More: ASEAN
The Future of ASEAN Financial Integration Through the Local Currency Settlement Framework
When thinking about regional financial integration, one would think of regional currencies like the Euro as the epitome example, however a different story is...
ASEAN-US Summit: Vietnam and the United States Place a High Value on Their Partnership
In mid-May, the United States hosted eight of the ten Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states (leaders did not invite Myanmar while...
Where is ASEAN amidst the rise of protectionism?
While widely being deemed as strengthening the relations within the global West, most notably among North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) country members, Russia's special...
Vietnam Promotes ASEAN’s Role in Resolving the South China Sea Dispute
The year 2022 marks the 40th anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). Vietnam was...
Biden’s Indo-Pacific Economic Framework Lacks Teeth
As Washington ramps up efforts to restore the United States’ “economic leadership” in the Indo-Pacific region, U.S. President Joe Biden launched the Indo-Pacific Economic...
Three decades of India’s ‘eastward engagement’ and a persisting set of challenges
In this long essay, I look at how India re-connected with Southeast Asia and its regional institutional mechanisms in the post-Cold War context. This...
A U.S.-ASEAN summit—a face or a farce
Inherited from the classic diplomacy of Europe, summit is a globally recognized instrument of highest-level meeting for common interests among nations. It has been...
Vietnam-US relations and the US-ASEAN Summit
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visit to US should be seen from the point of view of the engagement between Vietnam and US....
ASEAN as the Key Ground of Competition in U.S.-China’s Indo-Pacific Strategies
With U.S. President Joe Biden's visit to Asia scheduled for later this month, Japan's ambassador to the U.S., Koji Tomita, stated on May 9...
Visit of Vietnam’s PM Chinh to US for US-ASEAN Summit
Vietnam’s Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh left Hanoi (May 11) to visit US and hold meetings with US President Joe Biden. The meeting between...