How can the Philippines’ decision-makers on maritime security reduce their ‘seablindness’?
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Gender Reassignment in Kelantan: Complex Questions Arising from Institutional Inflexibility
The prosecution of an individual in Kelantan for undergoing gender transition underscores system inflexibility which ignores the higher objectives of sharia.
Cyberfraud in Southeast Asia: A New Battleground for the US and China?
China and the US have reasons to work together to tackle the scourge of cyberfraud in Southeast Asia. The problem, however, is that their geopolitical rivalry gets in the way.
From Partnership Expansion to Strategic Coherence: Vietnam’s Next Foreign Policy Challenge
Vietnam’s pursuit of Comprehensive Strategic Partnerships has long been part of its foreign policy calculus. The challenge now is maintaining coherence across this wider network.
The Iran War Shows Why Indonesia Must Accelerate Its Energy Transition
Indonesia seeks to shield society from inflation while managing the fiscal deficit. The immediate policy responses must not detract from the country’s paramount transition toward renewable energy.
Passage Through Hormuz in a Time of War and Peace
Many legal experts have used the aegis of international law to challenge Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz. The reality, however, is that the application of international law to the situation is more nuanced.
Japan-ASEAN’s vision for “Co-Creating” AI
Amid growing Sino-US rivalry and technological bifurcation, Japan and ASEAN should work together on “co-creating” AI models which are more inclusive.
To Lam’s Consolidation of Power: Implications for Vietnam’s Political and Economic Prospects
To Lam has become Vietnam’s supreme dominant leader. This has both positive and negative implications.
More Than a Legal Battle: The Political Stakes of the Petronas-Sarawak Dispute
Malaysia’s highest court will decide on the dispute between Petronas and the state of Sarawak. But a legal ruling will not obviate the need to manage the political consequences of the dispute.
US War Against Iran Gives Beijing Intelligence Dividend
The US-led war against Iran has given Chinese military planners an insight into the challenges that the US would face in a similar conflict in the Indo-Pacific.