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  • 3 Feb 2023
    • China
    • Indonesia
    • South China Sea
    • Southeast Asia
    • Energy
    • Resource security

    Global energy scarcity and the South China Sea

    Suryaputra Wijaksana
    A new source of natural gas within the controversial “nine-dash line” should revive questions about sharing access.
  • 18 Jan 2023
    • Southeast Asia
    • Australia
    • Australian trade, investment & economy
    • Technology
    • Sex and Gender

    Link start-ups ecosystems to build influence in Southeast Asia

    Robert Law
    Australia should launch a major initiative to support investment with new business prospects in the region.
  • 13 Sep 2022
    • Asean
    • Southeast Asia
    • Australia
    • Defence & Security
    • Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament

    Has Southeast Asia warmed to AUKUS one year on?

    Melissa Conley Tyler
    The shock of surprise has faded and a new tone from new voices may ease some concerns. But objections remain.
  • 9 Sep 2022
    • Asean
    • China
    • Southeast Asia
    • United States

    US-China rivalry in Southeast Asia need not be a zero-sum game

    Thi Mai Anh Nguyen
    The big powers should pay more attention to the cooperative instincts of regional partners.
  • 6 Sep 2022
    • Asia
    • Asean
    • Southeast Asia

    Debating Southeast Asia’s future

    Susannah Patton
    Insights from six of the region’s most interesting economic thinkers show the pathway to collective growth is not clear.
  • 26 Jul 2022
    • Southeast Asia
    • Asean
    • Global Economy
    • Coronavirus

    ASEAN and pandemic recovery: Economy before strategic rivalry

    Tiara Putri Indira Dewanti
    Southeast Asia needs international support to rebuild from Covid. But help should not come with strings attached.
  • 28 Jun 2022
    • Southeast Asia
    • Australia

    New directions in Australia-Southeast Asia relations

    Susannah Patton
    How the Albanese government could refocus on Southeast Asia in 2022 – and beyond.
  • 9 Jun 2022
    • Global Issues
    • Southeast Asia
    • International law

    Stemming the tide of piracy in Southeast Asia

    Thư Nguyễn Hoàng Anh
    The laws set by the United Nations 40 years ago no longer suit the fight against modern-day crime on the high seas.
  • 11 May 2022
    • China – Belt and Road Initiative
    • Development Assistance
    • Southeast Asia
    • Poverty

    Mapping Southeast Asian development assistance

    Teesta Prakash , Alexandre Dayant
    A new measure of foreign aid impact in countries hit by Covid and infrastructure failure is set to fill the gap.
  • 25 Apr 2022
    • Southeast Asia
    • Maritime Security

    Not all maritime disputes are built the same

    Evan A Laksmana
    Resolving some of the South China Sea’s longest running issues needs a policy toolkit that is customised and diverse.
  • 11 Apr 2022
    • Maritime Security
    • Southeast Asia

    Thinking outside the box on Southeast Asian maritime security

    Collin Koh
    The pandemic brought about an observable increase in transnational crimes – smuggling, piracy and trafficking.
  • 4 Apr 2022
    • Defence & Security
    • South China Sea
    • Asean
    • China
    • Southeast Asia

    Cause and effect: The right security architecture for the Indo-Pacific

    Ian Storey
    Limitations in the established rules and forums have led the region to innovate.
  • 15 Feb 2022
    • Southeast Asia
    • Coronavirus

    Asia’s Covid waste dilemma

    JJ Rose
    Southeast Asia is taking the brunt of pandemic-generated waste in a looming environmental headache for the region.
  • 26 Nov 2021
    • Cambodia
    • Thailand
    • Climate change
    • Southeast Asia

    Trouble on the Mekong

    Mark Tilly
    Countries along one of Asia’s longest rivers need to address the effects of climate change and overdevelopment.
  • 15 Nov 2021
    • United States
    • Australia
    • China
    • Southeast Asia
    • Singapore

    Is Australia relevant?

    Susannah Patton
    Neighbours in Southeast Asia may not be “forced to choose” but rather “left behind”.
  • 5 Nov 2021
    • South China Sea
    • Asean
    • Australia
    • Southeast Asia

    Australia’s chance to dream with Southeast Asia

    Huynh Tam Sang , Pham Do An
    As a United States ally, Canberra can be a bridge between the region and Washington.
  • 15 Sep 2021
    • United States
    • Asean
    • Southeast Asia

    US engagement in Southeast Asia: How much will be enough?

    Jun Yan Chang , Collin Koh
    Complaints about America’s attention to the region need to be put in proper context.
  • 22 Jul 2021
    • Defence & Security
    • United States
    • Asean
    • Australia
    • China
    • Southeast Asia

    US-China rivalries: What matters for ASEAN

    Nurliana Kamaruddin
    Southeast Asian nations have learned to be wary of big powers offering promises of security in return for loyalty.
  • 19 Jul 2021
    • Global Issues
    • Southeast Asia
    • Coronavirus

    Press freedom more important than ever in the Asia–Pacific

    Olivia Pirie-Griffiths
    A new database tracks incursions and crackdowns on journalists’ capacity to report.
  • 4 Jun 2021
    • Asean
    • Climate change
    • Southeast Asia
    • Environment

    Finding a new approach to water security in Southeast Asia

    Angelo Paolo L. Trias
    Disaster governance systems can help overcome barriers to securing water across the region.
  • 31 May 2021
    • United States
    • Asean
    • China
    • Technology
    • Southeast Asia

    Is Southeast Asia ready for a US-China tech decoupling?

    Manoj Harjani
    Some regional countries have sought to diversify. But this doesn’t necessarily mean choosing sides.
  • 26 May 2021
    • Asean
    • Myanmar
    • China
    • Southeast Asia

    Myanmar is not the next Syria

    Henry Storey
    Comparisons may help draw attention to the crisis, but they ignore essential differences.
  • 7 May 2021
    • Asean
    • Southeast Asia
    • Coronavirus

    Post-Covid disaster governance in Southeast Asia

    Angelo Paolo L. Trias , Alistair D.B. Cook
    The pandemic revealed a narrow focus on natural hazards, lacking the systems needed for an increasingly complex world.
  • 26 Apr 2021
    • Diplomacy
    • Multilateral Institutions
    • Asean
    • Myanmar
    • Indonesia
    • Southeast Asia
    • Human rights

    Indonesia raises ASEAN’s bar on Myanmar

    Ben Bland
    President Joko Widodo had nothing to gain domestically in calling a special summit. But in not failing, he succeeded.
  • 16 Mar 2021
    • Defence & Security
    • United States
    • Australia
    • India
    • Japan
    • Southeast Asia
    • Coronavirus

    The Quad gives a boost to India’s vaccine diplomacy

    Teesta Prakash
    Countering China’s influence is one thing. But fostering regional cooperation plays to the strengths of the grouping.
  • 14 Jan 2021
    • United States
    • Asia Pacific Security
    • Southeast Asia

    America’s troubles ahead in the Asia-Pacific

    Hadrien T. Saperstein
    A US return to multilateralism can’t reverse a shifting strategic landscape and the fallout of domestic strife.
  • 13 Jan 2021
    • Sustainability
    • Indonesia
    • Energy
    • Southeast Asia

    Indonesia lags on renewable energy, and pays the price

    Diwangkara Bagus Nugraha , Filda Citra Yusgiantoro
    Global companies are looking for clean energy, but Indonesia is failing to keep up with neighbours in the region.
  • 20 Oct 2020
    • Sustainability
    • China
    • Climate change
    • Southeast Asia

    Duelling diplomacy over Southeast Asia’s most important river

    Andrea Haefner
    Despite climate change and the cost hydropower dams, Mekong nations will find it difficult to turn away from China.
  • 11 Aug 2020
    • United States
    • China
    • Southeast Asia

    US in Southeast Asia: Democracy is (sort of) out, deterrence is in

    William Choong
    It would be a stretch for ASEAN members to march to the beat of Mike Pompeo’s democracy drums in confronting China.
  • 11 Aug 2020
    • Sustainability
    • Cambodia
    • China
    • Thailand
    • Vietnam
    • Climate change
    • Southeast Asia
    • Laos

    Chinese dams and the Mekong drought

    Milton Osborne
    The environmental impact of China’s dam building upstream is undeniable. The silence from some quarters is surprising.
  • 28 Jul 2020
    • Cambodia
    • Thailand
    • Vietnam
    • Southeast Asia
    • Laos

    What’s the secret to Southeast Asia’s Covid success stories?

    Dominic Meagher
    There is no secret.
  • 3 Jul 2020
    • Australia
    • Myanmar
    • Cambodia
    • Indonesia
    • Thailand
    • Vietnam
    • Philippines
    • Southeast Asia
    • Coronavirus
    • Human rights

    Southeast Asian democracies in declining health amid Covid-19

    Melissa Crouch
    An illiberal turn across the region has been exacerbated by the pandemic. Australia should take note.
  • 18 Jun 2020
    • Global Issues
    • Public Opinion
    • Timor-Leste
    • Southeast Asia

    Will Timor-Leste be the region’s latest press freedom casualty?

    Jim Nolan
    An new law under the guise of “dignity” would only diminish democracy and transparency in the country.
  • 7 Apr 2020
    • United States
    • Asean
    • China
    • Southeast Asia
    • Coronavirus

    US regional leadership: A shot across the bow

    William Choong
    China had already been gaining in Southeast Asia before the pandemic began. Now Beijing is looking to press ahead.
  • 27 Mar 2020
    • Indonesia
    • Southeast Asia
    • Coronavirus

    COVIDcast Episode 4: Crisis looms in Southeast Asia

    Michael Fullilove , Ben Bland
    The latest episode in a podcast to discuss the implications of coronavirus for Australia, the region, and the world.
  • 21 Jan 2020
    • Global Economy
    • Southeast Asia

    The real winners in the trade war might be found in Southeast Asia

    Simon Roughneen
    The latest figures suggest strife in Hong Kong has also given a boost to the region’s economic fortunes.
  • 13 Jan 2020
    • Asean
    • India
    • Southeast Asia

    India has left RCEP behind, but not its ambition in Southeast Asia

    Mustafa Izzuddin
    Withdrawing from a mega-regional trade deal is a setback, but New Delhi has other ways of enhancing regional engagement.
  • 29 Nov 2019
    • United States
    • Australia
    • Southeast Asia

    Time with Trump: Australia and Southeast Asia compared

    Malcolm Cook
    Although the US president has yet to set foot in Australia, Australian leaders have got Trump’s attention.
  • 29 Nov 2019
    • Taiwan
    • Southeast Asia

    Taiwan embraces Southeast Asian migrant workers, one book at a time

    Randy Mulyanto
    A bookstore in New Taipei aims to bring a little piece of home to new migrants and help locals connect to the region.
  • 23 Aug 2019
    • Technology
    • Southeast Asia

    Deep fakes could have real consequences for Southeast Asia

    Erin Cook
    <p>In a fractuous political climate, video manipulation threatens to play havoc with democracy.</p>
  • 23 Jul 2019
    • Asia
    • China
    • Southeast Asia

    What the rest of Asia thinks about China’s Belt and Road Initiative

    Greg Raymond , Alice Dawkins
    <p>A better sense of South-South cooperation helps understand the direction of China’s trillion-dollar flagship.</p>
  • 18 Jul 2019
    • Asia
    • Indonesia
    • Thailand
    • Philippines
    • Malaysia
    • Southeast Asia

    After the voting, personality beats policy in Southeast Asia

    Greg Earl
    Malaysia is not the only country consumed by speculation about who takes over from a conspicuous and captivating leader.
  • 10 Jul 2019
    • Asia
    • China
    • Southeast Asia

    China’s Belt and Road Initiative: status report

    Peter McCawley
    Some projects will succeed. Others will fail. And in the end, China will likely find the political gain is quite mixed.
  • 25 Jun 2019
    • Southeast Asia

    It’s not just melting glaciers that endanger the Mekong and its region

    Milton Osborne
    The wash of sediment downstream is crucial for the health of the river – and with it the economies it spans.
  • 1 May 2019
    • Australia
    • Southeast Asia
    • Australia’s election 2019

    A bugle for bigotry: does hate speech in Australia resonate in Asia?

    JJ Rose
    Neighbours might roll their eyes in bemusement, yet worry more about their own regional problems with discrimination.
  • 29 Mar 2019
    • Defence & Security
    • Asean
    • Southeast Asia

    ASEAN Regional Forum: less might be more

    Ron Huisken , Anthony Milner
    Often dismissed as a “talk-shop”, the significance of this existing forum in a complex and nervous Asia could grow.
  • 14 Mar 2019
    • Australia
    • Southeast Asia

    Economic diplomacy: trade and traps in ASEAN

    Greg Earl
    Ecommerce is booming in Southeast Asia, posing a challenge for Australia where goods trade tends to dominate discussion.
  • 4 Feb 2019
    • Southeast Asia

    Will a sugar tax solve Southeast Asia’s growing diabetes problem?

    Madeleine Randell
    Southeast Asia now has an estimated 96 million people suffering from Type II diabetes, a fifth of all cases worldwide.
  • 23 Jul 2018
    • Russia
    • Southeast Asia

    Russia’s disinformation game in Southeast Asia

    Aaron L Connelly , Beba Cibralic
    Russian arms sales get all the attention, but Moscow’s campaign to undermine trust is a real threat in the region.
  • 5 Jun 2018
    • China
    • Southeast Asia

    China eyes its next prize – the Mekong

    Elliot Brennan
    After the South China Sea, Beijing’s “salami slicing” strategy is moving along Southeast Asia’s longest river.
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