15 Nov 2024
Is Southeast Asia ready for a regional power grid?
Australia is in pole position to partner with the region on cross-border electricity supply.
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4 Nov 2024
ASEAN countries confront Chinese export glut
Left unchecked, a saturation of Chinese goods may complicate what has otherwise been a very compelling ASEAN growth story. -
16 Oct 2024
Malaysia’s ASEAN chairmanship is a catalyst, not a panacea
Moving beyond regional deadlocks will take more than a single year. -
4 Oct 2024
Marking time: The ASEAN summit in Laos
In a world of tumult, there is something quietly reassuring about the predictable summitry of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. -
24 Sep 2024
Timor-Leste joins the Asia Power Index
Despite its small size, the Southeast Asian nation should not be underestimated. -
22 Aug 2024
Southeast Asia’s great haze: Laggards and leaders
Indonesia is the region’s biggest producer of haze, so why was it the last to ratify ASEAN’s pollution prevention agreement? -
20 Aug 2024
Australia–ASEAN maritime cooperation: A focus on the whole risks losing sight of the parts
Tailored programs accounting for individual country needs will have greater influence. -
2 Aug 2024
Will Malaysia build ASEAN with BRICS?
As the next chair of the Southeast Asian grouping, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim will likely share the concerns of his new BRICS partners. -
25 Jul 2024
Child marriage in Southeast Asia: When a harmful practice becomes an international crime
ASEAN can lead the way in tackling a practice that regularly results in the trafficking of persons. -
25 Jul 2024
Could BIMSTEC be the answer to the Myanmar question?
With a new charter and fresh ambition, a little-known regional organisation has as big summit coming up in September. -
23 Jul 2024
ASEAN centrality stands in the way of an Indonesia-Australia alliance
While Jakarta’s non-alignment approach makes a pact unlikely any time soon, common strategic objectives can still be achieved. -
30 May 2024
Does India’s Act East Policy matter to Southeast Asia?
Ties with Malaysia make a powerful case study to assess regional ties with the South Asian giant. But others are doing better. -
16 May 2024
Economic diplomacy: Budgeting for deglobalisation
Keeping up with the worldwide shift to industry policy is stretching boundaries of both economics and diplomacy. -
15 May 2024
A code of conduct won’t solve the South China Sea crisis
Sub-optimal negotiations are likely to lead to a sub-standard agreement. -
29 Apr 2024
Why India’s Global South ambitions must turn to Southeast Asia
An important part of seamless communication is still missing – and this carries a regional cost. -
17 Apr 2024
Invisible victims: How counter-trafficking efforts leave people with disability behind
It is often those who should be responsible for protecting people with disabilities who exploit them. -
11 Apr 2024
ASEAN and the military applications of AI
While artificial intelligence can be used to magnify lethal force, it can also promote regional peace and stability. -
21 Mar 2024
New Zealand and ASEAN: Focusing on what’s right under its nose
As a country at the end of the global supply chain, New Zealand depends on the stability of Southeast Asia. -
6 Mar 2024
ASEAN-Australia: The art of what’s possible
The Melbourne summit delivered substance, even though it won’t change the world. -
5 Mar 2024
ASEAN-Australia: Small steps at the big summit
The nitty gritty of diplomatic practice carries a cost for leaders. -
4 Mar 2024
Melbourne gets a taste of the ASEAN way
Terms like 'consensus' and 'cooperation' float through the air, but awkward subjects keep intruding. -
1 Mar 2024
The parts within the whole: Understanding Southeast Asia’s economies
The diversity within the region is as important to understand as the ways ASEAN seeks to build consensus. -
29 Feb 2024
What to watch at the ASEAN-Australia summit
The summit will succeed if the prime minister can build relationships, articulate a clear narrative, and avoid controversy. -
29 Feb 2024
Southeast Asia's preferred military exercise partner
The US is at the top of the list for both the quantity and quality of its military exercises. Here's why. -
28 Feb 2024
ASEAN-Australia cooperation in the clean energy transition
Big ambition is the order of the day. -
15 Feb 2024
Go big or go home: Australia should invest at scale in Southeast Asia’s energy transition
The Paris Agreement will not succeed if the bid for net zero in Southeast Asia fails. -
13 Feb 2024
ASEAN summit a chance for Australia to reach out to mainland Southeast Asia
Melbourne gathering is a unique chance for Australia to relate to Cambodia, Laos and Thailand in ways that do not depend on geopolitical alignment. -
9 Feb 2024
Australia and ASEAN: A storied history
After 50 years of dialogue, the relationship has matured on economic, political, and strategic interests. -
8 Feb 2024
Myanmar and Australia: A partnership paved with good intentions
Australia’s rationale for engagement has long been a hope to moderate the excesses of the regime. It does not seem to have listened. -
7 Feb 2024
The role of Singapore, Malaysia and Australia in ASEAN centrality
Cooperation, especially on security and the economy, is key to countering pressure from outside the bloc. -
6 Feb 2024
Southeast Asian maritime security: Australia can help
Australia should support Vietnam, the Philippines and Brunei in developing their maritime governance capacity to enhance their resilience against threats. -
5 Feb 2024
Southeast Asia is the blessing Australia overlooks
Avoiding an unhealthy obsession with the superpowers, and instead focusing on Southeast Asia, will create compounding opportunities for Australia. -
2 Feb 2024
What a new Indonesian president may mean for Australia
People exchanges between the two countries will deepen the economic partnership, regardless of leadership change. -
1 Feb 2024
ASEAN and the arc of uncertainties
Australia will next month host a summit of Southeast Asia’s leaders. What will drive the agenda? And importantly, what won’t? -
4 Dec 2023
How to stop any repeat of the Australia-China sonar incident
A regional deal to close a loophole relating to the use of sonar in international law could be a good place to start. -
29 Nov 2023
Southeast Asia's minerals: Opportunity knocks
Australia should make better use of its regional leadership in minerals technology, skills and governance. -
24 Nov 2023
Driving the energy transition within ASEAN
Transportation is the life-blood of the regional economy but also a big contributor to environmental costs. -
20 Oct 2023
History and domestic dynamics: How ASEAN members see the Hamas-Israeli conflict
No common position unites Southeast Asian nations on the latest fighting. -
19 Oct 2023
Owning the Indo-Pacific term: Time for a new ASEAN strategic narrative
With its diverse membership that includes democracies, monarchies, and single-party states, the grouping is well positioned for an inclusive approach. -
26 Sep 2023
ASEAN’s first joint military exercise
A pyrrhic military cooperation or building capability for future contingency? -
25 Sep 2023
Indonesia’s long-term geostrategic ambition: What’s missing?
Jakarta’s policymakers need to leverage the country’s soft power to advance its global clout. -
14 Sep 2023
Economic diplomacy: ASEAN bound, but words are not enough
The latest Australian bid to increase economic ties with Southeast Asia provides new hopes amid old ghosts. -
12 Sep 2023
Amid great power visits, don’t underestimate middle power cooperation
With Vietnam supercharging its relationship with the United States, Australia may be next. -
12 Sep 2023
ASEAN, China and the trust deficit
The gap between rhetoric and action is Beijing’s biggest problem – and the region showed it isn’t afraid to call this out. -
11 Sep 2023
In Australia’s big play in Southeast Asia, mobilising the private sector is critical
A stand-off over perceived risks and rewards has long hampered Australia’s economic engagement in the region but a new strategy marks a strong step forward. -
28 Aug 2023
Weeks of living dangerously in Jakarta, all over again
Air pollution is crippling Indonesia’s capital just as the country prepares to host regional leaders. -
15 Aug 2023
Pipe dreams: Turning an interconnected ASEAN gas market into a reality
An old idea for a regional network might hold the answer for energy demand into the future. -
19 Jun 2023
Acting East on the seas: India’s naval cooperation with ASEAN
Strengthening defence ties is smooth sailing compared to wider regional integration efforts by New Delhi with Southeast Asia. -
5 May 2023
Indonesia’s dilemma as China pushes a “Global Security Initiative”
Existing regional mechanisms can accommodate diverse interests in Southeast Asia without the need for a new forum. -
26 Apr 2023
Quad should ask ASEAN to a diplomatic dance
For all the talk of hedging, Southeast Asian nations have long worried about China’s ambition to dominate the region.