ASEAN Rules-Based Order Tested in Manila
ASEAN rules-based order faces a pivotal test in Manila as delegates debate a bloc-wide protest tool against China’s water-cannon tactics. Read the intel drop.
The Indo-Pacific Split: Why ASEAN’s Alignment Crisis Is Unfolding Faster Than Expected
The Indo-Pacific alignment crisis threatens ASEAN’s future. Explore how competing empires and internal fractures force urgent institutional reinvention.
Vietnam Free Trade Push Accelerates to Offset U.S. Tariffs Impact
Vietnam free trade push ramps up new FTAs to offset looming U.S. tariffs, reshape ASEAN trade dynamics, and secure export-led growth.
US–China Tariff Pause Eases ASEAN Trade Disruption
The US–China tariff pause suspends duties for 90 days on $600 billion in goods, stabilizing ASEAN supply chains and boosting regional exporters.
Digital Sovereignty in Southeast Asia: Between Opportunity and Occupation
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.
Malaysia Joint Military Exercise Johor Signals Regional Defense Shift
Strategic Dispatches from Southeast Asia Malaysia Joint Military Exercise Johor: Special Forces and Royal Troops Mobilized From May 1 to May 13, 2025, Malaysia’s elite 21st Special Forces Group is conducting Exercise Thunderstorm Series 1/2025 in joint operations with the Johor Military Force (JMF) — a historic, tightly coordinated security drill across Johor’s coastal zones…
Game-Changing Clampdown: Vietnam National Data Law 2025
Vietnam enacts a sweeping digital sovereignty law, introducing a National Data Centre and strict data localization controls.
Strategic Dispatches from Southeast Asia: Indonesia’s Cyber Balancing Act — Israeli Spyware, Huawei Dependency, and the Sovereignty Dilemma
Indonesian agencies deploy Israeli spyware while relying on Huawei networks — a quiet digital crisis with global stakes.
Strategic Dispatches from Southeast Asia: Vietnam–India Forge Silent Alliances in the Shadows of Conflict
In this strategic dispatches from Southeast Asia, Vietnam and India quietly expand defense tech cooperation, reshaping Indo-Pacific security dynamics under Beijing’s radar.
Strategic Dispatches from Southeast Asia: Philippines–Japan Pact Signals a Quiet Fracture Line
In this strategic dispatch from Southeast Asia, the Philippines–Japan pact quietly reshapes South China Sea alliances and signals shifting Indo-Pacific security lines.
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