The Institute of Asian Research’s Asia Pacific Memo is a new online publication on contemporary Asia.
Current stories featured on the memo include:
The Privatization of Security in Indonesia
Violence is becoming more frequent in Indonesia and is taking on new forms. There have been attacks by the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) against Christian churches in greater Jakarta over the past two years. This has raised concerns about the future of democracy and religious tolerance in Indonesia.
Regulating Pacific Seasonal Labour in Australia
In 2008, the Australian government piloted a scheme for bringing seasonal workers from four Pacific Island countries (Papua New Guinea, Kiribati, Tonga, and Vanuatu) to fill the gaps in Australia’s horticultural industry.
Analysis of the Cross-Strait Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement between Taiwan and China
On August 17th, 2010, the Taiwanese legislature passed the “Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement”. This is an agreement between Taipei and Beijing, signed on June 29th, 2010, towards creating a cross-Strait free trade agreement. Some see economic integration as the precursor to political integration.
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