List of Southeast Asia articles
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An illustration of a red coin purse with the stars of the Chinese flag. A chain wraps around the purse with a globe decal on the end of it. Can China Replace USAID?
The ideological and economic concerns that make Beijing wary of development assistance.
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From left to right: Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio pose for a group picture during a meeting of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue at the State Department in Washington, D.C., on July 1. The Quad Isn’t Quitting
Washington, New Delhi, Tokyo, and Canberra make common cause on common ground.
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Dozens of protesters are seen from overhead as they wave their hands and flags. Many of the protesters carry umbrellas, and several shelter beneath long banners in the colors of the Thai flag. A woman in a yellow shirt at the center of the crowd has spotted the camera and waves at it. No Winners in Thailand-Cambodia Border Dispute
The Thai prime minister’s coalition is hanging by a thread, while her Cambodian counterpart looks sidelined.
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Myanmar’s junta chief, Min Aung Hlaing, salutes at a ceremony to mark Armed Forces Day. Time and Beijing Are Working Against Myanmar’s Resistance
As fighting drags on, sieges and Chinese pressure may allow Myanmar’s military junta to consolidate its power.
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Two men in suits, shown from the side, shake hands. Why Southeast Asia Is Flocking to BRICS
The expanding bloc has become a hedge against future geopolitical shifts.
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Australian and American flags on the table during a meeting between Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison and then-U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin at the Pentagon on September 22, 2021. Australia Can’t Have Its Geopolitics Both Ways
Trump forces a reckoning with China on a key Indo-Pacific ally.
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Soldiers in camouflage gear sit and stand atop an open vehicle Rivals Unite in Myanmar’s Southeast
Neighboring rebel groups seek to avoid the junta’s divide-and-conquer trap and head off future tensions.
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Prabowo Subianto is seen from the chest upward as he salutes something ahead of him. He wears a dark gray suit, blue tie, and a black cap with a flat top. Asia’s Autocrats Welcome USAID’s End
Conspiracy theories about U.S. power are now shared by the Trump administration.
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Ishiba and Trump stand at lecterns. Trump gestures toward Ishiba as he frowns. They stand in front of U.S. and Japanese flags. America’s Asian Alliances Will Survive Trump
Lacking other options, U.S. allies are doubling down on their ties with Washington.
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People watch a screen that shows Pete Hegseth speaking. Hegseth Fails to Reassure Asian Allies at Shangri-La
Confrontational rhetoric combined with uncertain commitments raise fears of abandonment in Southeast Asia.
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Three ships sail in the South China Sea: one that is gray and blue, one that is yellow and black, and one that is white with the words China Coast Guard on its side. Beijing’s Play for Sandy Cay
China’s salami-slicing in the South China Sea is eroding U.S. credibility.
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An Indian woman carries her laundry near a border fence lined with clothing. Do Good Fences Actually Make Good Neighbors?
The number of border walls worldwide has surged since the end of the Cold War.
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A surfer carrying a surfboard passes a poster for Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Bondi Beach in Sydney. The Australian Election Wasn’t Just About Trump
A landslide for the center-left could inspire social democratic parties worldwide.
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Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong of the People's Action Party waves to supporters as he celebrates at the party's gathering centre during the general election results, in Singapore on May 3. Why Singapore’s Ruling Party Won Yet Again
Voters return Lawrence Wong to power as a steady hand amid a global trade war despite simmering concerns over inequality.
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A grid of rectangles shows 12 fiction book covers. The Novels We’re Reading in May
From the Gulf as a modern Wild West to sisterhood in Singapore.
