[Analytics] What does the future hold for relations between Vietnam and US?
As the 25th anniversary of US-Viet Nam diplomatic ties draws near, Professor H. Bruce Franklin,…
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[Analytics] Disinformation and xenophobia target Malaysia’s Rohingya
The Rohingya in Malaysia have become the target of increasing xenophobia and hate speech. Disinformation…
[Analytics] Hong Kong: End of the global city?
On 1 July, Hong Kong made the first arrests under its controversial new National Security…
[Analytics] How the US is diving into a dark Covid-19 hole
There is no plan. As the US plunges into an ever deeper coronavirus morass, setting…
[Analytics] What can Southeast Asia learn from Singapore and its first ‘COVID-19 election’?
Today (July 10) Singapore becomes the first country in Southeast Asia to hold a major…
[Analytics] Two elephants are fighting
The recent clash between India and China in Ladakh highlighted that these two Asian giants…
[Analytics] China-India border dispute may force South Asian neighbours to pick a side
Smaller countries in South Asia have sought to avoid being dragged into the hostility between…
[Analytics] Territorial nationalism a dead end for Modi
The Indian press reported that the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) fell back 1.5 kilometers…
From Hong Kong to TikTok, the US-China rivalry is broadening from trade to everything
HONG KONG, Jul 9, 2020, Bloomberg. The U.S.-China rivalry is shifting into new and unpredictable…
[Analytics] Covid-19 and abusive constitutionalism in Southeast Asia
The COVID-19 pandemic is testing constitutional practices around the world in unprecedented ways. Bjorn Dressel…
[Analytics] US-China tech war doesn’t need to have just one winner
People love to pit the United States and China against each other, but the two…
[Analytics] Modernising the Philippine Navy
The upcoming commission of two purpose built Jose Rizal-class frigates is unprecedented for the Philippines….