Armando Gomes

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Armando is a master’s student in international relations at Gadjah Mada University in Indonesia. Focused on international politics, the global economy, international organizations, and peace, with an emphasis on issues related to growth and integration in the Global South.

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Washington’s New Tariff Wall and the Transformation of US-ASEAN Economic Relations

The Strategic Pivot from IEEPA to Section 301 On March 11, 2026, a few weeks after the United States Supreme Court canceled emergency tariff authority...

ASEAN’s Geoeconomic Turn is Real- But Its Institutions are still too Weak

Authors: Armando Gomes and Dr. Atin Prabandari* The World Forces ASEAN to Think Geoeconomically In early March 2026, it was time for ASEAN to wake up...

Digital Yuan as a Tool of Influence: Monetary Sovereignty and  Strategic Autonomy of Southeast Asia

A New Financial Reality The release of Digital Yuan 2.0 in 2025 will change the way money works in Asia. This technology links the People’s...

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