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.
May 19, 2023
southeast asia
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 Taiwan
April 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.
November 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.
August 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.
May 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.
December 16, 2021
Load more