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May 22, 2024

Election 2024
A Second Trump Term: How Will Each Southeast Asian State Respond? Part 1

A potential second Trump administration would upend Southeast Asia’s preferred strategy of hedging between the United States and China.

Former President Trump gestures while speaking in front of a crowd wearing a red MAGA hat, red tie, and blue suit.

May 8, 2024

China
Second Trump Term Could Be Disastrous for Southeast Asia

A second Trump term could intensify the rivalry between the U.S. and China in Southeast Asia so that regional countries can no longer delicately dance between the giants.

Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event in Freeland, Michigan, May 1, 2024.

April 12, 2024

United States
The U.S.-Japan-Philippines Trilateral Was a Success, but Other Southeast Asian States Are Unlikely to Follow

The success of the U.S.-Japan-Philippines trilateral summit underscored the Joe Biden administration’s dedication to building partnerships in the Indo-Pacific, but Southeast Asian nations are less in…

Coast guard officers in blue shirts and navy pants walk past a coast guard vessel on a dock.

March 19, 2024

Southeast Asia
Southeast Asian States Struggle to Address the War in Gaza

Southeast Asian responses to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in Gaza have aligned with each country’s broader foreign policy stances.

Malaysian prime mnister stands amid supporters wearing a white shirt and Palestinian keffiyeh while waving to audience.

January 10, 2024

Bangladesh
Bangladesh’s Sham Election and the Regression of Democracy in South and Southeast Asia

Bangladesh’s unfree election is part of a larger trend of democratic regression in South and Southeast Asia.

Woman in a light green wrap sits at an ornate wooden desk outside in front of two red and green flags.

January 22, 2024

Pakistan
Pakistan’s Lukewarm February Election—Just Another Sign of South and Southeast Asia’s Democratic Failure

Ruling elites in South and Southeast Asia have stacked the electoral deck in their favor, hindering the chances of opposition parties.

A group of protestors stand on an elevated surface holding their hands in the air in front of building.

September 21, 2023

Russia
Moscow’s Influence Wanes in Southeast Asia

Moscow's influence in Southeast Asia is drastically waning.

President Vladimir Putin sits at a desk with a flag behind him.

October 24, 2023

Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia Becomes a Hotbed For Extraterritorial Renditions and Assassinations

Prime Minister Trudeau’s accusation that the Indian government killed a Sikh leader in Canada highlights the growing prevalence of extraterritorial renditions in Southeast Asia.

Protestors stand outside while holding up white paper signs in Thai script.

August 9, 2023

Southeast Asia
The State of Democracy in Southeast Asia is…Awful

Democracy continues to regress across Southeast Asia.

Cambodian politician Hun Manet wears a light green, short-sleeve shirt while placing his paper ballot in a box.