Browsing: Strategic Ambiguity

A leaked phone call between Thailand and Cambodia has spiraled into a regional scandal—fracturing coalitions, halting trade, and exposing ASEAN’s crisis blind spots. This in-depth analysis unpacks the scandal’s roots, economic shockwaves, and strategic implications for Southeast Asia’s future.

The Indo-Pacific alignment crisis threatens ASEAN’s future. Explore how competing empires and internal fractures force urgent institutional reinvention.

As Southeast Asia digitizes, the battle for digital sovereignty intensifies. This essay examines China’s digital entrenchment, U.S. countermeasures, and ASEAN’s fragile autonomy in the infrastructure wars.

ASEAN’s Quiet Doctrine uses strategic ambiguity, consensus, and silence to preserve Southeast Asia’s autonomy amid rising U.S.-China tensions. Explore the doctrine’s roots, stress points, and future evolution in a fractured world order.

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

As U.S. global influence wanes and China asserts its regional vision, Southeast Asia must confront the limits of its long-standing strategy of ambiguity. Can ASEAN maintain autonomy without choosing sides?

Bamboo bends. it does not break. Vietnam’s foreign policy, in one sentence.

A 46% U.S. tariff rattles Vietnam’s economy. But Hanoi’s swift, strategic counter could mark a global shift. Is this a moment of economic breakdown — or breakthrough?

The recent U.S. tariffs on Vietnamese goods mark a critical shift in global trade dynamics. As Vietnam faces mounting pressure between its largest partners—China and the U.S.—its next moves will define not just its economy but the future of Southeast Asia’s role in global supply chains.

Vietnam’s geopolitical position gives it leverage amid U.S.-China-Russia tensions, but rising risks may shape its path as a power or a regional flashpoint.