Southeast Asia
Rethinking ASEAN Values: Between Partial Reform and Radical Break
On January 4, 2026, ten days after the junta announced the third phase of its elections in the region, a military gyrocopter attacked a...
A Rebuttal: Why the BRAVE Burma Act Is Exactly What Washington and Brussels Need
This article is a rebuttal to "Beyond the BRAVE Burma Act: US Myanmar Policy at a Crossroads," published by Modern Diplomacy on 11 March...
Wang Yi’s Visit to Vietnam: Seeking Reconciliation amid U.S.–China Strategic Competition
Amid intensifying strategic competition between the United States and China, Southeast Asia has emerged as one of the most important geopolitical arenas in the...
Beyond the BRAVE Burma Act: US Myanmar Policy at a Crossroads
Policy toward Myanmar has always remained on the periphery of the American establishment's attention. It is all the more surprising that in February 2026,...
ASEAN’s real strength lies in strategic ambiguity
As the ASEAN foreign ministers gathered recently to set the agenda of the bloc in 2026, the familiar critique of ASEAN’s slow, divided, and...
The Fatal Costs of the Philippines-Taiwan War Scenario
In August 2025, President Marcos Jr. said that “a war over Taiwan will drag the Philippines, kicking and screaming into the conflict."
Pushing for preparation,...
Indonesia at The Board of Peace: Realistic Choice or Subtle Coercion?
According to John Mearsheimer’s realist theory, great powers will shape, ignore, or even create new institutions when existing ones fail to serve their strategic...
Myanmar Expels Timorese Envoy Over Junta War Crimes Complaint
Myanmar has ordered the head of Timor-Leste’s diplomatic mission to leave within seven days, escalating tensions after a rights group filed a criminal complaint...
Surrounded by Enemies: Myanmar’s Diplomacy Faces the ICJ Challenge
The ongoing violence in Myanmar's Rakhine region has deep roots, and any unbiased conversation about this issue must be a polyphony of voices, not...
Thailand Votes to Replace Military-Backed Constitution
Thailand has taken a decisive step toward rewriting the foundations of its political system after voters overwhelmingly backed a referendum calling for a new...