rsis-publication/cms/co16260-globalisation-under-pressure-international-trade-suffers/#.WAdEAuWLTIU

Rising China Confronts Maritime Southeast Asia (Barry Desker, RSIS)

China’s rejection of the Permanent Court of Arbitration ruling on its expansive claim to the South China Sea has set itself up for confrontation with maritime states in Southeast Asia. It will also heighten tensions within ASEAN.

http://www.rsis.edu.sg/rsis-publication/rsis/co16179-rising-china-confronts-maritime-southeast-asia/#.V4ijD9KLTIU

What to expect from a Duterte presidency (Barry Desker, East Asia Forum)

Since the election of Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte as the next Philippine president in a landslide victory on 9 May 2016, the regional and international media have highlighted his outrageous remarks on various sensitive topics. For instance, he backed the extra-judicial killings of drug dealers, alleged that journalists were killed because they were corrupt and called Philippine bishops critical of him ‘sons of whores’. None of these remarks have dented his domestic support. But they have attracted international attention and provided a negative one-dimensional view of the new leader.

http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2016/07/08/what-to-expect-from-a-duterte-presidency/

President Duterte: A Different Philippine Leader (Barry Desker, RSIS)

http://www.rsis.edu.sg/rsis-publication/rsis/co16145-president-duterte-a-different-philippine-leader/#.V1_YQNKLTIU