Asia Dialogue on China-US Relations
The APLN Asia Dialogue on China-US Relations brings together senior experts and scholars from China, the United States, and the wider Asia-Pacific region to discuss China-US relations within a regional context. The project aims to plug knowledge gaps and increase the understanding among regional stakeholders of how complex regional dynamics impact China-US relations; increase awareness of the Asia-centred dynamics that influence China-US bilateral relations; to increase the sense of agency and responsibility among states in Asia on their capacity to shape the region’s security environment; and to address China-US geopolitical tensions via a third-party, Asia-centred approach, which offers the opportunity to engage in constructive dialogue on issues that are difficult to address in bilateral China-US Track 2 initiatives. The project is supported by a generous grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York.
US Policy towards Southeast Asia under the Trump Administration
Piper Campbell assesses the trajectory of US-Southeast Asia relations against the backdrop of evolving US-China geopolitical competition.
Military Exercises and Security Multialignment in Asia amid US-China Competition
Prashanth Parameswaran assesses the accelerating proliferation of military exercises in Asia, driven by intensifying US–China strategic competition.
Situating Malaysia’s Defence Partnerships: Prospects for the Next Decade
Hoo Chiew Ping and Ngeow Chow Bing evaluate the five most consequential defence partnerships that will impact Malaysia's strategic environment in the near future, amid shifting major power dynamics.
Beyond Collective Balancing: A Typology of Asian Minilaterals and US Strategic ...
Kelly Grieco observes that US expectations for Asian minilaterals are increasingly disconnected from regional realities.
Loss and Containment: Asia-Pacific states and the exaggerated threat perceptions of the ...
Frank O'Donnell and Joel Petersson Ivre argue that the US and China each misperceive the other's regional influence due to an inability to appreciate regional agency.
What India’s Attendance at the Tianjin SCO Summit Means
Pankaj Saran writes that Modi’s visit to China for the SCO Summit signalled cautious steps toward normalisation with Beijing after years of tension.
Managing Multiple Multipolarities: Evolving interstate relations in the Asia-Pacific
Manpreet Sethi, Fang Liu, and Elaine Natalie explain how different understandings of multipolarity in China, India, and Indonesia shape geopolitics in the Asia-Pacific.
The Remaking of the Indo-Pacific Security Architecture
Sarah Teo argues that the Indo-Pacific security architecture is shifting toward a more modular and decentralised model, and urges regional actors to embrace this transition by fostering complementary ...
The Good Neighbour: As Aid Cuts Abound, Australia Steps Forward
Melissa Conley Tyler, Tom Barber and Grant Wyeth argue that Australia’s continued commitment to foreign aid - despite global trends of budget cuts - reflects a strategic, bipartisan consensus that ...
AI Competition in Southeast Asia: Can Malaysia’s ASEAN Chairmanship Make a Difference?
Elina Noor urges Malaysia to adopt a people-oriented approach to AI during its year as ASEAN Chair.