A Veteran's Asia Reflections

The report reflects on a wealth of impressions from the emerging continent. Political and economic developments from the Hindukush to Japan are assessed and put into a global context. The issues addressed include the elections in Japan, the security challenges for the Hindukush region and new political forces in Thailand and Malaysia. Besides presenting a vision for the future of the car industry an appraisal of the creation of a Single Market for Asia. And last, but by no means least, an outlook for the global economy is presented by describing the current recession as a triple-U-shaped cycle. URL:[https://www.dbresearch.com/PROD/DBR_INTERNET_EN-PROD/PROD0000000000247591.pdf].