Sam Baron

Researcher & Analyst

Publications & Commentary


Policy Briefs


The CSDDD Effect: Assessing the Impact of the EU’s Impending Corporate Sustainability Mandate on Japanese Companies


Sam Baron, Lavanga Wijekoon, Aki Tanaka

Institute for Security & Development Policy (ISDP), 2023 Dec 5


Are the National Unity Government's Responsible Investment Policies Fit for Purpose?


Sam Baron & Ye Khaung Oo

ISEAS Yusof-Ishak Institute, 2023 Sep 19


What the Myanmar Coup Means for Japan: Implications for Foreign Policy & International Business


Sam Baron

University of Tokyo Research Center for Sustainable Peace, 2023 May 17



Op-Eds & Commentaries


Business Not as Usual: International Business and the Myanmar Crisis


Htwe Htwe Thein, Sam Baron

AsiaLink Insight , The University of Melbourne, 2024 Feb 15


U.S. needs its own 'ASEAN center'


Sam Baron, Abhinav Seetharaman

Nikkei Asia, 2023 Mar 23


Japan seeks an improved climate in relations with ASEAN


Sam Baron

The Lowy Institute, 2023 Mar 21


Myanmar junta can’t hide behind a sham election


Sam Baron

Asia Times, 2023 Feb 2


The Cost of Biden's APEC Absence


Sam Baron

The Diplomat, 2022 Nov 10


Japan needs to ratchet up pressure on Myanmar's junta


Sam Baron, Kyaw Hsan Hlaing

The Japan Times, 2022 Oct 21


ASEAN set to get tougher on Myanmar, and Australia should follow suit


Sam Baron, Julian Neuweiler

Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), 2022 Sep 9


Toward ending impunity in North Korea


Sam Baron

9DASHLINE, 2021 Mar 21



Media Commentary



Foreign Language Media