Vietnam Faces Watershed Moment ahead of COP26
For a sense of the stakes involved at the upcoming COP26 climate conference, look no further than Ho Chi Minh City’s fight against rising seawaters.
India’s Act East Policy: Warning to China or Flawed Strategy?
Modi’s Act East Policy has boosted naval capacity and morale, but fallen short on overland connectivity and trade promotion.
Malaysia: New Prime Minister, Familiar Challenges
Ismail Sabri Yaakob, Malaysia’s fourth prime minister since 2018, must fix the COVID-hit economy and heal political divisions if he is to avoid the fate of predecessors Mahathir and Muhyiddin.
How Militarization and Cycles of Violence Fuel Separatism in Southern Thailand
After 16 years under emergency rule and with peace talks halted amid the pandemic, eroding trust and cycles of violence at the local level are driving Southern Thailand’s decades-old separatist war.
Vietnam Calls for Vaccines and Climate Change Action at UN
Hanoi is using its time atop the UN institutional structure to draw attention to two colossal non-traditional security threats to international society.
Good Morning America: US-Vietnam Relations Ready for Strategic Partnership
The recent visit by Vice President Harris reinforced a growing US-Vietnam strategic partnership that is de facto if not de jure, at least for the time being.
Information Wars: Securitization Creep Pervades Thai Society
The Thai government is locked in a years-long struggle to position itself as the ultimate arbiter of truth.
Winds of Change: Vietnam’s Transition from Fossil Fuels to Renewables
Vietnam is harnessing a grassroots desire for green energy to enact a slow but steady transition away from coal-based electricity generation.
Jettisoning Aung San Suu Kyi Will Be a Mistake for India
New Delhi risks sacrificing long-term democratic stability in the northeast with its short-sighted appeasement of Myanmar’s Tatmadaw.
The KRI Nanggala Submarine Incident Is a Wakeup Call to Modernize Indonesia’s Navy
The tragedy underscores how the Indonesian Navy is struggling to cover the vast expanses of maritime territory it’s tasked with defending.