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As Trump and Xi Prepare to Meet, What Should Southeast Asia be Watching?

The upcoming Trump-Xi summit will not settle any “Grand Bargain”, but what happens to the year-long US-China trade truce will have implications for Southeast Asia.

How the Lianyungang Forum Packages China’s Public-Security Diplomacy

The Lianyungang Forum, which increasingly draws Southeast Asian participation, seeks to validate China’s state-centric approach to public-security governance and diffuse Chinese public-security technologies.

The Return of the Trump Tariffs: How Will Southeast Asian Firms Respond?

The Trump administration’s dogged determination to reintroduce tariffs on Southeast Asia should spur long-run measures to diversify markets and reduce reliance on the US.

Regional Haze Casts a Pall on ASEAN’s Influence

The return of smoke haze underscores a sobering reality: while ASEAN has policies designed to combat it, the problem continues to occur.

Beyond the Symbolism: Organisational Networks and the Conditional Electoral Power of Nahdlatul Ulama

Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) is not a monolithic voting bloc. NU’s numerical strength has never guaranteed consolidated electoral support. This Long Read presents the statistical analysis of large-scale provincial and nationwide surveys analysing the factors that determine how NU members and affiliates actually vote.

For Southeast Asia, the AI Race Is About Access, Not Supremacy

The region’s stake in AI is not simply which great power builds the most capable model. The key is to ensure that AI remains affordable, locally relevant, continuously available and politically accessible.