Southeast Asia
Myanmar: Upcoming elections an opportunity to take a new inclusive democratic path
The Government of Myanmar should embrace upcoming national elections, scheduled for November, as an opportunity to take a new and fully inclusive democratic path,...
The Thai Protests: A political landmark for the nation
Earlier this month, the capital city of Thailand was witness to what is being regarded as the largest and boldest political demonstration since the...
United States and France In Asia-Pacific
Authors: Ansa Bint-e-Fayyaz and Nageen Ashraf*
Asia-Pacific region expands over a vast geographical area. As the name indicates, this area encapsulates the states largely contiguous...
Myanmar’s Development needs both ASEAN & China
Authors: Thet Thu Thu Aye and Jamal Ait Laadam
Although Myanmar is one of the least developed countries in the world, it does have a...
An alarming surge in illegal wildlife trade in Southeast Asia
With a recent purge by American social media giant Facebook on advertisements for the illicit sale of animals in Yangon, Myanmar, the discourse around...
Asia’s New Geopolitics- Book Review
In Asia’s New Geopolitics: Essays on Reshaping the Indo-Pacific, Michael R. Auslin presents a series of essays touching on major security issues in the...
Countering Chinese String of Pearls, India’s ‘Double Fish Hook’ Strategy
India and Indonesia held their defence dialogue between the defence ministers on July 27, 2020 and discussed issues related to defence cooperation, promoting investment...
What Indonesia Can Do to Prevent Nuclear Arms Race in Asia Pacific?
As the follow-up to the first round of talks convened last month, top diplomats from the US and Russia attended three-day meeting on 28...
ASEAN in the Emerging Indo-Pacific
In 2017, the concept of the Indo-Pacific, after it was included in the discourse of regional issues by US representatives, was unofficially framed as...
ASEAN knows that Trump does not have a clear vision for Asia
US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo supported a statement issued by ASEAN, during the 11 member South East Asian regional organization’s virtual summit held...