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Myanmar Caught Between a Regional Power Struggle 0
- Southeast Asia
- May 26, 2022
Myanmar’s political stalemate has been exacerbated by a regional power struggle between China and India which view any resolution to the ongoing conflict as tipping the scales in the favor of the other.
Hun Sen and Min Aung Hlaing: A new challenge for ASEAN 0
- Asia Pacific, Southeast Asia
- February 2, 2022
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen’s latest move to normalize relations with Myanmar’s military junta raises questions as to which diplomatic course of action the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will pursue this year as Cambodia assumes chairmanship of the organization.
Singapore’s Gastarbeiters: A Stormy Future 0
- Asia Pacific, Southeast Asia
- December 17, 2021
Recent incidents involving migrant workers and Singaporean law enforcement call into question Singapore’s treatment of foreign workers in the construction sector.
A state of emergency creates a state of emergency 0
- Southeast Asia
- February 20, 2021
The prime minister’s advice to implement restrictions may have cut off his own political oxygen supply.
‘Papuan Lives Matter’ energises calls for independence 0
- Southeast Asia
- November 10, 2020
Localised violence is spiking in Indonesia’s easternmost provinces amid fresh calls for independence.
Stuck in the middle: Duterte, China and the US 0
- Southeast Asia
- September 22, 2020
Amid domestic and regional tensions, the choice between Washington and Beijing is becoming starker for Manila.

An ASEAN do-over: prospects for Brunei’s chairmanship 0
- Southeast Asia
- August 20, 2020
The Sultanate’s tenure may undermine ASEAN’s momentum on a code of conduct for the South China Sea.
US weight on the scale tips Indonesia’s strategic balance 0
- Southeast Asia
- July 30, 2020
Jakarta’s non-aligned stance is challenged by a maritime dispute with China and the threat of US sanctions.
COVID-19, ASEAN and the Sino-Vietnam maritime rivalry 0
- Southeast Asia
- May 14, 2020
Hanoi’s effective pandemic response provides it with more strategic freedom than its neighbours.
Myanmar’s never-ending conflict reaches the capital 0
- Southeast Asia
- October 29, 2019
Bomb threats attributed to the country’s ethnic insurgents suggests a new wave of violence is imminent.
Moving to East Kalimantan: securing Indonesia’s future 0
- Southeast Asia
- October 20, 2019
The decades-long debate about moving Indonesia’s capital from Jakarta finally looks to have an endpoint.
A tripartite fishing coalition in the South China Sea 0
- Southeast Asia
- July 21, 2019
The embryonic alliance must first resolve its internal disputes before it can present a united front.

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