Southeast Asia
Vietnam between two strategic lines: Maintaining autonomy after Shangri-La Dialogue 2025
The 22nd Shangri-La Dialogue, held in late May 2025 in Singapore, continued to clearly reflect the escalating strategic tensions between the United States and...
Myanmar Earthquake: A Potential Opening for Engagement?
In late March, a devastating earthquake hit Myanmar’s Mandalay region, claiming thousands of lives and worsening an already severe humanitarian and political crisis. Since...
The End of Strategic Ambiguity: Australia’s ASEAN Moment and the Case for Ecological Sovereignty
Australia is approaching a moment of strategic reckoning in Asia. For years, it has maintained a posture of alliance loyalty to the United States...
Vietnam and China Should Resist Being Pawns in the US Indo-Pacific Strategy
As the United States continues to expand its Indo-Pacific Strategy, Vietnam and China—two neighbors with deep historical, cultural, and economic ties—must remain vigilant against...
Thai-Cambodia Border Conflict and Colonial Legacies
Recently, Cambodia is planning to file a case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over the border issue with Thailand following the military...
Reviving the Concert of Europe: Historical Lessons for the Indo-Pacific
As Europe once emerged from the upheaval of the Napoleonic Wars with a new diplomatic framework designed to stabilize the continent, the Indo-Pacific today...
The Legacy of 75 Years of Diplomatic Ties: Vietnam-China Relations in a New Era
In 2025, Vietnam and China mark the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations—a significant milestone that speaks to the resilience, complexity, and...
Two faces of populism: The case of Indonesian foreign policy
As the third-largest democracy in the world, Indonesia elected the president and his vice through large-scale elections earlier last year. Many experts and survey...
ASEAN’s multilayered response to the changing economic and geopolitical order
ASEAN nations have been closely observing the trajectory of US-China relations and have expressed their apprehensions vis-Ã -vis the uncertainty arising out of Trump tariffs....
ASEAN Blueprint for Resilient Unity in a Divided Era
In an era defined by geopolitical fragmentation, economic nationalism, and existential climate threats, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has revealed an ambitious...