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Chinese Premier Li Qiang, a middle-aged man wearing glasses and a dark suit, walks past a display of flags hanging in front of a lush green wall of plants.
Chinese Premier Li Qiang, a middle-aged man wearing glasses and a dark suit, walks past a display of flags hanging in front of a lush green wall of plants.

Does the BRI Increase China’s Influence?

Beijing’s extensive infrastructure projects don’t seem to be translating into political clout.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi being welcomed following the G-20 meeting on Sept. 13 in New Delhi, India.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi being welcomed following the G-20 meeting on Sept. 13 in New Delhi, India.

Is the G-20 Useless?

As another multilateral forum issued a watered-down statement, Russia and North Korea met to deepen military ties.

U.S. President Joe Biden and Vietnamese Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong attend a ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi on Sept. 10.
U.S. President Joe Biden and Vietnamese Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong attend a ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi on Sept. 10.

With ASEAN Paralyzed, Southeast Asia Seeks New Security Ties

The bloc’s divide over China pushes members to go their own way.

Seen from above, people stretch an Indonesian flag in the sea off Makassar, South Sulawesi. Boats and swimmers surround the long, stretched flag.
Seen from above, people stretch an Indonesian flag in the sea off Makassar, South Sulawesi. Boats and swimmers surround the long, stretched flag.
Pita Limjaroenrat, with rolled-up shirtsleeves, no jacket and a flower lei around his neck greets his supporters who are holding their illuminated cellphones aloft at a massive rally at Samyan Mitrtown in Bangkok, Thailand, on April 22.
Pita Limjaroenrat, with rolled-up shirtsleeves, no jacket and a flower lei around his neck greets his supporters who are holding their illuminated cellphones aloft at a massive rally at Samyan Mitrtown in Bangkok, Thailand, on April 22.

Thailand’s Obama Moment

Pita Limjaroenrat could be Southeast Asia’s most significant liberal leader in a generation. But can he actually form a government?

Asian Development Bank President Masatsugu Asakawa and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim pose for group photos during the 15th Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle Summit, occurring on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia, on May 11.
Asian Development Bank President Masatsugu Asakawa and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim pose for group photos during the 15th Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle Summit, occurring on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia, on May 11.

The Indo-Pacific Has Already Chosen Door No. 3

So-called fence-sitters are rejecting zero-sum geopolitical binaries in favor of multi-alignment.

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