List of Southeast Asia articles
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Lee and Trump walk side by side down a red carpet flanked by South Korean honor guards. The Defense Implications of Trump’s Asia Trip
Featuring planes, ships, rockets, and nukes.
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Trump and Takaichi, both smiling, hold up signed documents while standing in front of U.S. and Japanese flags. The Countries Courting Trump With Critical Minerals
From Japan to Pakistan, the deals keep coming.
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U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the prime minister’s office in Jerusalem on Oct. 22. The Difficult Art of Bibi-Sitting
The Trump administration is working to uphold the fragile Gaza cease-fire.
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A sign warning against illegal work online is pictured in Thailand's Mae Sot district near the Myanmar border on Feb. 11. China Can’t Keep Its Hands Clean in Myanmar’s Scam Cities
Ties between organized crime syndicates and Chinese intelligence run deep.
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Anthony Albanese, left, and Donald Trump sit in brown chairs at a brown table. In front of Trump is a paper placard which says, "The President." The Countries Courting Trump With Critical Minerals
Australia becomes the latest country to sign a deal with the U.S. president.
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An. illustration shows the back of a pickup laden with durian. One is cracked open with an odor waft coming out of it toward a Chinese flag at left. Palm trees frame the scene. The truck plate says Bangkok in Thai lettering. The Rise of Durian Diplomacy
In Asia, soft power rests on a divisive, spiky fruit.
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Anthony Albanese is seen sitting down on a dark green chair in front of a desk. Albanese Is Finally Getting His Trump Meeting
AUKUS and critical minerals will dominate the agenda for the Australian prime minister’s White House visit.
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East Timor President José Ramos-Horta, wearing a patterned blue and white suit jacket, stands with arms outstretched against a red backdrop that says "asean." Timor-Leste Adds a New Wrinkle to U.S.-China Competition
Southeast Asia’s freest democracy is joining ASEAN and could shift the balance of power.
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio shakes hands with Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong at the U.S. State Department in Washington on July 1. AUKUS’s Survival Is a Good Sign for Trump’s Indo-Pacific Strategy
Australia has bucked the trend of shrinking U.S. security commitments.
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Philippine soldiers on an island in the South China Sea Beijing’s Double Standards in the South China Sea
Taking a lesson out of China’s playbook, Vietnam is building militarized islands.
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An Nvidia chip is seen on screen during the inauguration of Europe's fastest supercomputer Jupiter at the Supercomputing Centre in Juelich, Germany, on Sept. 5. How to Stop China’s AI Chip Smuggling
Trump should strike a deal with Southeast Asia to secure imported U.S. AI chips.
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A man in a suit sits on a table next to a window. A desk is seen behind him. The Man Who Made the U.N. Cool
A new biography of U Thant shows how his peacemaking abilities helped the United Nations grow and flourish—for a time.
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Soldiers and civilians walk past a destroyed building. Are Scam Compounds the Real Cause of Thailand-Cambodia Fighting?
Intense strikes targeted “pig butchering” syndicates on the border.
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A person in a plaid shirt stands in front of a dirt covered lot with an excavator and palm trees. The Battle of Narratives on the Thai-Cambodian Border
The recent conflict has shifted domestic politics in both countries.
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Protesters wind up to throw objects at police on an Indonesian street. Some wear motorcycle helmets or face masks. Rocks and other debris are strewn across the street; a police officer with a riot shield is visible in the background. Indonesia Is Bracing for More Violence
Corruption and police brutality have created a public ready to riot.
