Southeast Asia
How can ASEAN Work with Dialogue Partners to Improve Myanmar’s Deteriorating Situation?
ASEAN should adopt a piecemeal approach in engaging dialogue partners to collaborate on matters pertaining to the 5-point consensus.
ASEAN at the Fore Front in...
Challenges and prospects for Burma act
From the first imposed sanctions against Myanmar in 1997, the United States takes a historical stride by passing the Burma act 2021 as a...
Vietnamese PM Pham Minh Chinh’s visit to Singapore and Brunei
Vietnamese Prime Minister M Pham Minh Chinh visited Singapore (Feb 8-10) after 5 years of any visit to the island nation by a Vietnamese...
Environmental and political reconciliation needed for the South China Sea
The South China Sea is a unique natural laboratory for ocean research and exploration. And yet, this rifted basin, dotted with atolls, coral reefs...
ASEAN in the Indian Ocean Region: A Consistent and Trusted Partner
ASEAN has always been around the centre stage of geopolitical development in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). It is not only because of its...
The U.S.-Philippines Alliance
In 2023, the US is expected to make significant changes in its force posture in the Indo-Pacific region. And this began with the transformation...
What Does Marcos’ Visit to China Mean for the ASEAN Region?
A foreign policy that is adaptable is pragmatic and `is guided by the fundamental principle of international politics: "There are no permanent friends or...
Jokowi’s Spin-Off: Becoming International Statesman
Entering 2023 just going as equally as “The End of the Jokowi’s Era”. It could be seen by the fact that Indonesia has been...
Myanmar Crisis Presents Major Challenge for Indonesia’s 2023 ASEAN Chairmanship
At the 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits closing ceremony in November 2022, Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen handed over a gavel to Indonesian president...
The Irony of Indonesian Media Disaster Communication
Indonesia occupies the fourth position as the most populous country in the world, with a projected population that will continue to increase every year,...