Southeast Asia
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.
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.
Securing the ROK Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Implications for Southeast Asia
Alvin Chew argues that South Korea should leverage its nuclear partnership with the US to form a joint consortium for the Southeast Asian market, a move that would ensure maximum transparency and ...
Talking Nuclear Ep 2: Carlos Sorreta in conversation with Manpreet Sethi
Dr Manpreet Sethi speaks with Ambassador Carlos Sorreta about the erosion of global nuclear diplomacy and the growing impediments to international legal frameworks.
External Stakeholders in the South China Sea: Linking security in Asia and Europe?
Dongkeun Lee and Frank O'Donnell summarise the recommendations from the edited volume "External Stakeholders in the South China Sea".
Implications of the Venezuela Case for Southeast Asia: Parallels and Limits
FULCRUM - Hoang Thi Ha co-wrote an article with Aries A. Arugay examining what Southeast Asian countries can learn from the US’ recent actions in Venezuela.
Nepal’s Gen Z: The New Wave of Youth Politics in Geopolitical Crosscurrents
Pramod Jaiswal and Bibek Dhoj Thapa observe that Nepal's youth-led protests serve as a stark warning to South Asian governments.