While AI safety will depend on close collaboration between the two leading AI powers, the US and China, Lizzi C. Lee and ...

Celebrated in Dili under the slogan “Together We Rise,” Timor-Leste’s accession as the 11 th member of ASEAN this week marks a historic moment in the country’s foreign policy, and regional identity.

The Philippines currently finds itself in a familiar dynastic standoff between its President, Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Vice President, Sara Duterte. This pits two infamous clans – that of former ...

Indonesian Islamic groups have long regarded the Palestinian struggle as integral not only to their faith but also to their conviction that freedom is the right of all nations. Although the various ...

The outcome of last week’s brief military clash between India and Pakistan, in which Islamabad was the clear winner, came as a shock to all. This will have long-term ramifications for peace and ...

A scarcity of good opportunities at home is encouraging many young Southeast Asians to look to live and work abroad. Melinda Martinus argues that ASEAN needs a more coordinated approach to tackle the ...

As we face shifting global power dynamics, capabilities to forge shared security and prosperity in our region are key to Australia’s success in Asia. For 30 years, the Asialink Leaders Program has ...

There are opportunities for Indonesia in the disruption caused by the new Trump tariff regime, writes Arianto A. Patunru. But it will require the kind of bold domestic reform carried out in response ...

Myanmar’s political, economic and humanitarian crisis raises a fundamental question: Can it achieve meaningful, inclusive development when its competing rulers destroy the institutions that safeguard ...

Digital advancements in Southeast Asia have become a key strategic focus for ASEAN. Initiatives like the Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA) seek to empower regional businesses and stakeholders ...

Power is the ability to get others to do what you want. That can be accomplished by coercion (“sticks”), payment (“carrots”), and attraction (“honey”). The first two methods are forms of hard power, ...