ARTICLES

14 Oct 2026

Japan’s “Silent Diplomacy” in Myanmar: A Partner for ASEAN’s Peace Process?

Hirokazu Omatsu|Kyi Sin

Japan is stepping up its regional mediation push. This will be relevant to Myanmar.

13 Oct 2026

Haze Chokes Plants Too: Air Quality as a Food Security Issue

Paul Teng

Southeast Asia must address the damage of the haze on agriculture, especially food crops.

ASEAN Climate Change Haze Pollution

9 Oct 2026

ASEAN@60 Special Edition

ASEAN’s Economic Future in an Age of Geoeconomic Competition

Mari Elka Pangestu

Over the past two decades, since the ASEAN Economic Community was envisioned, ASEAN has benefited from an increasingly open global economy. Its strategy of remaining open to all major economies, attracting investment, integrating into global supply chains and avoiding choosing sides has served the region well, but this model is now under pressure. The intensifying US-China strategic rivalry and tariff wars, export controls and competition over semiconductors and critical minerals are reshaping the global economic landscape.

ASEAN ASEANFocus Economic Development Global Value Chains

5 Oct 2026

Southeast Asia Needs AI Exit Options, Not AI Independence

Zenobia Chan

The region cannot eliminate its dependence on foreign chips, clouds and models. It can, however, ensure that essential AI systems remain affordable, locally effective and replaceable when suppliers or access conditions change.

Artificial Intelligence ASEAN Southeast Asia Technology

2 Oct 2026

ASEAN@60 Special Edition

ASEAN-EU at 50: Turning Goodwill into Strategic Tech Cooperation

Matej Šimalčík|Filip Šebok

Matej Šimalčík and Filip Šebok argue that as the international order fragments, deeper ASEAN-EU cooperation in critical technologies can turn political goodwill into strategic capital. This can be done by simultaneously advancing mutual economic development and reducing both sides' external dependencies.

ASEAN ASEANFocus EU-ASEAN Relations

18 Sep 2026

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

Jayant Menon

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.

ASEAN Economy Tariffs US

17 Sep 2026

Regional Haze Casts a Pall on ASEAN’s Influence

Melinda Martinus

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

ASEAN Climate Change Environment Haze Southeast Asia

16 Sep 2026

The Diplomatic Limits of Cambodia’s Engagement with Myanmar

Chhay Lim|Joanne Lin

Myanmar is using bilateral diplomacy to establish a semblance of normality with ASEAN member states, even as the bloc’s collective restrictions remain formally in place.

ASEAN Cambodia Myanmar

9 Sep 2026

From Bottlenecks to Breakthroughs: Embedding High Integrity into ASEAN Carbon Markets

Renard Siew

Southeast Asia leaves swathes of potential carbon credits stranded and unrealised. ASEAN should embrace the Core Carbon Principles to bolster integrity and growth of its carbon markets.

ASEAN Carbon Markets Climate Change Environment