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Japan’s US$10bn SEA Oil Lifeline Risks Solving Wrong Problem
Energy financing a key lever in regional competition
Iran War Hurts ASEAN, But It Still Needs the US
Washington retains its centrality in the emerging architecture of deterrence to China
Southeast Asia’s Reliance on Imported Fuels Exposes Structural Weaknesses
Middle East supply disruptions are exposing Southeast Asia’s deep reliance on imported refined fuels
Southeast Asia’s Race For Data Farms Stresses Resources
Strains hit both electricity grids and water supplies for cooling
 • John Berthelsen
Russia’s Narrow Path in Southeast Asia
Narrow niche built on arms sales, energy exports, pragmatic diplomacy
Is ASEAN Changing its Tune on Myanmar?
Hints of possible review
ASEAN Shared Energy Fight Exposes Regional Problem
Energy ministers reopen long-standing disagreements definition of ‘clean power’
SEA Flood Crisis And Environmental Reckoning
Extent of exploitation and degradation is difficult to dispute
US President Bashes His Way Through East Asia
The perils were never greater of standing alone
 • Philip Bowring
Trump’s Asia Gambit: Can the US Really Overtake China?
Presence matters; leaders take global powers seriously who show up
Asean: Commemorating The Past Without Reform
Organization must become a platform that shapes its own future
Asean's Uncertain Role Amid Shifting Power Dynamics?
Asean's Achilles heel is its unity not centrality
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