Asia-Pacific Myanmar and South China Sea crises test ASEAN's mettle The 10-member southeast Asian union has little power to confront the junta or Beijing’s increasingly aggressive military posture.Walden BelloMay 19, 2023
Asia-Pacific Philippines now on board with US anti-China security strategy? Not so fast. Manila is allowing new American bases for its own security — not for war against TaiwanDaniel LarisonApril 21, 2023
Asia-Pacific Is US-Philippines defense pact like being 'shackled to a corpse'? VP Harris says Washington is committed to stretching the security guarantee, which may put us closer to a confrontation with China.Doug BandowNovember 28, 2022
Europe Russia sanctions are spurring a new Silk Road To avoid sanctions, countries are actively reopening moribund routes and creating greater connectivity across the Middle East and Asia.James M. DorseyAugust 13, 2022
Asia-Pacific ASEAN’s new math: Washington should think addition, not subtraction Trying to push China and Russia from this dynamic region of the Global South — whose secret sauce is inclusion — will be self-defeating.Sarang ShidoreMay 17, 2022
Asia-Pacific Southeast Asian states don’t want to be part of any US-China rivalry Antony Blinken made a pitch in Jakarta this week, but it likely fell on deaf ears. Daniel LarisonDecember 16, 2021