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 ...

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 ...

Indonesia’s fixation on the rupiah–US dollar exchange rate has made monetary policy too responsive to US and global conditions, leaving domestic activity to absorb external shocks. Proposals to ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Mekong River faces growing threats from dam construction, sand mining, climate change and the decline of international aid. Citizen science — grassroots data collection and local knowledge ...

The stridently progressive Move Forward Party’s victory at the 2023 Thai general election precipitated a ‘grand compromise’ between the Pheu Thai Party and allies in the conservative establishment.

The Mekong River is the lifeblood of countries in the Mekong region, but the past few years have seen water flows recurringly decline and processes of saltwater intrusion accelerating in the ...

Despite a rocky 2025, the Pacific islands are entering 2026 with a more assertive posture. The region is pushing ahead on climate justice and self-determination, insisting that development and ...

The final days of 2025 saw Taiwan surrounded by Chinese warships, aircraft and coast guard vessels in what the Chinese Ministry of Defence described as a serious warning to ‘Taiwan independence’ ...

Okinawa is hailed as a top tourist destination for its tropical climate and seafaring culture, yet a deep dive into its past unveils a dark history encapsulated by the Battle of Okinawa. Though the ...

A quiet revolution is underway in academia, reshaping how the world understands itself. After decades of Western dominance, area studies programs have declined across the United Kingdom, Australia, ...