Southeast Asia’s balancing act and revisionist forces
How the region can cope with Trump’s United States, Xi’s China and Putin’s Russia in the new world order
East Asia Forum
Beyond the liberal model in East and Southeast Asia
The key challenge ‘is to uphold democratic legitimacy by delivering effective policy outcomes’
Africa focus is a snapshot of China’s global vision
Beijing has embraced a mix of diplomacy, soft power and influence campaigns through media control
DeepSeek will not chip away at Silicon Valley’s sway
The rise of China’s start-up sparks debates on AI development and challenges to US dominance
Indonesia faces a delicate balancing act with China
‘Jakarta is reinforcing the defenses of its northernmost islands that are targeted by Beijing’
Diplomatic shift targets the West’s ‘Great Game’
Special envoys have become a crucial pillar in Beijing’s bid to assert influence across the globe
China’s export machine is wreaking havoc in Asia
‘The effects are felt especially strongly’ in the region’s ‘developing, middle-income economies’
US-China trade tensions spell trouble for Australia
Can we expect Washington to demand Canberra ‘to decouple from Beijing or else face sanctions?’
Beijing revels in South Korea’s political crisis
President Yoon’s impeachment drama has left Seoul ‘in chaos’ as China hypes up political ‘divisions’
ASEAN faces challenges from China-US fallout
Myanmar war, South China Sea crisis and threatened tariffs will test Southeast Asian nations