Southeast Asia

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Can Brunei Copy the Gulf States and Reform While It Still Has a Chance?
August 5, 2025
By Joshua Kurlantzick
Thai-Cambodian Border Clashes Help Revive Hun Sen’s Power
July 28, 2025
By Joshua Kurlantzick and Mike Rattanasengchanh
Thailand and Cambodia’s Ceasefire: Will It Stop War When Elites Want Conflict?
July 28, 2025
By Joshua Kurlantzick
Trump Makes Some Apparent Trade Deals in Asia, but Could be Poisoning the Waters Long Term
July 24, 2025
By Joshua Kurlantzick and Annabel Richter
Will Southeast Asia Help Trump Build a Wall Against Chinese Exports?
July 15, 2025
By Joshua Kurlantzick and Annabel Richter
Is a Coup Coming Soon in Thailand?
June 30, 2025
By Joshua Kurlantzick
The Last Days of Thailand’s Shinawatra Dynasty
June 30, 2025
By Joshua Kurlantzick
Thailand’s Border Conflict With Cambodia Raises Fear of Another Coup
June 25, 2025
By Joshua Kurlantzick
Organized Crime Is Thriving in Myanmar’s Civil War—and It’s a Global Threat
June 20, 2025
By Joshua Kurlantzick
The Philippines’ Dynasties are Going Scorched-Earth on Each Other: How Will the Country Fare?
June 18, 2025
By Joshua Kurlantzick
Renowned Academic Paul Chambers Flees Thailand: Does Bangkok Really Get What it Wants?
June 11, 2025
By Joshua Kurlantzick
Thailand Arrests a World-Leading Expert on Thailand. Why?
May 2, 2025
By Joshua Kurlantzick
Why East Asia Is a Target of Trump’s Tariff War, in Six Charts
April 30, 2025
By Joshua Kurlantzick
Singapore Holds an Election Amidst a World at (Trade) War
April 22, 2025
By Joshua Kurlantzick
Will the Earthquake Affect Politics and War in Myanmar?
April 1, 2025
By Joshua Kurlantzick
Women This Week: Namibia Inaugurates Its First Woman President
March 31, 2025
By Noël James
Just When Things Couldn’t Possibly Get Worse in Myanmar, They Do
March 28, 2025
By Joshua Kurlantzick
As in Europe, Authoritarians in Asia Are Emboldened
March 26, 2025
By Joshua Kurlantzick
Prabowo’s Rocky First Months as Indonesia’s President
March 26, 2025
By Joshua Kurlantzick and Abi McGowan
Trump’s Cuts to Democracy Promotion Like the NED Already Hit Asian Organizations Hard
March 3, 2025
By Joshua Kurlantzick
U.S. Soft Power Is Spiraling in Asia, With China Filling the Void
February 26, 2025
By Joshua Kurlantzick
Trump’s Abrupt Turn to Russia—and Whether a U.S.-Russia Team Could Gain Any Sway in South and Southeast Asia
February 19, 2025
By Joshua Kurlantzick
Marcos Jr. Lies About Ending the Brutal Philippine Drug War—And a Lot More
February 19, 2025
By Joshua Kurlantzick
Southeast Asia Responds to Trump Tariffs
February 14, 2025
By Joshua Kurlantzick