How relations with the West underpin Singapore’s defence
Author: Abdul Rahman Yaacob, ANU While military deterrence and diplomacy are often cited as the two pillars of Singapore’s defence…
Southeast Asia stands firm in the South China Sea
Author: Gregory B Poling, CSIS The situation in the South China Sea is far from stable. Chinese vessels engaged in…
Climate change challenges Asia Pacific security
Author: Montek Singh Ahluwalia, India Planning Commission At first glance, regional security issues seem to be remote from the problems…
Will diplomacy bring restraint back to the South China Sea?
Author: Collin Koh, NTU Attention shifted away from the South China Sea (SCS) in 2022 as the world confronted the…
Duterte’s China gambit to Bongbong’s balancing act
Author: Jenny Balboa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies and Hosei University Former president Rodrigo Duterte dramatically changed the foreign policy…
Japan steps closer to global military power
Author: Thomas Wilkins, University of Sydney Realist international relations scholars predicted that after the Cold War Japan would revert to…
The PLA is becoming an army fit for today
Author: Sophie Wushuang Yi, King’s College London In his third term, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s priority is to accelerate China’s…
Malaysia gets a second shot at democratisation under Anwar
Author: Liam Gammon, EABER A big question in the wake of Malaysia’s 2018 election was whether the country had embarked…
Can Marcos Jr make merry with China?
Author: Xiangning Wu, University of Macau Philippines’ President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said that China has always been the Philippines’ strongest…
Comprehensive regional security and the future order in Asia
Author: Editorial Board, ANU After the successes of Indonesia’s G20 and Thailand’s APEC summits last month, East Asia’s ability to…