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ASEAN: Strategic Center Of Gravity In US–China Rivalry

Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to Manila this week— attending the ASEAN Post-Ministerial Conference, the East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, and the ASEAN Regional Forum — highlights a crucial geopolitical reality
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Tiny Shifts Seen In Divided ASEAN's Approach To Myanmar

Myanmar's junta moved deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to house arrest last week but that was not enough to ease deep divisions among ASEAN leaders over how best to engage with the pariah state
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The Supreme Court Did Trump A Favor In Southeast Asia

The Supreme Court’s monumental ruling against President Trump’s use of reciprocal tariffs per the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) holds significant implications for not only the administration’s trade policy, but its wider foreign policy as well
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Myanmar's Potential In The Context Of BRICS

At the end of December, Myanmar is preparing for elections that will lead to a new government after four years of military junta rule
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Thailand Deploys Indigenous “Shahed-Like” KB-5E Kamikaze Drone In 2025 Border War With Cambodia

The 2025 Cambodia–Thailand border conflict has rapidly emerged as Southeast Asia’s most volatile and technologically consequential armed confrontation since the early 2010s, transforming what began as a localized territorial dispute into a high-intensity clash defined by artillery duels, precision airstrikes, electronic warfare, and the combat debut of Thailand’s domestically developed kamikaze drone, the KB-5E
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Both Trump And Malaysia's Role Are Crucial For Thai-Cambodia Conflict

The tensions that erupted again at the Thailand–Cambodia border and the action by Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul to suspend the agreement that was signed during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit symbolised the challenges in the peace process and also the role of external powers, especially Malaysia and the U.S.
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REEs Are A Risky Business

The Madani government is interested in developing Rare Earth Element (REE) extraction in Malaysia, especially the non-radioactive rare earth elements (NR-REE)
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‘America First’ Meets ‘ASEAN Way’ In Kuala Lumpur

The 2025 ASEAN and East Asia Summits in Kuala Lumpur beginning today are set to be consequential multilateral gatherings — defining not only ASEAN’s internal cohesion but also the shape of U.S.–China relations in the Indo-Pacific
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Why Trump Is The Saviour For ASEAN And The World

President Donald J. Trump’s decision to attend the October 2025 ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur is a powerful three-pronged message to regional powers and adversaries alike
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ASEAN Is Better Off With Washington

The 57th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Meeting in Kuala Lumpur reflects the futility of the region’s entrapped dogma of economic and security hedging, without the intent to confront the truth
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Thai Politics Once Again In Turmoil

Thailand’s political merry-go-round is expected to start to spin again later this week when the 500-member parliament convenes, with contending political parties jockeying to form a coalition to replace Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, ousted by the Constitutional Court last week after two months of suspension by the court
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