List of Southeast Asia articles
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Biden and Macron at NATO in Brussels Don’t Underestimate the AUKUS Rift With France
Paris doesn’t speak for Europe, but it can disrupt trans-Atlantic ties.
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The Royal Australian Navy submarine HMAS Ranki Australia Badly Needs Nuclear Submarines
The country’s maritime scope, and China’s rise, makes the AUKUS deal a no brainer.
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The sun rises over a Royal Australian Navy submarine. The AUKUS Dominoes Are Just Starting to Fall
The world’s newest security partnership is a window into how the world works—and the unpredictable places it’s heading.
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Macron at nuclear submarine launch ceremony in France Sub Snub Has Paris in a Tizzy Over AUKUS
The French are right to be upset—but only about the money, not the strategy.
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The F-22 Raptor after refuelling from the KC-10 Extender off the Queensland coast on July 17, 2019 in Brisbane, Australia. U.S. Seeking Basing in Australia After Submarine Deal
The Biden administration is hoping to rotate fighters and bombers to the land Down Under.
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Biden holds a press conference about AUKUS India Welcomes AUKUS Pact as China Deterrent
The agreement will help New Delhi with its quest for a stable balance of power in the Indo-Pacific.
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The U.N. logo U.S. and China Reach Deal to Block Myanmar’s Junta From U.N.
The informal deal offers common ground with Beijing and a blow to Myanmar’s hopes of legitimacy.
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Former Hong Kong lawmaker Nathan Law, now in exile in the U.K., speaks at a rally for Hong Kong democracy at Marble Arch on June 12, 2021 in London. Biden Needs to Bolster the Power of Exiles
The U.S. democracy agenda can’t focus simply on supporting democratic governments.
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Antony Blinken, U.S. secretary of state, speaks with Representative Gregory Meeks, a Democrat from New York, and chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, after the conclusion of a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. U.S. Congress Weighs Sanctions on Myanmar’s Oil and Gas
The legislation could also force a ruling on whether the military junta committed genocide against the Rohingya.
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Aung San Suu Kyi meets Xi Jinping. China Is Hedging Its Bets in Myanmar
Beijing thinks the junta will win—but it’s not sure.
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Two men check their weapons at a training camp in Myanmar. Myanmar’s Opposition Is Forming Fragile Alliances With Armed Ethnic Groups
The National League for Democracy struggles with its history of oppressing its would-be allies.
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North Vietnamese Army tanks take over the South Vietnamese presidential palace. Stop Comparing Afghanistan’s Fall to South Vietnam’s
Americans are still using the lens of a half century-old conflict.
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Indonesia's Widodo and China's Xi in Beijing Indonesia Unprepared as Great Powers Clash in Indo-Pacific
Jakarta is Asia’s greatest geopolitical prize. But its foreign-policy reflexes are long outdated.
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Gravediggers carry the coffin of a coronavirus victim in Indonesia. Indonesia Can’t Keep Up With Its COVID-19 Cases
As the massive wave driven by the delta variant spreads to outlying regions, official data may not reflect the scale of the tragedy.
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U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a joint news conference with Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in Singapore on Aug. 23. Kamala Harris’s Asia Trip Can’t Fix Biden’s Troubled Indo-Pacific Strategy
Lacking a serious vision for the region, the administration is aiming low.
