ASEAN

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

Mar 31

Southeast Asia’s Race For Data Farms Stresses Resources

Strains hit both electricity grids and water supplies for cooling

Mar 25 • John Berthelsen

Russia’s Narrow Path in Southeast Asia

Narrow niche built on arms sales, energy exports, pragmatic diplomacy

Mar 17

Is ASEAN Changing its Tune on Myanmar?

Hints of possible review

Feb 26

ASEAN Shared Energy Fight Exposes Regional Problem

Energy ministers reopen long-standing disagreements definition of ‘clean power’

Dec 16, 2025

SEA Flood Crisis And Environmental Reckoning

Extent of exploitation and degradation is difficult to dispute

Dec 4, 2025

US President Bashes His Way Through East Asia

The perils were never greater of standing alone

Nov 3, 2025 • Philip Bowring

Trump’s Asia Gambit: Can the US Really Overtake China?

Presence matters; leaders take global powers seriously who show up

Oct 29, 2025

Asean: Commemorating The Past Without Reform

Organization must become a platform that shapes its own future

Oct 21, 2025

Asean's Uncertain Role Amid Shifting Power Dynamics?

Asean's Achilles heel is its unity not centrality

Sep 12, 2025

Asean's Rare Activism in Bringing Peace to Thailand and Cambodia

Anwar pulls off a deal without prejudicing a comprehensive political solution

Jul 31, 2025

Trump's Tariffs Drive ASEAN Closer to China

ASEAN refrains from retaliating

Jul 31, 2025

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