Trump’s Reciprocal Tariff Policy: Implications for Southeast Asia
Jayant Menon
The implications of the Trump administration’s reciprocal tariff policy on Southeast Asia are still unclear, as certain questions need to be answered.
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Challenges and Priorities for Myanmar’s Conflicted Economy
Jared Bissinger
Myanmar’s economy in 2024 continued to struggle with slow growth, high inflation, increasing poverty, and declining real wages. Its near-term economic prospects are weak, weighed down by conflict, outmigration, uncertainty, and State Administration Council (SAC) policies that extract from the real economy to resource the regime.
COMAC’s C919 in Southeast Asia: Needs More than Price to Take Flight
Tang Meng Kit
China’s COMAC is touting its C919 aircraft as a cost-effective alternative to the Airbus-Boeing duopoly. Success, however, depends on overcoming significant challenges such as certification and establishing reliable maintenance networks.
Why Thai and Indonesian Youth Oppose Increasing Military Influence in Society
Iim Halimatusa’diyah|Panarat Anamwathana
Compared to young people in other Southeast Asian countries, Thai and Indonesian undergraduates are the most wary of potential military influence over their countries’ politics and their own lives.
A Return to Political Chaos? The Philippines’ Impeachment Saga
Aries A. Arugay
Vice-President Sara Duterte’s upcoming impeachment trial will have a major impact on whether political stability in the Philippines is upended or maintained.
Malaysia Raises Minimum Wage but Most Workers Still Lack Bargaining Power
Lee Hwok-Aun
Minimum wage will uplift the lowest-paid workers but the state of labour markets and unions hinders wage growth for the majority.
Indonesia: Towards a Durable Political Order?
Muhammad Fajar
Can the current president, who seems politically stronger than his predecessor, sustain the big-tent coalition that brought him power?
Challenges of Combating Transnational Drug Trafficking in Southeast Asia
Josiah Patrick P. Bagayas
A long-running saga of a Filipino national convicted of drug trafficking in Indonesia underscores the need to address the transnational element of law enforcement against such activities.
Malaysian Youth: Mixed Views on Clean Governance Amid Stability
Syaza Shukri
An ISEAS survey appears to indicate that Malaysian youth have taken concerns about corruption in their stride.
Vietnam-Ukraine Ties: More Engagement, More Balanced Approach?
Nguyen Hong Thach
Vietnam, traditionally seen to be more allied with Russia, has recently increased its diplomatic engagements with Ukraine. This could result in Vietnam taking a more neutral stance in the Russia-Ukraine war.