ARTICLES

Residents are carried on a forklift truck to dry land through flood waters brought by heavy rain from Typhoon Vamco

14 Jan 2021

Hit the Covid Reset Button for Climate’s Sake!

Sharon Seah

Climate change and pandemics are interlinked. So should be the government responses to these human security threats.

Indonesian activists participate in a rally calling for action against climate change

29 Dec 2020

Southeast Asian Youth on Climate Change: A Force to be Harnessed for the Greater Good

Qiu Jiahui

Youths in Southeast Asia are active in climate change advocacy, but more can be done so that they are to be equipped to tackle an existential challenge.

Climate Change Demography Southeast Asia

Adm. Phil Davidson and Prime Minister of Thailand Prayut Chan-o-cha

14 Dec 2020

Policymakers' View

US Indo-Pacific Command: Standing with Allies and Partners Amid the Pandemic

Philip S. Davidson

In this special contribution to Fulcrum, Admiral Philip Davidson, commander of US Indo-Pacific Command, stresses that the US’ largest geographic combatant command will continue to work with allies and partners across the region, particularly those in Southeast Asia. He argues that there is a growing “strategic convergence” between the US and the region.

Indo-Pacfic Policymakers’ View Southeast Asia U.S.

A worker makes Christmas cards in a factory in Hung Yen, Vietnam

8 Dec 2020

Managing the New Normal in Relations Between China and the United States

Zha Daojiong

The China-US new normal maybe more stable and less worrying for Southeast Asia than commonly thought.

China-U.S. Relations Cold War Southeast Asia

26th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Forum (ARF) in Bangkok on August 2, 2019

3 Dec 2020

Southeast Asia in 2055: Greater Collective Responsibility?

Tim Huxley

Thinking 35 years ahead, Southeast Asia could see two scenarios: one where it has continued to depend on extra-regional powers but China has demonstrated greater staying power; and the other where the region takes greater responsibility for its own security.

ASEAN ASEAN Unity China-U.S. Relations Southeast Asia

South Korean protestors hold up "Yankee go home" placards

2 Dec 2020

Yankee Come Back – But We Will Cope, With or Without You

William Choong

America is in a weaker position in Southeast Asia now than four years ago and regional states are adjusting to this reality.

ASEAN China-U.S. Relations Southeast Asia U.S.

25 Nov 2020

Mind the Gap: Biden’s Opportunity to Reengage Southeast Asia

Zack Cooper

The Biden administration will need to get both its words and actions right to rebuild trust in the USA in Southeast Asia.

ASEAN Southeast Asia U.S. U.S. Foreign Policy

24 Nov 2020

Biden and Southeast Asia: When Foreign Policy Begins at Home

Joseph Chinyong Liow

President-elect Biden will restore a more traditional style of diplomacy to the United States, but domestic considerations will weigh heavily on American foreign policy – and Washington’s approach to Southeast Asia.

Southeast Asia U.S. U.S. Foreign Policy

24 Nov 2020

Fulcrum: Putting the Spotlight on Southeast Asia

Choi Shing Kwok

fulcrum /ˈfʊlkrə/, /ˈfʌlkrə/ ) (physics) the point on which a lever turns or is supported. [usually singular] the most important part of an activity or a situation.

Fulcrum Southeast Asia

3 Nov 2020

China-US Competition: Southeast Asia Can Decide What’s Best

Lye Liang Fook

Southeast Asian countries prefer a healthy balance of power between major powers in the region. This is often overlooked by China and the United States, which want them to take a stand on issues of concern.

China-U.S. Relations Southeast Asia