Region
Southeast Asia
Malaysia Clarifies South China Sea Policy Following PM’s Comments
By Sebastian Strangio
The ongoing maritime disputes have become grafted onto the bitter political rivalry between the Malaysian leader and opposition leader Muhyiddin Yassin.
How Thailand’s Upcoming Election May Alter Its Foreign Policy
By Arin Chinnasathian and Karen Lee
Thai citizens will be faced with a choice between the current stagnant approach, and a more modern, relevant, and adaptive foreign policy.
Will China’s Global Security Initiative Impact ASEAN?
By Alvin Camba
The GSI seems to be China’s new blueprint for security cooperation, but its impact in Southeast Asia will be marginal at best.
Vietnam Set to Prosecute 54 Officials Over Repatriation Flight Scandal
By Sebastian Strangio
Among those accused of giving or soliciting bribes are former high-ranking members of the government, party, and security apparatus.
2 Years of Turmoil: Myanmar’s Spiraling Civil War
By Naw Theresa
The country is in the grips of a nationwide struggle between two groups, neither of which is in any frame of mind to seek a peaceful political solution.
Comprehending Timor-Leste’s Delayed Accession to ASEAN
By Mabda Haerunnisa Fajrilla Sidiq
For 11 years, ASEAN member states have advanced a number of rationales for delaying the admission of the region's youngest nation.
US to Host Top Philippine Officials For Third 2+2 Ministerial Meeting
By Sebastian Strangio
This is the first such meeting to take place since late in the administration of President Benigno Aquino III.
Vietnam, Israel Conclude Negotiations for Free Trade Pact
By Sebastian Strangio
The agreement, which will be signed later this year, coincides with the 30th anniversary of relations between the two countries.
Defamation Trial Against Indonesian Activists Opens in Jakarta
By Sebastian Strangio
Haris Azhar and Fatia Maulidiyanti are on trial for defaming the powerful minister Luhut Pandjaitan by accusing him of conflicts of interest in relation to a Papuan mining operation.
Southeast Asian Tech Giants Continued Losing Money in 2022
By James Guild
After a single-minded focus on growth and expansion, the region's leading tech firms face a rocky transition to sustained profitability.
Indonesia Shoots Itself in the Football
By Dave Smith
In refusing to host Israel at the upcoming U-20 World Cup, political leaders in Bali have not just cost the country its hosting rights. They have also incurred lasting reputational damage.
A Maturing Pragmatism in Indonesia-Singapore Relations
By Mustafa Izzuddin
Despite the twists and turns in their nations' ties, Joko Widodo and Lee Hsien Loong will leave things much better than they found them.