List of Southeast Asia articles
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A sailor walks on the deck of an Indian Navy submarine at a naval base in Mumbai. India Is Becoming a Power in Southeast Asia
New Delhi and its partners are inching together to balance Beijing.
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An Australian flag flies in a bright but cloudy day in front of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, a building with stone columns and carved floral ornamentation, as well as a circular red and gold crest. The China-Australia Relationship Is Still Close to the Rocks
Canberra’s diplomatic maneuverings can’t undo fundamental differences.
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Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, followed by Singaporean President Halimah Yacob, inspects a guard of honor at the Istana presidential palace. Do Democracies Always Deliver?
As authoritarian capitalism gains credibility, free societies must overcome their internal weaknesses.
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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?
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A demonstrator raises a three-fingered salute during mass protests against the military coup in Myanmar. Inside Myanmar’s Shadow Government in Washington
Exiled officials are trying to keep the flame of democracy alive from afar.
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Uniformed and armed Indian military personnel walk across a green field, some in small groups and some alone. Behind them are tree-covered mountains and a cloudy sky. Modi Can’t Look Away From Manipur
Ethnic violence in India’s remote northeast could have repercussions on the border with China—and beyond.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan greet each other at the BRICS summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on July 27, 2018. 6 Swing States Will Decide the Future of Geopolitics
These middle powers of the global south should be the focus of U.S. policy.
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Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen gestures as he arrives to attend the EU-ASEAN summit at the European Council headquarters in Brussels on Dec. 14, 2022. Facebook’s Litmus Test in Cambodia
A company verdict on Prime Minister Hun Sen’s online incitement could set a precedent for other autocrats.
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Myanmar migrant workers hold up a three-finger salute during a May Day rally in Bangkok on May 1. What Thailand’s Election Means for Myanmar
A progressive-led government in Bangkok could take a new approach to the crisis next door.
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Papua New Guinean Defense Minister Win Bakri Daki shake hands as Papua New Guinean Prime Minister James Marape looks on after the two countries signed a security agreement in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, on May 22. America Is Winning Against China in Oceania
There is less to Beijing’s security gains in the Pacific than meets the eye.
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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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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Putin Wants You to Think He’s an Anti-Woke Crusader
By pitching himself as a hero to the U.S. right, he’s taking a page from the 1960s North Vietnamese playbook to undermine support for Ukraine.
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Indonesian President Joko Widodo greets U.S. President Joe Biden at the G-20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, on Nov. 16, 2022. ASEAN and the Quad Inch Closer Together
Southeast Asian skepticism toward the foursome is softening.
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Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat waves to supporters during a victory parade in Bangkok. Thailand’s Military Has No Good Options
The generals could subvert last week’s opposition victory, but it would guarantee a political crisis.
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Pita Limjaroenrat points up as he poses for the media. Thai Vote Spells Danger for Junta and Monarchy
A landslide opposition victory signals an irrepressible urge for change.
