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ASEAN
LGBT Tourism and Inclusion in Southeast Asia: A Divided Future?
By Calvin de Wilde
Some countries in Southeast Asia do better than others in welcoming LGBT tourists.
US, Japan, India, and Australia Hold Senior Official-Level Quadrilateral Meeting in Singapore
By Ankit Panda
The 'Quad' continues to progress and its members have shown interest in meeting regularly.
Reflections on the 2018 Shangri-La Dialogue: What's the Indo-Pacific Anyway?
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
From the "Indo-Pacific" to the Korean Peninsula, what were the main themes and anxieties at the Shangri-La Dialogue?
Are Cambodia and Laos Really Any Closer to Resolving Their Border Dispute?
By Tae-jun Kang
Despite some incremental progress, deeper questions remain unresolved.
Malaysia Won't Look Away From China So Soon, Despite Mahathir's Words
By Ankit Panda
Why Malaysia’s China policy is unlikely to change, for now, despite the election shock.
What’s in Indonesia’s Indo-Pacific Cooperation Concept?
By Jansen Tham
The articulation of ASEAN’s own Indo-Pacific concept may pre-empt competitive narratives from Washington or Beijing.
What Is the Nature of Power in the Asia-Pacific and Who Wields It?
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
A new tool helps rank Asian states by their relative and absolute power rankings across a variety of measures.
Consensus by Deletion: Reviewing the 32nd ASEAN Leaders' Summit and the South China Sea
By Carl Thayer
A close look at the recent summit's chairman's statement shows the grouping's continued subdued treatment of the South China Sea disputes.
Indo-Pacific 'Nexus': Why Southeast Asia and ASEAN Matter to Australia
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
What does Australia see in the ten member states of ASEAN?
Rohingya Crisis Demands Australian Leadership on Human Rights
By Sean Bain
Canberra is duty-bound to speak up on human rights, and must review its defense assistance to states that flout international law.
Why Did Duterte Chicken out of the ASEAN-Australia Summit?
By Luke Hunt
The strongman is clearly afraid of the scrutiny that might come from making the trip.
How ASEAN Strongmen Use Legal Reform to Weaken Democracy
By Mong Palatino
Hun Sen and Rodrigo Duterte show that constitutional reform remains a favorite tool of the region's power-hungry leaders.