ARTICLES

25 Dec 2024

2024 Top 10

China’s Overcapacity and Southeast Asian Economies: A Blessing Despite Concerns

Maria Monica Wihardja|Sherry Tao Kong

China’s purported industrial overcapacity is a double-edged sword for Southeast Asian economies.

20 Dec 2024

Seaweed: Prospects for Decarbonisation and Food Security in Southeast Asia

Elyssa Kaur Ludher|Wei-Li Woo

Enthusiasm about seaweed has been growing due to its potential to contribute to food security, decarbonisation, and economic growth. Southeast Asia is a major global producer of seaweed; Indonesia and the Philippines are among the top-producing countries. The region’s millions of farmers could potentially benefit from an expansion of the industry.

Climate Change Southeast Asia

19 Dec 2024

Locating Theravāda Buddhism in Maritime Southeast Asia

Jack Meng-Tat Chia

Theravāda Buddhist communities across maritime Southeast Asia have long adapted to local conditions. Even today, believers are finding new ways of transmitting the faith to younger adherents.

Indonesia Religion Southeast Asia Thailand

5 Dec 2024

ASEAN Should Drive Action for Agri-Food Sector after COP29

Elyssa Kaur Ludher|Paul Teng

Following the letdown of COP29, ASEAN needs to step up and lead the way in controlling emissions from Southeast Asia’s agri-food system.

Agriculture Climate Change Southeast Asia

21 Nov 2024

Should Southeast Asia Try to Pick Up the Pieces On IPEF?

Stephen Olson

The US is likely to pull out of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework. But the remaining members should be able to advance the framework.

ASEAN Indo-Pacfic Southeast Asia US

18 Nov 2024

Has China Changed its Policy Towards Chinese Overseas?

Leo Suryadinata

In 2024, senior Chinese diplomat Liu Jianchao made a clear distinction between Huaqiao and Huaren, emphasising that they possess different political loyalties. Huaren’s political loyalty, he noted, is tied only to the country of citizenship. In substance, however, Beijing’s policy of blurring the distinction between Huaqiao and Huaren remains unchanged.

China Ethnic Immigration Southeast Asia

14 Nov 2024

Middle East Conflicts will Impact Security in Asia

Daljit Singh

Washington’s involvement in wars in the Middle East will intensify anti-US sentiment in Southeast Asia, and divert US bandwidth and military resources from the Indo-Pacific.

ASEAN-U.S. Relations Middle East Southeast Asia US

12 Nov 2024

Trump 2.0 Presidency: What Is in Store for Southeast Asia?

Hoang Thi Ha|William Choong

Southeast Asia is unlikely to be a priority in Trump’s foreign policy agenda, but the region will need to strategise its response to the President-elect’s trade and security stances, and his transactional approach.

ASEAN ASEAN-U.S. Relations Southeast Asia US

5 Nov 2024

Why Southeast Asia Should be Concerned about North Korean Troops in Russia

Ian Storey

The arrival of thousands of North Korean troops in Russia represents a serious escalation of the Russia-Ukraine War. Southeast Asian countries should be concerned. They can take action to enforce the sanctions regime against North Korea.

North Korea Russia Southeast Asia Ukraine United Nations

24 Oct 2024

Time for Better Collective Climate Action in ASEAN Agrifood Production

Paul Teng

Agriculture suffers from the impacts of climate change and is also a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. ASEAN, working as a region, must do more to address food security and climate change mitigation.

Agriculture ASEAN Climate Change Southeast Asia