Jakarta and Canberra must turn their economic partnership into tangible action to strengthen resilience amid rising great ...

Undersea cables have become central to Southeast Asia’s security calculus as the US–China rivalry spills onto the seabed.

Sanae Takaichi’s presidency is a win for the LDP right, but as prime minister she would be hostage to complex policy ...

Southeast Asia’s performative drug policies marginalise migrants and minorities, leaving criminal networks untouched.

Jakarta’s move to open maritime talks with Timor-Leste could unsettle longstanding Timor Sea arrangements and bring Australia ...

In the Philippines, undelivered flood-control projects and collusion are undermining climate resilience and fuelling public ...

In an era of multipolar competition, CPEC has evolved into a strategic lifeline for Pakistan and a pivotal foothold for China in South Asia.

Until the LDP changes its focus under Takaichi, the debate over foreign resident policy will remain reactive, divisive and ...

On 4 October 2025, Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) elected Sanae Takaichi as its new president, which in usual ...

A quiet revolution is underway in academia, reshaping how the world understands itself. After decades of Western dominance, ...

Rural communities in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta are losing traditional ecological knowledge as climate change, agricultural ...