ASEAN’s solution to Myanmar is at a tipping point
Myanmar's growing isolation, coupled with improving ASEAN unity, is making a solution to the Myanmar crisis increasingly possible. ...
Cambodia is still a long way away from a civil nuclear program
Cambodia, renewables will lead the way for the foreseeable future while nuclear technology and education remain on the back burner.…
Cambodia’s strategic overture to France
Prime Minister Hun Manet seeks French engagement in Southeast Asia across broad spectrum of commerce, defence and institutions. ...
Australia engages with the ASEAN it has and works towards the ASEAN the region needs
Australian engagement with ASEAN is still stuck in a dominant security narrative that sees it as a counter to China…
Time for Australia and ASEAN to grasp the regional strategic initiative
Australia's hosting of a special summit this week is a signal of ASEAN's centrality in the region's strategic framework, but…
Minilateral solutions to the geoeconomic challenges facing Japan and Australia
Japan and Australia need to extend their use of minilateralism to counter coercive economic practices in the Indo-Pacific. ...
ASEAN sighs with relief after Taiwan’s election
Taiwan's 2024 election results were ideal for ASEAN states desperate to maintain the status quo and prevent a disastrous conflict.…
ASEAN’s trade-off between economic nationalism and development
ASEAN countries' need to face up to the contradictions of balancing economic nationalism with the imperatives of open and digitalized…
Tackling technology abuse and human trafficking in ASEAN
Regional cooperation and private sector partnerships are essential to detect and prevent human trafficking in ASEAN countries in a digital…
Assessing Indonesia’s potential presidents’ South China Sea strategies
Addressing the South China Sea, one of Indonesia’s biggest potential traditional security threats, is important to ensure the sovereignty of…