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8 Jul 2024 Neighbour to Civil War: Thailand’s Relations with Myanmar in 2024 Paul Chambers|Kridsana Chotisut The road to Myanmar for ASEAN goes through Bangkok. This in itself might be a problem. ASEAN Military Myanmar Thailand
3 Jul 2024 Beyond the SQUAD: Ideas for the Philippines to Work with a Northeast Asian Minilateral Arrangement Rommel Jude G. Ong The Philippines has extensively participated in several minilateral defence arrangements in the Indo-Pacific with like-minded states, driven by its current strategic calculus and threats within its maritime domain. The author proposes one more. Defence Military Philippine Southeast Asia
11 Jun 2024 Rethinking Philippine Counterterrorism Strategy after the Marawi Siege Ann Bajo Seven years after the siege of Marawi, the resurgence of the Abu Sayyaf Group has led to a renewed counter-push by the Philippine armed forces. Military Philippine Philippine Politics
29 Nov 2023 Peace and Friendship-2023: Will It Reduce China’s Trust Deficit? Ian Storey A recent land and maritime exercise among China and five Southeast Asian countries highlights some emerging trends but breaks little new ground. ASEAN-China Relations China Military
13 Jun 2023 The Five Power Defence Arrangements: How to Sail Past Fifty David M. Andrews The Five Power Defence Arrangements is not called the grandfather of multilateral arrangements for no reason. Going forward, the FPDA can make a significant contribution to the realm of maritime security. Australia Defence Military
5 Apr 2023 Military Modernisation in Southeast Asia: Learning from the Russia-Ukraine War Ian Storey Ian Storey examines the factors driving defence modernisation in Southeast Asia and how the region may draw lessons from the Russia-Ukraine war. ASEAN ASEAN-Russia Relations ASEANFocus Defence Military
