25 Sep 2025 Malaysia’s Fifth-Generation Fighter Jet Problem: Can the Kaan Make the Cut? Ian Storey Given its ageing fleet of fighter jets, Malaysia needs to get a plane soon. But its choices are limited. China Malaysia Military South Korea U.S.
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.
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
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 U.S.
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. U.S.-Vietnam Relations Vietnam
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
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
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
