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On Regional Tensions, Don’t Expect Too Much of ASEAN
By Adam Leong Kok Wey
The Southeast Asian bloc is well-positioned to play an active role in managing, though not solving, regional conflicts.

Cambodia’s Hun Sen Flouts ASEAN’s Doctrine of Non-interference
By Luke Hunt
By releasing a recorded phone call with the Thai prime minister, the strongman has broken an important regional norm.

Shifting Tides: Southeast Asia’s Changing Perceptions of the Major Powers
By Vu Lam
The region's governments are increasingly focused on which partners show up consistently and offer practical solutions to their most pressing challenges.

Providing a Legal Identity for All Should be Southeast Asia’s Next Big Migration Priority
By Fuad Adriansyah and David Scott
Regional progress toward universal legal identity provision could strengthen protections for people at risk of undertaking dangerous migration journeys.

Malaysia’s Anwar Seeks Trump’s Support for ASEAN-US Tariff Summit
By Sebastian Strangio
Opening yesterday's 46th ASEAN Summit, the Malaysian leader also hailed the “significant” progress in efforts to end the civil war in Myanmar.

Will ASEAN’s New Industrial Era Bring Growth or Division?
By Yunkang Liu
Without prompt action, the economic inequalities between the bloc's member states could threaten its unity and cohesion.

Is ASEAN Falling Short, or Are We Expecting Too Much?
By David Hutt
Due to its cultural and political diversity, Southeast Asia lacks the ideational substructure on which to build an organization akin to the European Union.

The Global Table Is Set. Where is ASEAN’s Chair?
By Sharath Martin
Despite its growing demographic and economic heft, Southeast Asian voices are surprisingly absent from the global policy conversation.

Southeast Asia’s Quiet Revolt Against the Dollar: Should the US Be Worried?
By Karishma Shah
The shift away from the U.S. currency is still in its early days, but the era of unquestioned dollar supremacy may be gradually drawing to a close.

ASEAN Expresses ‘Concern’ Over US Tariffs, But Seeks Dialogue
By Sebastian Strangio
Could the growing economic turmoil encourage greater unity within the 10-nation regional bloc?

ASEAN’s Position in Plastic Treaty Negotiations: Paper Tiger, Plastic Dragon?
By Yuyun Ismawati and Wong Pui Yi
ASEAN has become an attractive destination for petrochemical expansion and plastic waste exports, given its proximity to China and regional appetite for foreign investment. This will come at high risks to the region.

Russia’s Complicated Strategic Frontiers in Southeast Asia
By Lucas Myers and Dan White
Southeast Asia is an especially appealing strategic frontier in Moscow’s dream of a multipolar world. But the reality of Russian engagement in the region is complicated.
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