3 Aug 2021 Team Biden: A Southeast Asia Reset Victor Ha Compared to China, the Biden Administration has been slow off the blocks in the game of winning friends and influencing people in Southeast Asia. It has its work cut out for it. ASEAN ASEAN-China Relations China-U.S. Relations Indo-Pacfic U.S.
27 Jul 2021 Congress and America’s Negative Turn Against China: Strategic Ballast Robert Sutter In recent years, the US Congress has played a major role in America’s unprecedented turn against China. China-U.S. Relations U.S. Foreign Policy
27 Jul 2021 The United States’ “Mini” Shangri-La Dialogue: Stand and Deliver William Choong When Lloyd Austin, the US Secretary of Defense, speaks at the 40th Fullerton Lecture in Singapore tonight, he will need to go beyond speaking about esoteric concepts such as the “rules-based international order” and promise that Washington will provide tangible deliverables in the form of pandemic assistance, economic growth and trade. China-U.S. Relations Quad Southeast Asia State of Southeast Asia Survey U.S. Foreign Policy
9 Jul 2021 Biden’s ‘China Challenge’ and Domestic Politics: Implications for Southeast Asia Shaun Narine Under President Biden, Southeast Asia is dealing with a US administration that remains determined to compete with and confront China but is mired in political paralysis caused by deep ideological divisions. This will constrain the US’ ability to act as a reliable security and economic partner in the region. China-U.S. Relations U.S. U.S. Foreign Policy
28 Jun 2021 Give It Another Shot, Uncle Sam Charles Dunst As it pertains to Washington’s relations with Southeast Asia, the Biden Administration is not faring much better than its predecessor. A low-hanging fruit would be the supply of Covid-19 vaccines. ASEAN China-U.S. Relations COVID-19 Southeast Asia U.S. Vaccine Diplomacy
21 May 2021 Philippine-US Cooperation on Whitsun Reef: A “Win” for the Biden Team in Southeast Asia? Robert Sutter Southeast Asian views of the United States declined during the Trump administration, and persisted into the Biden administration early on in the year. But Washington’s sustained support for Manila amid the latter’s recent confrontation with China in the South China Sea has helped to offset negative perceptions of Uncle Sam in the region. China-U.S. Relations Philippine Politics Philippine-U.S. Relations South China Sea
12 May 2021 Book Review: A Cheery Optimism About Asia’s Rise and Its Future Daljit Singh The Future is Asian: Commerce, Conflict and Culture in the 21st Century by Parag Khanna is about the rise of Asia, its future prospects and its complex relationship with the West. Notwithstanding occasional analytical lapses, it is an engaging read with many rich vignettes of information and interesting observations. Asia Pacific China China-U.S. Relations Economic Development Southeast Asia
12 May 2021 In Conversation with Parag Khanna William Choong In this inaugural episode of Dialogues at Fulcrum, William Choong, Managing Editor of Fulcrum, sits down with Parag Khanna to discuss his book, “The Future is Asian: Commerce, Conflict and Culture in the 21st Century”. ASEAN Asia Pacific China-U.S. Relations Dialogues at Fulcrum Southeast Asia
14 Apr 2021 US Indo-Pacific Strategy: Digging in For the Long Game Daljit Singh It is easy to find fault with the recently-declassified version of the United States’ strategic framework for the Indo-Pacific. The fact remains, however, that the US is making strategic adjustments to steel itself for years, if not decades, of strategic competition with China. China-U.S. Relations South China Sea U.S. Foreign Policy U.S. Pacific Fleet
18 Feb 2021 The State of Southeast Asia Survey America is Back – For Now At Least Choi Shing Kwok The advent of the new Biden Administration has sparked high hopes for US engagement by Southeast Asians. Still, Uncle Sam has a mountain to climb. ASEAN China-U.S. Relations Southeast Asia State of Southeast Asia Survey U.S. Foreign Policy
