Internal discord the greatest threat to Southeast Asian unity
Author: Joseph Chinyong Liow, NTU As great power rivalry casts its long shadow over Southeast Asia, the imperative of regional…
China’s Ukraine peacemaking aims to court Europe
Author: Ivan Lidarev, King’s College London China has made some very cautious peacemaking moves in the Russia–Ukraine war. In February…
Southeast Asia’s piecemeal alignment
Author: Yuen Foong Khong, NUS At the ASEAN Summit in 2018, former Australian prime minister Scott Morrison argued that ‘our…
Japan searches for a new grand strategy
Author: Editorial Board, ANU Last week Japan adopted its first ever space security blueprint aimed at better using space for…
Testing the limits of WTO security exceptions
Author: Tania Voon, University of Melbourne Growing use of economic sanctions by numerous countries today has increased the significance of…
The risks and rewards of economic sanctions
Author: Editorial Board, ANU One of the defining instruments of 21st century geopolitical struggle isn’t a bomb or a warship…
Asian economic heft keeps Russia’s economy afloat
Author: Nicholas Mulder, Cornell University Thirty-seven countries have imposed economic sanctions on Russia since its invasion of Ukraine in February…
The false logic of sanctions as deterrents
Author: Tom Westland, Wageningen University In February 2022, a war began between Russia and Ukraine. On paper, the odds were…
Bangladesh’s strategic pivot to the Indo-Pacific
Author: Rubiat Saimum, BSMR Maritime University In April 2023, Bangladesh’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs released its inaugural official document on…
AUKUS navigational rights are submerged in regional challenges
Author: Donald R Rothwell, ANU Australia’s AUKUS nuclear-powered submarines will enjoy the freedom of navigation beyond Australian waters and freely…