Southeast Asia
Rebuilding Trust: Indonesia’s Road to a Fairer Future
When a single revelation can turn quiet frustration into nationwide fury, it signals that something deeper is broken. In late August 2025, Indonesia faced...
Why President Director Resignations Won’t Solve BUMN Governance Failures
Corporate liability and public accountability remain the missing pieces in Indonesia’s state-owned enterprise reform. The resignation of Joao Angelo de Sousa Mota from the...
Australia Faces New Tests in US Ties Under Trump’s Second Term
Since President Donald Trump returned to office in January 2025, Australia has been grappling with unpredictable shifts in its relationship to one of its...
Marcos’ Visit to India: An Attempt to Forge Strong Economic Cooperation
Amidst Trump’s tariff threat, the Philippines’ President Marcos Jr. visited India from 4th to 8th August, making it his longest state visit abroad. Both...
Prabowo’s Welfare Push Raises Questions for Indonesia’s Infrastructure Sector
Tariffs imposed by the Trump Administration on Southeast Asian nations—effective August 7, 2025—are likely to have a significant impact on the economies of the...
Indonesia’s Integrity Imperative and ASEAN’s Future
The viral claim that ASEAN warned Indonesia of possible disintegration by 2030 due to endemic corruption was swiftly debunked. No such statement appeared in...
Malaysia’s growing economic linkages with BRICS countries
Like several other countries in the ASEAN region, Malaysia has begun to face the challenge of walking a tight rope between China and the...
Reimagining Asia’s Position in the World of Disorder
Authors: Noto Suoneto and Genevieve Donnellon-May
The global order is in disarray. Great power competition is intensifying, multilateral institutions are weakening, and long-standing alliances are...
Questioning ASEAN’s Identity and Community in the Thailand-Cambodia Conflict
The recent Thailand-Cambodia border confrontation has become a huge test for ASEAN’s solidity. The regional organization, boasting long-lasting peaceful relations among the members, now...
Indonesia’s New Course in the Middle East Under Prabowo
Following his election as President of the Republic of Indonesia for the 2024-2029 term, a new chapter begins for Prabowo Subianto President as he...