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28 Sep 2020

Will China Establish Military Bases in Southeast Asia?

Ian Storey

The US Department of Defense has asserted that Beijing has “likely considered” logistics and basing infrastructure in five Southeast Asian countries. It is worth noting that such arrangements are predicated on a host nation’s inclination to support such a presence. At the moment, such willingness appears to be in short supply, except in the case of Cambodia.

China Southeast Asia

11 Sep 2020

Uncle Sam Will Have to Change His Tune After November for Buy-in From Southeast Asia

Hunter Marston

High stakes in the upcoming US presidential election for Southeast Asia and for American influence and goodwill in the region.

Southeast Asia US

30 Jul 2020

Southeast Asia as a Sino-US Battleground: China’s Measured Response Amid American Attacks

Lye Liang Fook

With the acceleration in tensions between the United States and China globally, Southeast Asia has again been caught up in clash of the two titans. The recent trigger for this was the US Department of State statement in July 2020 on the US Position on Maritime Claims in the South China Sea where it dismissed China’s claims...

China-U.S. Relations South China Sea Southeast Asia

2 Jul 2020

Australia’s 2020 Defence Strategic Update: Red Alert, Down Under

Malcolm Cook

Australia’s recently-released defence update may be the most consequential document in terms of Canberra’s defence relations with Southeast Asia. Australia is asking its Southeast Asia partners to do more, while offering them more in return.

ASEAN Australia Southeast Asia

22 Jun 2020

Cash, Cards And Cigarettes: Is Covid-19 Helping or Hampering The Black Economy?

Michael Schaper

It is difficult, at this stage, to predict the impact of Covid-19 on the black economy in the region. Lockdowns and the near-total ban on air travel could well affect underground trade – but only if regulators up their street smarts.

ASEAN Black Economy Southeast Asia

8 Feb 2017

President Trump’s Refugee Ban has Adverse Impact on Southeast Asia’s Refugees

Su-Ann Oh

US President Donald Trump’s executive order to impose a four-month travel ban on refugees entering the United States has increased their vulnerability in Southeast Asia. Many find themselves living in dire straits.

Refugees Southeast Asia US