8 Aug 2025 Southeast Asia Should Be Clear-Eyed As It Navigates Trump’s Tariff Fog Stephen Olson With the tariff regime announced on 31 July, Trump has upended the global trade system that has benefited Southeast Asia tremendously. Donald Trump Southeast Asia Trade U.S.
6 Aug 2025 Where Does Southeast Asia Fit Within the MAGA Worldview? Ryan Hass US President Trump and the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement behind him will overlap uneasily with Southeast Asia’s foreign policy orientation. Donald Trump Southeast Asia U.S. U.S. Foreign Policy
26 May 2025 ASEAN’s Trade in Services with the US and China: A Hidden Casualty of Trump’s 2.0 Tariffs Tham Siew Yean|Maria Monica Wihardja In services trade, ASEAN has maintained a deficit with the US and a surplus with China. The Trump tariff fixation with goods has omitted services, to the detriment of all sides. Donald Trump Economy U.S. U.S.-ASEAN Relations
14 May 2025 Trump’s Tariff Turmoil: A Silver Lining? Jayant Menon Trump’s reciprocal tariffs may have created some Sturm und Drang, but there might well be an upside. Donald Trump Southeast Asia Tariffs
24 Apr 2025 Trump’s Tariff Reversal: An Opportunity for Trade Realignment in Southeast Asia Deasy Pane|Siwage Dharma Negara As trade policy takes a volatile turn under the US leader, ASEAN can seize the moment to diversify global partnerships and assert a stronger voice in the international trade order. Donald Trump Southeast Asia Tariffs US
23 Apr 2025 Will Trump Maintain the East Asian Power Balance? Daljit Singh Interpreting the US’ intentions for East and Southeast Asia, given the uncertainty unleashed by the present American leadership, is challenging but necessary. At stake is nothing less than the region’s strategic balance. Donald Trump Southeast Asia Tariffs US
19 Mar 2025 Southeast Asia Will Be Challenged by Trump 2.0 Sarang Shidore Sarang Shidore suggests that deeper intra-ASEAN coordination could help the region cope amidst uncertainties surrounding US foreign policy under Trump 2.0. ASEAN ASEAN-US Relations ASEANFocus Donald Trump US
20 Feb 2025 Southeast Asia must Prepare for Trump’s ‘Everything’s on the Table’ Approach to Trade Stephen Olson Southeast Asia was spared in the initial flurry of Trumpian trade actions, but Trump’s introduction of expansive and unprecedented non-trade issues into trade relations will inevitably entangle the region. ASEAN-US Relations Donald Trump International Trade Tariffs Trade US
18 Feb 2025 Trump’s Territorial Ambitions Send Tremors Beyond the Western Hemisphere Hoang Thi Ha US President Donald Trump's rhetoric in past weeks has sparked a chain reaction of alarm in Southeast Asia. If his words become deeds, the region's uneven but evident bedrock of trust in the US, carefully built up since World War Two's end, could slowly turn to dust. ASEAN-US Relations Donald Trump Southeast Asia US
5 Feb 2025 Navigating Trump 2.0 Tariffs: Keep Calm and Carry On Kristina Fong Siew Leng Southeast Asian countries are likely to be caught up in the crossfire between China and the US. But there could be a silver lining. Donald Trump Southeast Asia Tariffs US
