Understanding Taiwan beyond geopolitics
Amid US–China strategic competition, it is important that the West understands Taiwan on its own terms — not just as…
The value of APEC at a time of growing international turmoil
Amid rising geopolitical tensions, APEC’s sustained role as a platform for building trust and facilitating discussion is essential. ...
Cambodia’s strategic overture to France
Prime Minister Hun Manet seeks French engagement in Southeast Asia across broad spectrum of commerce, defence and institutions. ...
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.…
Symbolism over substance in US–Indonesia partnership
The recent US–Indonesia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership does little to upgrade the lacklustre state of the relationship and remains mostly symbolic.…
The highly charged geopolitics of lithium
Author: Marina Yue Zhang, UTS Clean energy technologies are essential to achieve the decarbonisation targets set in the Paris Agreement.…
Cambodia working towards independent foreign policy
Author: Chansambath Bong, Asian Vision Institute Taking the baton for the third time as the ASEAN chair in 2022, Cambodia’s…
Cambodia edges towards an independent foreign policy
Author: Chansambath Bong, Asian Vision Institute Taking the baton for the third time as the ASEAN chair in 2022, Cambodia’s…
Pakistan needs to lower its expectations of the United States
Author: Arif Rafiq, Middle East Institute Pakistan and the United States have recently been pursuing a reset of relations. High-level…
Friendshoring and onshoring: protectionism, industrial policy and geopolitical blocs by another name
Author: Editorial Board, ANU It is one of the blessings of old friends, as Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote, that…