ASEAN

Reading Time: 4 minutes Author: Noah Kittner, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill With global concerns rising over climate change and carbon lock-in, Southeast Asia has a unique opportunity to advance its economy…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Author: David Simon, Yale University Earlier this year, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the Biden administration’s recognition of Rohingya persecution in Myanmar — which dates back to at…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Author: Tharishini Krishnan, National Defence University Malaysia The ‘maritime security’ buzzphrase emerged in the late 1990s following the establishment of the ASEAN Centre for Combating Transnational Crime during the 1998…

Reading Time: 3 minutes Author: Abdul Rahman Yaacob, ANU As the Australian Labor Party forms its foreign and defence policies after its recent election victory, resetting Australia’s engagement with Southeast Asia is a key…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Author: Kavi Chongkittavorn, Chulalongkorn University   Much has changed since the first meeting between US and ASEAN officials in 1977. But after 45 years of engagement, ties between the Association…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Author: Nick Bisley, La Trobe University In 2022, there will be great interest in Asia’s summit season because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The annual East Asia Summit, ASEAN and…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Author: Jayant Menon, ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute To understand the interrelationship between ASEAN and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), it is useful to separate the newer, less developed members —…

Reading Time: 3 minutes Author: S Nanthini, NTU The recently published Sixth Assessment Report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has highlighted significant increases in extreme weather events, which are likely to lead…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Author: Gregory Poling, CSIS The situation in the South China Sea continues to deteriorate — military tensions are rising, Southeast Asian states are losing space to exercise their rights, fisheries…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Author: Arrizal Jaknanihan, Gadjah Mada University With its strongman leader and pro-China outlook, analysts remain doubtful about Cambodia’s pledge to ‘strengthen ASEAN centrality’ under its chairmanship in 2022. The prospect…