20 May 2025 Preparing Malaysia’s Toolkit for Trump Tariff Tumult Lee Hwok-Aun As trade negotiations with the US continue, Malaysia needs to trot out relief measures and pro-growth measures to mitigate the impact of Trump’s Liberation Day tariffs. Malaysia Malaysian Economy Tariffs US
16 May 2025 Economic Anxiety, Nationalist Pride: How Vietnam Navigates the Trump Storm Dien Nguyen An Luong Hanoi is orchestrating a media campaign to project resilience amid Trump’s tariffs and other setbacks in US–Vietnam ties while trying to prevent simmering anti-American sentiments from hurting those ties. Tariffs U.S.-Vietnam Relations Vietnam Vietnamese Economy
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
15 Apr 2025 Vietnam’s 46 Per Cent Tariff Shock: A Catalyst for Economic Reform? Nguyen Hong Thach Vietnam has in the past embraced reform under pressure. The Trump tariff shock should spur reforms, particularly in reducing non-tariff barriers. International Trade Tariffs US Vietnam
4 Apr 2025 How Will Vietnam Deal With President Trump’s Shocking Tariffs? Le Hong Hiep Faced with 46 per cent US tariffs, Vietnam is unlikely to retaliate in kind. It is likely that Hanoi would avoid confrontation and lean on diplomacy instead. Tariffs U.S.-Vietnam Relations Vietnam Vietnamese Politics
12 Mar 2025 Trump’s Reciprocal Tariff Policy: Implications for Southeast Asia Jayant Menon The implications of the Trump administration’s reciprocal tariff policy on Southeast Asia are still unclear, as certain questions need to be answered. Southeast Asia Tariffs Trade 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
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
