The U.S. Is Pushing Southeast Asia Toward China. The Iran War Made It Worse.April 9, 2026By Joshua Kurlantzick
China is Becoming a Military Power in Southeast Asia in More Ways than People ThinkSeptember 15, 2025By Joshua Kurlantzick and Annabel Richter
Trump’s Abrupt Turn to Russia—and Whether a U.S.-Russia Team Could Gain Any Sway in South and Southeast AsiaFebruary 19, 2025By Joshua Kurlantzick
Bangladesh Could Turn to China as Trump Pulls Aid From the CountryJanuary 29, 2025By Joshua Kurlantzick
What a Harris-Walz Administration Would Mean for Southeast and South AsiaAugust 19, 2024By Joshua Kurlantzick
Slowing Protests Reveal Deep-Rooted Political Challenges in BangladeshJuly 29, 2024By Joshua Kurlantzick
Bangladesh’s Student Protests Are the Latest Sign of Sheikh Hasina’s Increasingly Brittle AutocracyJuly 22, 2024By Joshua Kurlantzick
Imran Khan Denied (But Perhaps Not Forever): Pakistan’s Other Parties Form a Weak Coalition GovernmentFebruary 13, 2024By Joshua Kurlantzick
Pakistan’s Election Results: Imran Khan Claims Victory, But He’s Unlikely to Get itFebruary 9, 2024By Joshua Kurlantzick
Pakistan’s Election: Not Free or Fair Beforehand, Chaotic On Election DayFebruary 8, 2024By Joshua Kurlantzick
With Imran Khan Jailed, Pakistan’s Election May Be Torpid, But the Aftermath Might Not BeFebruary 5, 2024By Joshua Kurlantzick
Pakistan’s Opposition Leader Imran Khan is Jailed As Election LoomsJanuary 31, 2024By Joshua Kurlantzick