Southeast Asia

The Japan Times Highlights APLN Policy Brief on Southeast Asian Agency
The Japan Times cites an APLN policy brief by Prashanth Parameswaran in a commentary on Southeast Asian agency, multialignment, and the region’s response to a changing international order.

Southeast Asia Multialignment Agency and Hedging Bets Beyond US-China Flux
Prashanth Parameswaran argues that Southeast Asian states are actively asserting their agency as a global multialignment testbed to navigate structural pressures and secure their interests.

Southeast Asia Multialignment Agency and Hedging Bets Beyond US-China Flux
Prashanth Parameswaran argues that Southeast Asian states are actively asserting their agency as a global multialignment testbed to navigate structural pressures and secure their interests.

Safer Together: Patterns of Security Co-operation in Asia
The June 2026 special issue of the Global Asia journal features nine short essays from APLN's project 'Asia Dialogue on China-US Relations'.

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.

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.

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.
