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Showing posts with the label South East Asia

Middle Powers, Joining Together: The Case of Vietnam and Australia

Source Link By Le Dinh Tinh and Hoang Long Middles powers need each other more, not less, as great power competition roils the Asia-Pacific. On August 23, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison bec…

Something Is Very Wrong on the Mekong River

Source Link By Tom Fawthrop This year’s drought is just a preview of more dire problems to come if government don’t change course. The Mekong is reeling from the combined onslaught of climate change,…

Managing the Rise of China's Security Partnerships in Southeast Asia

Source Link Over the past few years, while China has continued its criticism of the U.S. alliance system in the Asia-Pacific, Beijing has in fact been developing a network of new security partnership…

ASEAN’s Indo-Pacific Dilemma: Where To From Here? – Analysis

Source Link By Dr. Frederick Kliem ASEAN has now added to the ongoing Indo-Pacific debate. The question is, where to go from here? Is ASEAN’s Outlook an end in itself or a constructive roadmap for th…

China’s Soft and Sharp Power Strategies in Southeast Asia Accelerating, But Are They Having an Impact?

by Joshua Kurlantzick Source Link In a recent analysis for the Jamestown Foundation, Russell Hsiao of the Global Taiwan Institute presented a thorough and compelling case of Chinese Communist Party …

Thailand’s Elections Foreshadow a New Divide, Without Healing Old Ones

Joshua Kurlantzick Source Link In Thailand’s elections on March 24, the military’s proxy party, Palang Pracharath, performed better than pre-election surveys had indicated, finishing with 8.4 millio…

Indonesians Get Ready to Pass Judgement on 'Jokowi'

Source Link In campaigning ahead of April nationwide elections, Indonesia's opposition has criticized President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo for failing to deliver promised economic growth and …

How China and the U.S. Are Competing for Young Minds in Southeast Asia

Source Link Kristine Lee Business leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos last month warned that China has overtaken the United States in the development of artificial intelligence and other eme…

The Huawei Dilemma: Insecurity and Mistrust

Source Link By Roncevert Ganan Almond On a fall day in 2012, Charles Ding , Huawei’s chief representative in the United States, made his way to Capitol Hill. While most of Washington was consumed wit…
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