Region
Southeast Asia
Transnational Repression, Organized Crime, and Conflict in Southeast Asia
By Luke Hunt
A conversation with Phil Robertson, a Bangkok-based human rights advocate.
Does Myanmar Still Have One Government to Recognize?
By Teh Lip Li
Much of the world still views Myanmar through a narrow diplomatic lens that cannot encompass the full political complexity of its conflict.
ASEAN Foreign Ministers Convene Meeting Under the Shadow of Iran War, Regional Crises
By Sebastian Strangio
The bloc's foreign ministers are set to call for "the restoration of the safe, unimpeded, and continuous transit passage of vessels and aircraft in the Strait of Hormuz.”
Philippine Marine Injured in Clash With China Coast Guard at Disputed South China Sea Shoal
By Sebastian Strangio
The two sides traded accusations over the confrontation at Second Thomas Shoal, a long-standing focus of maritime tensions between Manila and Beijing.
Philippines’ Lazaro Dismisses Criticisms Over ASEAN’s ‘Informal Meeting’ With Myanmar FM
By Sebastian Strangio
Last week, the Special Advisory Council for Myanmar said that agreeing to the meeting was a sign of the ASEAN special envoy's "timidity and poor judgment."
Australia Updates Travel Warning For Laos After Announcement of Methanol Poisoning Charges
By Sebastian Strangio
Foreign Minister Penny Wong said that she was “deeply frustrated and bitterly disappointed" at the leniency of the charges announced on Friday.
The Romanovs and ‘Invictus’ in the Impeachment Trial of Philippine Vice President
By Mong Palatino
Sara Duterte claimed that she is "bloodied but unbowed" in the face of persecution by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his administration.
China, the US, and Nuclear Energy Geopolitics in Southeast Asia
By Yu-Hsuan Yeh
Nuclear reactor exports are becoming an increasingly important arena of strategic competition.
The Intensifying Geopolitics of Southeast Asia’s Military Modernization
By James Guild
At a time of growing regional turbulence, nations across the region are seeking to equip themselves with more and better armaments.
Philippines Issues Formal Protest to China Over ‘Dehumanizing’ State Media Video
By Sebastian Strangio
The Department of Foreign Affairs demanded the "immediate takedown” of the AI-generated video, in which the Philippines was depicted as a monkey.
More Than 500 Feared Dead After Reported Shipwrecks Off Myanmar’s Coast, UN Says
By Sebastian Strangio
The reports come on top of the 300 people already reported missing or drowned in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal in 2026.
The State of Cambodia’s Online Scamming Industry
By Luke Hunt
A conversation with journalist and advocate Nathan Paul Southern.
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