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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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September 2, 2016
United States
Remembering Ho Chi Minh’s 1945 Declaration of Vietnam’s Independence
What if? Those two words are easy to ask, whether about our own lives or world history. But the answers can be haunting—a different choice might have created a better opportunity or prevented a trage…
February 13, 2014
Regional Organizations
John Kerry’s Visit to Jakarta
At the end of his current trip to Asia, Secretary of State John Kerry will be stopping in Jakarta and meeting with Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretary-General Le Luong Minh. Alth…
December 6, 2012
China
South China Sea: Going to Get Worse Before It (Might) Gets Better
This week’s latest South China Sea incident, in which a Chinese fishing boat cut a Vietnamese seismic cable —at least according to Hanoi— is a reminder that, despite the South China Sea dominating ne…
December 2, 2015
Asia
ASEAN’s New Community---Only a Small Step
At an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit last week, Southeast Asian leaders signed an agreement creating an “ASEAN Community.” The Diplomat reports that the “Community,” much discu…
April 7, 2022
Southeast Asia
Russia’s Ties to Southeast Asia and How They Affect the Ukraine War: Part 3, Singapore and Vietnam
The latest in our series on Southeast Asian relations with Russia looks at two important U.S. partners.
