Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte Faces Fresh Impeachment Complaints
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte was hit with a new round of impeachment complaints on Monday, reviving efforts to remove her from office after...
Thailand’s Main Election Parties and What They Promise
Thailand will hold a general election on February 8 to decide who will form the country’s next government, with three parties expected to dominate...
Thailand’s Constitutional Referendum and What Is at Stake
Thailand’s February 8 general election is accompanied by a referendum that goes to the heart of the country’s long-standing political struggle: whether to replace...
Prabowo Among the Tough Guys of the Board of Peace
A thousand friends are still too few, one enemy is too many.
This is the diplomatic rhetoric often used by Prabowo Subianto for international geopolitical...
Manila’s 2026 Chairmanship: Navigating ASEAN’s Fragmented Regionalism
As the Philippines assumes the ASEAN 2026 Chair, Manila faces a stark leadership test, manifested through intra- and extra-regional challenges. Can it translate national...
Vietnam’s To Lam Secures Second Term as Party Chief
Vietnam’s top leader To Lam was re-appointed on Friday as head of the ruling Communist Party for another five-year term after a unanimous vote...
ASEAN Draws a Line on Myanmar’s Military-Led Election
ASEAN will neither send election observers nor certify Myanmar’s ongoing three-stage election, Malaysia’s foreign minister Mohamad Hasan said, effectively denying regional legitimacy to a...
From Soft Law to Hard Rules: Pushing for Binding AI Governance in ASEAN
At the closing ceremony of the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit, the Philippines assumed the ASEAN chairmanship under President Ferdinand Marcos...
ASEAN’s Multilateral Dilemma: Continuity and Change from NAM to BRICS
Authors: Evi Fitriani and Anis H. Bajrektarevic
ASEAN’s enduring strength has never been its ability to project power, but its capacity to manage diversity through...
Cambodia-Thailand Border Conflict: Restraint in the Digital Information Battlefield
The joint statement that Cambodia and Thailand signed on 27 December 2025 to renew the ceasefire includes a clause stating that “both sides agree...