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Prashanth Parameswaran
Dr. Prashanth Parameswaran is a Senior Columnist at The Diplomat, a Fellow at the Wilson Center’s Asia Program, and the Founder of the weekly ASEAN Wonk newsletter.
Dr. Prashanth Parameswaran is a Senior Columnist at The Diplomat, a Fellow at the Wilson Center’s Asia Program, and the Founder of the weekly ASEAN Wonk newsletter, a research hub focused on advancing a global and comprehensive approach to analyzing Southeast Asia and Indo-Pacific foreign and security policy.
A political scientist by training, Dr. Parameswaran’s research and analysis focuses on Southeast Asian political and security issues, Asian defense affairs, U.S. foreign policy in the Asia-Pacific and global geopolitical and geoeconomic developments. He has held roles linked to think tanks, media, business, and government in the United States and in the Asia-Pacific.
Dr. Parameswaran has conducted grant-based field research across the region, consulted for companies and governments, taught courses affiliated with the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of State, and authored policy reports, journal articles, and book chapters on Asian affairs. His research and commentary have been published widely in the United States and across the region in leading publications and journals including CNN, The Washington Post, The South China Morning Post, The Straits Times, Asia Policy, and Contemporary Southeast Asia. His first book, Elusive Balances: Shaping U.S.-Southeast Asia Strategy, which was published in 2022, developed an original framework for understanding major power commitments to regions and applied it to the evolution of U.S. commitment to Southeast Asia.
Dr. Parameswaran holds a Ph.D. and an MA focused on international relations, international business, and U.S. foreign policy from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, and a BA in foreign affairs and peace and conflict studies from the University of Virginia.
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November 16, 2023
China’s Belt and Road Initiative in Southeast Asia: The Next Decade
By Prashanth Parameswaran

November 15, 2023
How Will Thailand’s Foreign Policy Shift Under Srettha Thavisin?
By Prashanth Parameswaran

June 06, 2023
AUKUS, Southeast Asia, and the Indo-Pacific: Beyond Cyclical Perception Management?
By Prashanth Parameswaran

June 05, 2023
Managing ASEAN’s Growing Myanmar Challenge
By Prashanth Parameswaran

March 03, 2023
Where Next for ASEAN-Japan Relations in a Changing Indo-Pacific?
By Prashanth Parameswaran

February 28, 2023
Broadening the US-Philippines Alliance: EDCA Sites Are Just the Beginning
By Prashanth Parameswaran

October 25, 2022
What Took Place at the First ASEAN CBR Security Conference?
By Prashanth Parameswaran

October 24, 2022
What Lies Ahead for Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Trilateral Security Cooperation?
By Prashanth Parameswaran

August 26, 2022
Southeast Asia and China’s Global Security Initiative: Between Rhetoric and Reality
By Prashanth Parameswaran

August 24, 2022
How Will Marcos Shape the US-Philippines Alliance within Manila’s Evolving Security Outlook?
By Prashanth Parameswaran

June 09, 2022
Can the US Indo-Pacific Economic Framework Meet the Value Proposition Challenge?
By Prashanth Parameswaran
