Not only the dragon: Understanding Southeast Asia’s complex security landscape
It is a cliché to identify China as Southeast Asia’s primary security concern. But it is understandable given the media’s focus on the overlapping...
Implications of China’s Growing Military Strength on the Global Maritime Security Order
Over the past two decades, China has emerged as a global economic powerhouse, undergoing a transformation that extends beyond its economic prowess. China’s pursuit...
Peak China may pose peak danger
“When bad folks have problems, they do bad things.” So said Joe Biden in August when speaking about how China was a “ticking time...
Why China’s imperial map is drawing criticism from neighboring nations
Have you heard about the historic Nine-dash line in the South China Sea? As it turns out, China might’ve read the historians’ context wrongly...
China employs ‘nuclear cabbage’ strategy for dominance in South China Sea
South China Sea is back in news, this time triggered by the most unlikely source. Vietnam has banned ‘Barbie’ movie over map of South...
ASEAN Seek to Ease US-China Tensions on Their Own Terms
“Antony Blinken, effectively, threw Taiwan under the bus,” lamented Rebekah Koffler, a former US defence intelligence officer, shortly after the US secretary of state’s...
South-East Asian nations mobilise to secure their interest at South China Sea
As tensions continue to rise in the South China Sea, members of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean) face increasing pressure in balancing...
How are China’s neighbors viewing Beijing’s military plans?
At the opening of China’s rubber-stamp parliament on Sunday, outgoing Premier Li Keqiang announced an increase to the nation’s military spending, pointing to “escalating”...
Environmental and Political Reconciliation Needed for the South China Sea
The South China Sea is a unique natural laboratory for ocean research and exploration. And yet, this rifted basin, dotted with atolls, coral reefs...
The dangerous dance of the Elephants: Shangri-La conference 2022
Singapore (16 June). The annual 19th round of the UK-based International Institute for Strategic Studies the Shangri-La Dialogue (10–12 June 2022), took place in...