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Vietnam’s Nuclear Energy Push Is a Strategic Opportunity For the US
The Trump administration has a golden opportunity to improve its relationship with a key Southeast Asian partner.
Published on: March 21, 2025 | Source:
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Navigating Uncertainty: Why Indonesia Needs a National Maritime Strategy
President Prabowo Subianto has plans to modernize the country's military, but there is a hole at the center of his strategy.
Published on: March 21, 2025 | Source:Philippine Govt Condemns Senator For Saying He Won’t Surrender to ICC
As chief of the Philippine National Police, Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa implemented ex-President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly "war on drugs."
Published on: March 21, 2025 | Source:Kazakhstan’s Bid For AI Sovereignty
Astana is talking a big game on artificial intelligence, but can it deliver?
Published on: March 20, 2025 | Source:How Trump Is Bolstering China’s World View
Ironically, Trump’s approach to international relations is playing the game of his proclaimed main enemy: Xi Jinping’s China.
Published on: March 20, 2025 | Source:Mongolia’s Central Asia Connection: Kazakhstan
Mongolia looks to use its upgraded relationship with Kazakhstan to forge closer ties with Central Asia writ large.
Published on: March 20, 2025 | Source:China’s ‘Malinformation’ Comes for Okinawa
China has been intensifying its information war against Japan's Achilles' heel – Okinawa.
Published on: March 20, 2025 | Source:China’s Arms Imports Are Declining – But So Are Its Arms Exports
What do these two trends tell us about China’s defense industry and its quest for military self-reliance?
Published on: March 20, 2025 | Source:How Russia-US Talks on Ukraine Shake Taiwanese Confidence in America’s Commitment
Survey findings reveal a clear pattern: Taiwanese perceptions of U.S. credibility are closely tied to how Washington handles its global commitments.
Published on: March 20, 2025 | Source:A Rebuttal From Singapore’s US Ambassador
“We welcome legitimate investors and businessmen, but we act firmly and decisively against those who break our laws.”
Published on: March 20, 2025 | Source:Indonesian Parliament Passes Law Expanding Military’s Role in Government
Civil society groups say that the changes are a throwback to the repressive New Order period, when the military dominated civilian affairs.
Published on: March 20, 2025 | Source:It’s Time For a ‘Like-minded Autonomy’ in the Indo-Pacific
Can the Philippines play a role in convening regional discussions aimed at upholding a rules-based order?
Published on: March 20, 2025 | Source:Philippines Wants to Expand ‘Squad’ Grouping to Include India, South Korea
The informal grouping, established last May, is intended to counter China's assertive behavior in the South China Sea.
Published on: March 20, 2025 | Source:The US Security Treaties With Japan and South Korea Aren’t Enough to Keep the Peace
Lessons from the 1925 Locarno Treaties for the contemporary security dynamics of the U.S., South Korea, and Japan.
Published on: March 19, 2025 | Source:Concern in Mongolia After Police Raid on Independent News Outlet
Eight employees for Noorog Creative Studio were detained, allegedly without due process, on murky and shifting charges.
Published on: March 19, 2025 | Source:Why Won’t Baloch Civil Rights Groups Condemn the BLA?
Rights activists like the BYC say that demands for such statements are an attempt to sidestep the real issues: years of political marginalization, human rights abuses, and economic neglect in Balochistan.
Published on: March 19, 2025 | Source:Greenland and Great Power Competition
Insights from Klaus Dodds.
Published on: March 19, 2025 | Source:Indonesia’s Foreign Policy Under Prabowo: Still Free But More Active?
President Prabowo’s foreign policy thus far paints a picture of continuity – but there are a few longer-term issues to watch regarding China and ASEAN.
Published on: March 19, 2025 | Source:Guns and Manure: Sri Lanka’s Army and Organic Agriculture
In 2021, the Sri Lankan Army became the unlikely vanguard of a supposed green revolution, resulting in a radical redefinition of civil-military relations in farming regions.
Published on: March 19, 2025 | Source:India’s Growing Misinformation Crisis: A Threat to Democracy
Failure to curb dissemination of falsehood via social media can have long-term effects on democratic processes.
Published on: March 19, 2025 | Source:What’s Behind the Constitutional Court’s Delayed Verdict on Yoon Suk-yeol’s Impeachment?
The Constitutional Court is taking longer than expected to issue its ruling. South Koreans are divided over how to interpret the delay.
Published on: March 19, 2025 | Source:Ethiopian Tech Workers Are Trapped in Myanmar’s Scam Centers
The country is the primary recruiting hub for trafficked scam workers in Africa.
Published on: March 19, 2025 | Source:Japan to Pay First Visit to Cambodian Naval Base Funded by China
Phnom Penh is eager to demonstrate that Ream Naval Base will be open to foreign navies, though Western suspicions are likely to persist.
Published on: March 19, 2025 | Source:A Roadmap for South-South Cooperation
Greater Global South solidarity is the only viable solution in the face of the seismic political shifts in the West.
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:Indonesian Finance Minister Denies Resignation Rumors After Market Plunge
The Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite Index plunged more than 7 percent, forcing it to suspend trading for the first time since 2020.
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:Are Investors Pulling Out of Southeast Asia?
Across the region, international markets are responding to the growing level of uncertainty and risk in the global economy.
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:Southeast Asia’s Quest for Digital Sovereignty
Data is the oil of the 21st century, and Southeast Asia risks pumping its reserves into foreign tanks. The need for the region to develop its own technological infrastructure has never been more pressing.
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:Kazakhstan Buries Time Zone Issue
One year after merging two time zones, the government’s decision is final.
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:Why Did Japan Cut Funding to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women?
Japan’s decision to end its contribution to the U.N.'s top gender equality body could hardly come at a worse time, both diplomatically and symbolically.
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:How the US Aid Freeze Shook up the Geopolitics of Nepal’s Power Trade
The Trump administration froze a $500 million grant to Nepal, changing the calculus of the China-India-U.S. tug of war over its power sector.
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:As Impeachment Verdict Nears, Yoon’s Public Support Remains Dismal
A recent poll found Yoon's approval rating has dipped even below the immediate post-martial law period – contrasting with other polls showing a pro-Yoon bounce.
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:Noshki Bus Attack: The Baloch Liberation Army’s Evolving Suicide Attack Strategy
Days after a major train hijacking, the BLA targeted buses carrying Pakistani security forces. Both attacks highlight the BLA's new strategy of combining suicide attacks with conventional guerrilla warfare.
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:China’s 2 Sessions: Slow Growth Collides With Tech Supremacy
China faces a paradox: structural challenges and slowing growth associated with the old economy, and a high-tech, globally competitive industrial sector in the new economy.
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:In the Face of Disengagement and Distrust: Civics Education in Australia Is Critical
A new report outlines the importance of strengthening civics education in Australia.
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:Cambodia’s Hun Sen, Myanmar Junta Celebrate Closure of US-Funded Media Outlets
The U.S.-funded broadcasters Radio Free Asia and Voice of America have long been a thorn in the side of the region's repressive governments.
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source: