Politics
Winning the China-US Narrative Competition in Southeast Asia – The Diplomat
“Power over opinion is therefore not less essential for political purposes than military and economic power,” the prominent British political...
Government announces $2 billion Southeast Asia investment fund
Prime minister Anthony Albanese has used the ASEAN special summit in Melbourne to announce a trade and investment package for...
How Thailand’s ‘One of a Kind’ Defense Minister Will Be Remembered – The Diplomat
Among Thailand’s current ministers, many of whom are familiar faces from the predecessor administration, one notable newcomer is Defense Minister...
South Asia Political Stability Concerns
The surprise turnover of coalitions in Nepal for the second time in as many years has led to an alarm...
Can India forge a 3-way partnership with Japan, South Korea to ‘counter China’s actions’?
“There’s always been this hurdle in shaping a stable security architecture where Japan and South Korea not able to work...
Philippines is on the front line of South China Sea tensions, but ‘WWII-style war’ with China unlikely
Today, against the backdrop of Filipino reservists being deployed in northern Philippine islands less than 200km from Taiwan, and the...
China and India’s Intense Contest for Influence – The Diplomat
Under a new defense cooperation agreement with the Maldives, China is set to offer free military assistance to the island...
South China Sea: could Japan be drawn to help defend Philippines in 3-way summit with US?
Malacanang Palace has not announced any US trip for the Philippine president, but said he would be holding talks with...
The answer to South Asia’s political disillusionment is to think local
The answer to South Asia’s political disillusionment is to think local Even if it may not seem so, winning...
What Southeast Asia’s Aging Populations Could Mean Politically – The Diplomat
Southeast Asia is aging – and rather quickly. In Vietnam, the number of 0-14 year-olds will decrease by 3.7 million...
