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Key Takeaways: Japan is at a crossroads and faces a multitude of challenges that threaten its very existence. A prolonged
Key Takeaways: Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto recently traveled to Vladivostok, Russia, to attend the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF), held...
Key Takeaways: Chinese economic countermeasures towards the United States have been increasing in the past months as part of a
Key Takeaways: Increasing strategic competition in East Asia is catalysing debate regarding the possibility of Japan going nuclear. This debate
Key Takeaways: The biggest strategic challenge facing Singapore in the decade ahead would be to deal with a changed global
Key Takeaways: The crisis on the Korean Peninsula is one of the most sensitive and volatile issues around the world.
Key Takeaways: Global trade growth declined to 2.1% in 2026, while foreign direct investment (FDI) was flowing out of China
Key Takeaways: India and Japan signed the Memorandum of Arrangement (MOA) for Maritime Security Cooperation in New Delhi. The Memorandum
Key Takeaways: Human rights are in crisis, not only because of individual violations and government failures. More seriously, the crisis
Key Takeaways: The Indo-Pacific is today the focal point of global competition between major powers, in an environment characterized by
Key Takeaways South Korean President Lee Jae Myung recently proposed to formally put an end to the Korean War; his
Key Takeaways When Japan left, the Korean Peninsula broke into two after the Korean War. The border between North Korea
Key Takeaways The Korean peninsula is divided into the Republic of Korea in the south and the Democratic People’s Republic
Key Takeaways Indonesia’s 81st Independence Day in August 2026 is more than just a ceremony. Indonesia will have a tough
Key Takeaways Northeast Asia is experiencing significant change in the region’s geopolitics. North Korea is, in a trilateral manner, forming
Key Takeaways The South China Sea is likely to remain a contentious area in the region until 2026 and beyond.
Key Takeaways A recent naval exercise conducted by China and Indonesia in the waters east of Taiwan, in a region
Key Takeaways While Singapore can confidently leave Indonesia to look after its national sovereignty and strategic autonomy, Indonesia’s growing...
Key Takeaways In recent years, China has dramatically escalated its coercive behaviour in the South China Sea, sparking deep concern
Key Takeaways Reducing tensions in the most volatile region of the globe, East Asia, can benefit greatly from novel, underutilised
Key Takeaways: Fifty-nine years of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will be celebrated on August 8, 2026. Now, more
Key Takeaways: A little over a decade ago, the term “ASEAN centrality” became the cornerstone of Southeast Asia’s foreign policy.
Key Takeaways: The United Nations was founded in 1945 after the end of the Second World War. It was a
Key Takeaways: The ongoing conflict in Iran has become a critical and major global event with far-reaching implications for Singapore
Key Takeaways: The Indo-Pacific will be increasingly stable by 2026, as South Korea (ROK) and Indonesia strengthen their strategic maritime
Key Takeaways: China’s commitment to the freedom of navigation and use of the Strait of Hormuz is pragmatic. For a
Key Takeaways: The Strait of Malacca is perhaps the world’s most critical maritime chokepoint, carrying a third of global trade.
Key Takeaways: Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto is set to pay a historic visit to Iran, a country that is currently
Key Takeaways: The conflict going on in Iran could potentially impact global energy supply chains for energy and maritime trade,
Key Takeaways: The war between Russia and Ukraine has reached a stage of military stalemate and has become a matter
Key Takeaways: The Trump administration’s attempt to stop the import of Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) and Chinese restrictions on the
Key Takeaways The strategic alignment between Indonesia and Singapore on the Malacca Straits issue is designed to safeguard economic interests
Key Takeaways The relationship between Indonesia and Singapore is at a crossroads. It is at a transformative period, and geographical
Key Takeaways In July 2026, China conducted a nuclear-capable missile test in the South Pacific, a region that has been
Key Takeaways This essay analyses how Indonesia could deal with the Alternative for Germany (AfD) potentially rising to power. It
Key Takeaways The absence of President Prabowo Subianto at the funeral of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Iran in July 2026
Key Takeaways Indonesia is at a crossroads. The country’s huge market, or so-called “market big” of over 260 million consumers,
Key Takeaways The stability of the Strait of Hormuz as a vital maritime transit route for trade between East and
The growing US-China rivalry in the Pacific is becoming the defining characteristic of 21st-century international relations. Both great powers are
This article asserts that Indonesia’s current system of government is not conducive to stability and accountability. Over three decades have
For far too long, the Indo-Pacific has been viewed through the lens of great-power rivalry between the United States and
The Korean Peninsula remains one of the most complex security problems in the world today. The conflict on the Korean
The South China Sea, one of the world’s most contested maritime spaces, continues to draw attention from regional and global
There are many causes for Indonesia’s present fragility. All of them can be summarised in two words: slow growth and
For nearly eight decades, Japan’s international identity was defined by Article 9 of its 1947 Constitution, which renounced war. This
Contrasting Singapore’s centralised city-state with Indonesia’s highly decentralised democracy can offer some crucial lessons for Jakarta as it...
The current export controls placed by the United States on advanced semiconductors and high-performance artificial intelligence models have introduced...
Key Takeaways The geopolitical landscape in East Asia is undergoing a structural change due in large part to uncertain U.S.
The international system is today undergoing changes that are characterised by a growing Great Power rivalry and by a fragmentation
The South China Sea is a global commons, vital to the continued growth of global commerce, with a significant proportion