14 Oct 2025 Caught in the Sino-US Crossfire: ASEAN Needs to Act as One Maria Monica Wihardja|Dennis Trinidad The economic competition between China and the US portends both opportunities and challenges for Southeast Asia. ASEAN China-U.S. Relations Trade
17 Sep 2025 Enhancing ASEAN’s Intra-Regional Trade Need Not Require Bells and Whistles Kristina Fong Siew Leng Kristina Fong discusses how steps to strengthen ASEAN's intra-regional trade need not require re-inventing the wheel but rather concerted efforts in practical measures to reduce trade facilitation frictions. ASEAN ASEAN Connectivity Asean Trade ASEANFocus Trade
29 Aug 2025 Will Southeast Asian Exporters ‘Eat’ the Trump Tariffs? Jayant Menon Facing Trump’s latest round of tariffs, Southeast Asian exports face a dilemma. But the incentive to “eat” or absorb the tariffs might diminish over time. ASEAN-US Relations International Trade Trade
20 Aug 2025 Trump’s Tariffs Take Effect – What Now? Stephen Olson Fulcrum editor Lee Hwok Aun speaks with Stephen Olson, Visiting Senior Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, on making sense of the Trump tariffs and thinking through the unpredictabilities. Dialogues at Fulcrum Southeast Asia Tariffs Trade US
8 Aug 2025 Southeast Asia Should Be Clear-Eyed As It Navigates Trump’s Tariff Fog Stephen Olson With the tariff regime announced on 31 July, Trump has upended the global trade system that has benefited Southeast Asia tremendously. Donald Trump Southeast Asia Trade U.S.
23 Jul 2025 Trump’s Tariff Deals With Southeast Asia: It’s Complicated Stephen Olson Given current information available regarding the US’ tariff regime towards countries such as Vietnam and Indonesia, it is hard to assess which regional countries will come up tops in the ongoing saga. ASEAN-US Relations International Trade Trade US
14 Jul 2025 Caught in the Crossfire: Vietnam and the Chinese Transshipment Dilemma Le Hong Hiep Vietnam is caught in the middle as the US seeks to clamp down on China using it as a backdoor into the American market. China China-Vietnam Relations Trade U.S. U.S.-Vietnam Relations Vietnam
11 Jun 2025 Rightsizing the Risks of China’s Export Redirection to Southeast Asia Maria Monica Wihardja|Aufa Doarest Faced with a potential tsunami of Chinese imports, ASEAN countries might feel tempted to effect gut-reaction measures such as trade barriers. For better policy making, some data-based perspectives will be useful. ASEAN-China Relations China Trade
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
22 May 2025 Prime Minister Anwar’s Visit to Russia: Long on Pomp, Short on Outcomes Ian Storey Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's recent visit to Russia was high on symbolism but low on substance. Foreign Policy Malaysia MH17 Plane Crash Political Islam Russia Trade
