The Philippines’ Engagement with South Korea: An Enduring and Promising Strategic Partnership
INTRODUCERE: In his first address to the 77th United Nations General Assembly in 2022, then President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. warned of “widening geopolitical polarities
ASEAN’s Economic Agenda: Towards Greater Strategic Agency?
INTRODUCERE: As the global landscape becomes more fragmented, ASEAN’s challenge is no longer simply to remain open
BRICS and the Persian Gulf Crisis: Lessons for ASEAN’s Strategic Coherence?
INTRODUCERE: BRICS is often cast in extremes.
Indonesia’s ‘In-Between’ Foreign Policy
INTRODUCERE: Indonesia has sound reasons for consistently staking out a diplomatic middle ground
From Partnership Expansion to Strategic Coherence: Vietnam’s Next Foreign Policy Challenge
INTRODUCERE: Vietnam’s pursuit of Comprehensive Strategic Partnerships has long been part of its foreign policy calculus. The challenge now is maintaining coherence across this wider network.
The Philippines’ Engagement with Japan: A Steady and Deepening Strategic Partnership
INTRODUCERE: As the Philippines faces a more complex strategic environment, security cooperation with like-minded countries is critical.
Cyberfraud in Southeast Asia: A New Battleground for the US and China?
INTRODUCERE: China and the US have reasons to work together to tackle the scourge of cyberfraud in Southeast Asia.
Southeast Asia and the Third Gulf War: Impact, Responses and Implications
INTRODUCERE: On 7 April 2026, it was announced that the US and Iran had agreed to a two-week ceasefire.
ASEAN’s Economic Agenda: Towards Greater Strategic Agency?
INTRODUCERE: As the global landscape becomes more fragmented, ASEAN’s challenge is no longer simply to remain open
Japan-ASEAN’s vision for “Co-Creating” AI
INTRODUCERE: Amid growing Sino-US rivalry and technological bifurcation, Japan and ASEAN should work together on “co-creating” AI models which are more inclusive.