William Choong
Biography
Publications
William Choong is a Senior Fellow at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore. From 2013 to 2020, he was a Shangri-la Dialogue Senior Fellow for Asia-Pacific Security at the International Institute for Strategic Studies.
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US in Southeast Asia: Democracy is (sort of) out, deterrence is in
It would be a stretch for ASEAN members to march to the beat of Mike Pompeo’s democracy drums in confronting China.
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China and Japan’s island dispute
The issue is not whether Beijing would want to challenge Tokyo over the islands. The question is when, and how?
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US regional leadership: A shot across the bow
China had already been gaining in Southeast Asia before the pandemic began. Now Beijing is looking to press ahead.