17 Mar 2026 Trump’s Global Agenda Flies into Domestic Headwinds Derek Grossman Domestic factors will increasingly limit Trump’s foreign policy and diplomatic engagement. U.S. U.S. Foreign Policy
5 Feb 2026 Trump and Southeast Asia: When Transactionalism Undermines Trust Derek Grossman The Trump Administration has broken with the tradition of pursuing its national interests in tandem with an emphasis on alliances and values. Southeast Asian countries will respond accordingly. Southeast Asia U.S. U.S. Foreign Policy
2 Jan 2026 What Southeast Asia Should Expect from Trump in 2026 Derek Grossman Trump chalked up some notable wins in Southeast Asia in 2025. But doubts remain over his approach to the region, given his reciprocal tariffs and trademark unpredictability. Southeast Asia U.S. U.S. Foreign Policy
6 Aug 2025 Where Does Southeast Asia Fit Within the MAGA Worldview? Ryan Hass US President Trump and the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement behind him will overlap uneasily with Southeast Asia’s foreign policy orientation. Donald Trump Southeast Asia U.S. U.S. Foreign Policy
24 Jul 2025 Trump’s Tariff Deal With the Philippines: All Praise, Little Gain JC Punongbayan|Aries A. Arugay For all the praise that US President Trump lavished on his Philippine counterpart, Marcos Jr. had little to account for from his high-profile visit to the US. Philippine Philippine-U.S. Relations U.S. Foreign Policy US
16 Jul 2025 Rubio’s Reassurances to ASEAN Ring Hollow Joanne Lin US Secretary of State came to Malaysia with well-crafted words about the importance of ASEAN, but his rhetoric is undermined by Washington’s protectionist trade policies. ASEAN ASEAN-U.S. Relations U.S. U.S. Foreign Policy
15 Jul 2025 A ‘Reverse Nixon’ Attempt by Trump? A Chinese View Qian Yuming In 1972, US President Nixon forged ties with China to counter the Soviet Union; will – or can – President Trump do the reverse today by aligning with Russia against China? China Russia U.S. U.S. Foreign Policy
27 Jun 2025 The Vietnam War and US Security Policy on the Asia-Pacific Daljit Singh The region’s security architecture is evolving in the wake of the Trump Administration’s pressure tactics on US allies and partners. An articulation of doctrine would be helpful but may not be forthcoming. U.S. U.S. Foreign Policy Vietnam
16 Jun 2025 US-China Negotiations in London Signal a Tough Road Ahead for Southeast Asia Stephen Olson Southeast Asian countries lack the personal rapport and leverage that have shaped US-China bargaining, and with US’ limited bandwidth, could find themselves on the outside looking in. China-U.S. Relations Economy U.S. U.S. Foreign Policy
19 Mar 2025 The Rules-based Order: In Dire Straits, But Not Dead Daljit Singh As the US steps away from the rules-based order it helped create, smaller countries need to step up to the plate to maintain it. International Relations U.S. Foreign Policy US
