31 Jul 2025 What the Weak Must Suffer: Indonesia’s High-Cost Trade Deal with the US Maria Monica Wihardja|Siwage Dharma Negara A fast deal is not necessarily a good deal if Indonesia strikes an unequal trade bargain to avoid higher tariffs. Indonesia Indonesian Economy Indonesian Politics Tariffs US
17 Jul 2025 Will Vietnam’s Tariff Deal with the US Make Its Exports More Competitive? Juthathip Jongwanich|Archanun Kohpaiboon On the surface, it appears that Vietnam’s securing of lower tariffs from the US could make it more competitive than its regional rivals. A deeper examination shows that this might not be the case. Southeast Asia Tariffs U.S.-Vietnam Relations US Vietnam
26 May 2025 Key Takeaways for Southeast Asia from US-UK Trade Deal: It Will Be a Hard Slog Stephen Olson As they negotiate with the US for new trade deals, Southeast Asian countries are hoping for at least some relief from the US’ reciprocal tariffs. With the recent US-UK trade deal in mind, these countries should do so with much circumspection. Southeast Asia Tariffs Trade UK US
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
