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William Choong

Dr William Choong is a Senior Fellow at the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute and Managing Editor at Fulcrum.

Articles by William Choong (37)

ASEAN-Australia Relations: Working Out Hard Issues for Regional Stability

William Choong|Sharon Seah

ASEAN-Australia relations look set to power on for the next 50 years after the recent commemoration of the first 50 but some difficult issues need to be worked out.

Japan’s Arms Transfers to Southeast Asia: Upping the Ante?

William Choong

Japan's new Official Security Assistance scheme would help arm regional countries in the face of growing Chinese assertiveness. A lesser-known aspect of OSA might actually bring some serious military capabilities to the region in the future.

A marching band performs after a pre-dawn mass ahead of Christmas at a church in Las Pinas

A Well-Earned Break … For Now

William Choong

Fulcrum is ending a busy year on a high. Our team will be taking a publishing pause between Christmas Day and the New Year. The Fulcrum team wants to thank all our readers for your steady support this year.

ASEAN-Japan Relations at 50: Taking a Harder Edge

William Choong|Joanne Lin

With five decades of cooperation with ASEAN under its belt, Japan has the chance to now play a stronger role as balancer instead of passive price-taker in a region awash with anxiety over great power rivalry.

U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese foreign minister, at the White House in Washington, D.C., the United States, Oct. 27, 2023. (Photo by Liu Jie / XINHUA / Xinhua via AFP)

China-U.S. High-Level Dialogues: A Welcome Uptick but a Long Road Ahead

William Choong

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s recent meeting with U.S. President Joseph R. Biden in Washington indicates that high-level exchanges between the two powers are gaining momentum. But there is still a long way to go.