China’s Grey-Zone Tactics Are Reshaping the South China Sea
Over the past two decades, Southeast Asia has faced a conflict that is no longer overt but has left behind a trail of escalating...
Why Australia should say ‘why not’ to Riyadh carefully
A bargain this large cracks open more than balance sheets; it opens an avenue for a different kind of diplomacy. In mid-November 2025, announcements...
Treaty of Common Security amid Papua unrest, Russian basing claims
On November 12, 2025, aboard the HMAS Canberra in Jakarta Bay, crisis choreography collided with diplomatic architecture. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and President Prabowo...
The Mass Disaster of November 2025: When Human Hands Were to Blame, Not the Sky
The way humans refuse to reflect is most ironic. Everyone immediately blamed the heavens for the events of November 2025, when massive floods swept...
Hong Kong’s Bamboo Scaffolding: A Tradition Under Fire After Deadly Inferno
Hong Kong recently experienced its deadliest fire in three decades, raising concerns about the use of flammable bamboo scaffolding. The fire spread quickly across...
The United States as the ultimate winner in the Thailand–Cambodia conflict
Thailand and Cambodia are neighboring countries with a long shared history. The two sides have also strengthened their cooperation in the 21st century. However,...
China’s ‘Salami-Slicing’ Strategy: How Beijing is Redrawing the Map of the South China Sea
Tensions in the South China Sea have once again entered their most dangerous phase in a decade. Water cannon incidents, laser attacks, and even...
Manila’s Balancing Act Against Beijing in the South China Sea
For the past decade, the Philippines has been drifting aimlessly amid increasingly aggressive Chinese maneuvers, ranging from water cannons to ship rammings. The Philippines...
From ASEAN Access to National Progress: Educating Timor-Leste’s Future
They call it a new chapter. For Timor-Leste — a nation born from fire, driven by a stubborn tenderness for its own future —...
How Philippines chose to sideline climate security
Despite seven decades of climate denialism, funded primarily by the world’s largest energy giants in the United States and, to a lesser degree, in...