Thailand’s heavy reliance on Middle Eastern energy and fertiliser imports has left it vulnerable to the economic fallout from the 2026 US–Israel war on Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

China–Japan relations have entered their most troubled period since normalisation in 1972, driven less by temporary diplomatic friction than by deepening structural rivalry over Taiwan, military ...

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 ...

The Centrist Reform Alliance (CRA), formed by the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and former Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) coalition partner Komeito, suffered a heavy defeat in the February ...

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 ...

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 ...

Led by Malaysia, ASEAN has avoided the global temptation to engage in a tit-for-tat response to US President Donald Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs. An acute understanding of the importance of global ...

When a deepfake audio of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr seemingly ordering a military attack against an ‘adversary’ surfaced online, it proved that hypothetical risks posed by AI-generated ...

The Vietnamese National Assembly has approved the creation of a high-speed rail network that will deliver significant economic benefits to the country. Rather than rely on foreign funding, Vietnam ...

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 2021 military coup has devastated Myanmar's education system through widespread violence and school closures. As the junta loses territorial control, the National Unity Government and Ethnic ...

At their April 2023 trilateral summit, the presidents of the Philippines, Japan and the United States jointly unveiled the ambitious Luzon Economic Corridor (LEC) initiative. This unprecedented ...