ARTICLES

24 Jul 2024

Southeast Asia and the Global South: Rhetoric and Reality

Hoang Thi Ha|Cha Hae Won

This article contextualises Southeast Asian countries within the Global South discourse, examining where they align with the characteristics generally associated with the Global South and where they diverge.

19 Jul 2024

China-Philippines Talks: A Sliver of Hope to Reduce Tensions?

Lye Liang Fook

Although China and the Philippines have resumed bilateral talks, they are far from addressing their differences over the Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea.

China China-Philippine Relations International Relations Philippine South China Sea

15 Jul 2024

The ‘Second China Shock’ and its Implications for Southeast Asia

John Lee

China’s progress up the technological ladder will impact Southeast Asian economies.

China Economy Southeast Asia Supply Chains

9 Jul 2024

Southeast Asia and BRICS: Fear of Missing Out

Sharon Seah

The fact that five Southeast Asian countries are seeking to join BRICS should not be seen as an affront to the West and its so-called rules-based order.

China India Malaysia Southeast Asia Thailand

28 Jun 2024

Strengthening Southeast Asian Studies in China

Chang-Yau Hoon

The discipline of Southeast Asian Studies in China is enjoying a second wind.

China Education Southeast Asia

21 Jun 2024

The Suzhou Industrial Park: Singapore’s Evolving Role 30 Years On

Lye Liang Fook

Singapore continues to contribute to the Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP) by working with its Chinese counterparts to identify new areas of cooperation, helping Chinese companies go overseas to Singapore and facilitating Singapore-based companies to expand their businesses in China.

China China-Singapore Relations Singapore

19 Jun 2024

The Shangri-La Dialogue’s Coming of Age – A Conversation with Veerle Nouwens

Veerle Nouwens

Fulcrum editor Julia Lau discusses the recent Shangri-La Dialogue (SLD) and the significance of two decades of the SLD with IISS Executive Director, Veerle Nouwens.

China Defence Dialogues at Fulcrum South China Sea U.S.

14 Jun 2024

The Impacts of Supply Chain Reconfiguration on ASEAN Economies

Aufa Doarest|Maria Monica Wihardja

An examination of recent trade and FDI flows shows that ASEAN has been benefitting from the reconfiguration of global supply chains as a result of intensifying US-China strategic rivalry. But these gains could well be reversed if the US-China intensifies and leads to a sharp decoupling of global supply chains.

ASEAN China China-U.S. Relations Economic Development Technology U.S.

12 Jun 2024

Chinese in Malaysia: Proud of China’s Rise, Yet Fiercely Malaysian

Peter T. C. Chang

Chinese Malaysians are proud of China’s rise as a great power. But they have also forged a separate cultural identity quite apart from China’s efforts.

China China-Malaysia Relations Ethnic Malaysia

5 Jun 2024

Southeast Asia and Trump 2.0(?): Agency Amid Anxiety

Ford Hart

Southeast Asian countries exercised significant agency in protecting their geopolitical interests during Donald Trump’s presidential administration. They would be likely to do so again if there were a second.

China China-U.S. Relations U.S. U.S. Foreign Policy U.S.-ASEAN Relations