Strategic Ambiguity in Southeast Asia

Geopolitical foresight from the heart of ASEAN, navigating rising tensions, fractured alliances, and the delicate balance between global powers.

In an age of intensifying rivalry between the United States and China, Southeast Asia faces a pivotal choice: pick a side, or master the art of ambiguity.

Strategic Ambiguity is the oldest survival code of this region — now reimagined for a world of digital warfare, economic coercion, and shifting allegiances.

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What We Analyze

  • ASEAN’s foreign policy hedging
  • Vietnam’s strategic code
  • U.S.–China power realignment
  • Defense, cyber, and trade frameworks
  • Southeast Asian diplomacy in multipolarity

Each paper combines historical insight, regional dynamics, and actionable foresight.

Highlight:

Vietnam’s Foreign Policy is Not Neutral. It’s a Strategic Silence.

Vietnam strategic silence isn’t neutrality. It’s a calculated stance shaped by history, bamboo diplomacy, and South China Sea tensions.

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Key Strategic Papers

Why It Matters

Southeast Asia thrives not by confrontation, but calibration.
Strategic ambiguity is not indecision — it’s survival.
Our work decodes that ambiguity into usable intelligence for analysts, policymakers, and visionaries.

This division is led by Jay Nguyen, merging academic clarity with regional experience.

Strategic Ambiguity in Southeast Asia

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