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ASEAN
Will Brexit Affect Regionalism in Southeast Asia?
By Laura Allison-Reumann and Philomena Murray
ASEAN should reflect seriously on Brexit, and the UK will need to reconnect alone with Southeast Asia.
Practical Maritime Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific
By Koh Swee Lean Collin
A look at the impact of practical maritime security measures in the region.
With the RCEP, Australia Has a Chance to Lead
By Nick Derewlany
Canberra can pursue its international trade objectives and push for a more open and transparent agreement.
Why ASEAN Needs to Think Local
By Karl C.L. Lee and Chia Siang Kim
The regional bloc needs to better integrate provinces and states in its integration process.
What Laos Taught the CIA
By Mong Palatino
The Agency's role in the country is a reminder that suspicion about U.S. intervention in the region is not without basis.
Fire and Fury: ASEAN’s Role in Cooling US-North Korea Tensions
By Dominique F. Fernandes
ASEAN has a role to play in deescalating tensions between the United States and North Korea
US, Australia, Japan Jointly Challenge China on South China Sea Issue
By Charlotte Gao
The three countries jointly called for China and the Philippines to abide by last year's arbitral ruling.
Why Resilient Cities Are Important to ASEAN's Future
By Ashvin Dayal
To sustain ASEAN’s economic progress over the next 50 years, its leaders must commit to focusing on climate change.
Did China 'Win' at the Manila ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Summit?
By Charlotte Gao
China welcomes the ASEAN joint communique and expresses confidences in the prospects for China-ASEAN relations
Assessing ASEAN's Geopolitical Relevance After 50 Years
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
As ASEAN nears its 50th anniversary, what challenges does it face as a regional organization?
The Next 50 Years of ASEAN
By Aries A. Arugay
Overcoming irrelevance and polarization are ASEAN’s biggest challenges as it heads into the future.
Asia Reassurance Initiative Act: A Republican Vision for Engaging Southeast Asia
By Carl Thayer
Can the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act find strategic ballast?
Reflections on the 2017 Shangri-La Dialogue: Whither the Rules-Based Order in Asia?
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
The Diplomat's Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran are back from the Shangri-La Dialogue with reflections.
How Nationalism Undermines ASEAN Integration
By David Hutt
The problem continues to haunt the grouping fifty years on.
What Does Southeast Asia Think About the Trump Presidency?
By Catherine Putz
A recent survey depicts a dim view of U.S. regional engagement, and an opening for China.
Where Are US-ASEAN Ties Headed in the Trump Era?
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
Will ASEAN-U.S. ties flounder in the Trump era as the United States' attention shifts to Northeast Asia?
IMF: Rocky Global Recovery ‘Under Threat’
By Anthony Fensom
The global economy not yet “out of the woods.”
How the Trump Administration Could Make Common Cause With ASEAN
By Thuc D. Pham
Trump needs a coherent U.S. policy toward ASEAN.
France as a 21st Century Asia-Pacific Power: Hard Interests and Direct Engagement
By Ankit Panda
What are France's interests in the Asia-Pacific region?
Time for ASEAN to Take Human Rights Seriously
By Champa Patel
To serve as a model regional organization, ASEAN can no longer ignore human rights violations.
'Act East' and the Burgeoning India-Indonesia Entente
By Harsh V. Pant
Can Indonesia and India come together to usher in a new era in bilateral ties?
8 Years Later: Understanding the Obama Administration's Asia-Pacific Legacy
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
How did the United States' foreign policy efforts in the Asia-Pacific pan out under the Obama administration?
Genocide or Not, Time to Act on Myanmar's Rohingya Crisis
By Luke Hunt
Arguments over terminology aside, ongoing atrocities need to stop.