More: Southeast Asia
Can Malaysia Safely Return Myanmar Refugees Amid Ongoing Conflict?
Malaysia is preparing to repatriate 1,476 Myanmar refugees on September 29 under a programme the government describes as voluntary. The move comes amid growing...
Beyond Sovereignty: How International Accountability Can Strengthen Southeast Asia
In view of the recent debate between Thailand and the United Nations regarding the conclusions drawn by UN Special Rapporteur Tom Andrews after the...
Why Fragmented AI Strategies May Become a Geopolitical Asset
From Pax Silica and WAICO to India’s open digital rails, Southeast Asia’s overlapping alignments could strengthen regional bargaining power—if interoperability turns diversity into agency.
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Why Strategic Autonomy Is Becoming the Global Trend
For decades, the assumption underpinning global diplomacy was simple and that was when great powers clash, smaller and mid-sized states eventually have to pick...
ASEAN to discuss Myanmar engagement at special meeting
Southeast Asian foreign ministers will meet Myanmar's top diplomat this weekend for the first in-person talks since the country's 2021 military coup, as the...
Myanmar Between India and China: The Politics of Strategic Leverage
Myanmar's President, Min Aung Hlaing, visited India from May 30 to June 3, marking his first visit to the country since military takeover. After...
ASEAN needs a hedging code, not just hedging instincts
Southeast Asia is not choosing Beijing over Washington. It only looks that way. What is actually happening is more consequential: the region's governments are...
Why Do National AI Strategies Stall in Southeast Asia?
Three Southeast Asian governments entered the AI race at almost the same time. Indonesia published its Strategi Nasional Kecerdasan Artifisial in 2020. Malaysia followed with its...
Indonesia jails Gojek founder Nadiem Makarim for 10 years in graft case
An Indonesian court has sentenced Gojek co-founder and former education minister Nadiem Makarim to 10 years in prison after finding him guilty of abuse...
Malaysia Says Myanmar’s New Leadership More Open to ASEAN Peace Efforts
Malaysia's Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan said Myanmar's newly formed government appears more receptive to regional engagement than its predecessor, raising cautious hopes for renewed...