Greg Raymond is Associate Professor at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre in the Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, and is a leading expert in Southeast Asian politics, defence and ...

The Quad’s ambitions have outpaced its ability to deliver tangible outcomes. As US–China relations move towards managed competition, the grouping’s relevance depends less on strategic signalling and ...

Indonesia’s proposed export scheme for strategic commodities, centred on the new state-owned enterprise Danantara Sumberdaya Indonesia, aims to curb trade misinvoicing but raises concerns about ...

Rommel Banlaoi, PhD, is the President of Philippine Society for International Security Studies and Chairman of the Philippine Institute for Peace, Violence and Terrorism Research. He used to teach at ...

In March 2026, India eased investment restrictions imposed in 2020, allowing some non-controlling investments linked to countries sharing a land border with India to proceed without prior government ...

Southeast Asian nations are reassessing the United States as a security partner amid growing geopolitical uncertainty and volatility in US politics. But China’s continued assertiveness in the South ...

China–Japan relations have entered their most troubled period since normalisation in 1972, driven less by temporary diplomatic friction than by deepening structural rivalry over Taiwan, military ...

Two southern Malaysian multi-ethnic states — Johor and Negeri Sembilan — are set to hold elections in quick succession. Held on 11 July and 1 August 2026 respectively, these elections could undercut ...

South Korea’s Yellow Envelope Law extends union rights to workers previously excluded from collective bargaining, including subcontractors and gig workers. But its impact is limited by case-by-case ...

Washington’s AI export controls cannot effectively slow China’s technological development without sustained cooperation from allied countries, many of which are deeply integrated with Chinese markets.

South Korea faces growing tensions with Japan and the United States over digital sovereignty. Japan’s pressure on Naver’s stake in LINE and US demands for access to high-resolution mapping data ...

China and Pakistan are testing a new diplomatic pattern using their bilateral partnership as a scaffold for selective third-party engagement. Initiatives including an Afghanistan trilateral, a ...