Management and Airline Tragedies

Published on Jan 11, 2015 by Luke Hunt

Pilots are a troubled lot. Too many are hand tied and frustrated by an industry that rewards those who play the game and ignores aviators whose sense of safety and old school rules might prove an obstacle to companies with an eye only for the bottom line.Read more from Luke Hunt in The Diplomat..

ASEAN Economic Community: What Could Go Wrong?

Published on Sep 14, 2014 by Luke Hunt

As the deadline for launching the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) nears, its critics are finding their voice. That voice is becoming louder and casting doubts over the readiness of the future trading bloc.Read more from Luke Hunt in The Diplomat..

Indian Trade Seen Booming With ASEAN

Published on Aug 31, 2014 by Luke Hunt

ASEAN business ties extending west into India have never enjoyed the same cachet as trade with China to the north. That’s partly because access to India was blocked by Myanmar’s isolation and partly because a two-decade economic boom in China soaked-up as much capital as ASEAN investors could spare.Read more from Luke Hunt in The Diplomat..

ASEAN Urged to Act Decisively Ahead of AEC

Published on Aug 24, 2014 by Luke Hunt

The launch of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) could deliver substantial prosperity to poorer members of the trading bloc while promoting deeper regional integration, but the benefits could be uneven amid rising inequality unless governments act decisively, a key report has warned.Read more from Luke Hunt in The Diplomat ..

China Lets Its Oil Rigs Do the Talking

Published on Jun 29, 2014 by Luke Hunt

It passed with barely a word. A two-day meet in Bali this week was supposed to improve relations between China and the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). It was touted widely in the Chinese-friendly press but in the end not even the sycophantic scribes of Beijing had much to say.Read more from Luke Hunt in The Diplomat..