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Southeast Asia and Indo-Pacific geopolitics and geoeconomics analyzed twice-weekly by a bestselling regional publication. Join practitioners and scholars across 130 countries and 6 continents in getting smarter faster on the world’s most dynamic region.

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Great Transshipment Scam Claim Hits US Southeast Asia Ties

Plus Taiwan exercise controversy; new minerals mechanism talk; digital watchdog launch; coming nuclear sites, anti-submarine datapoint and much, much more.

Dueling ASEAN Myanmar Calls After Aung San Suu Kyi Meeting

Plus new minilateral defense council meeting; coming gas pipeline link speculation; debt management plan claim; data leak review aftermath; and much, much more.

Review: Beyond Geopolitics, Where Next for the Philippines?

From US-China competition to the South China Sea, a new book suggests foreign policy futures hinge on a contested domestic landscape under Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

New Sanctions in World Southeast Asia Scam Centers Warning

Plus new aircraft carrier visit, big electric vehicles race move; quiet artificial intelligence body launch; data center screening call; and much, much more.

Review: How Would the US Fight China in a Taiwan Scenario?

New book combines war games, briefings and analysis to examine how a superpower conflict could unfold and the warfighting challenges that may lie ahead.

New Partnerships Push At 2026 ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meets

Plus new China dialogue; submarine cable launch; strategic trade move announcement; warship missile deal inroads; revoked privileges and much, much more.

Episode 32: Flashpoint Futures in Philippine Foreign Policy

Former government official on what to expect on the South China Sea, the US-Philippines alliance, the rest of Manila’s ASEAN chairmanship year and much more.

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Podcast: Flashpoint Management in Philippine Foreign Policy

Former government official on what lies ahead on the South China Sea, the US-Philippines alliance, the rest of Manila’s ASEAN chairmanship year and much more.

China AI Body Nets Southeast Asia Gains in Global South Bid

Plus big exercise launch; world first geoeconomic pact takes shape; joint defense partnership declaration; new aviation deal announcement and much, much more.

New South China Sea Statement Marks Arbitral Award Milestone

Plus Indo-Pacific summitry; new artificial intelligence risk disclosure; illegal China influence claim; coming military space center and much, much more.

Review: The Future of US Defense Strategy And Asia Stakes

Longtime government advisor identifies potential post-Trump futures in US military strategy and implications for regions such as Asia in newly released book.

New Might Makes Right Alert at 2026 Asia-Pacific Roundtable

Plus new cyber command; megaproject recalibration chatter; coming fighter jet deal mechanism; submarine cable system progress report and much, much more.

Review: Conflict Futures in Asia Beyond Russia-Ukraine War

Former army major general reveals new lessons and innovations for the future of conflict and rising Indo-Pacific stakes emerging from the Russia-Ukraine War.

New Geoeconomic Expansion Talk at 2026 CPTPP Trade Meet

Plus new submarine contract hype; semiconductor center launch; coming cyber defense alliance; infrastructure competition spotlight and much, much more.

Review: China Rule Making in the Global Geoeconomic Order

Former diplomat and policy advisor argue in new co-authored book that China and Global South partners are powering transformational global geoeconomic changes.

What Did the New Russia-ASEAN Summit Meeting Achieve?

Plus new diplomatic first; agentic artificial intelligence agreement; sea basing upgrade talk; gas finds hype; free trade pact checkpoint and much, much more.

Review: US-China Shift in Prabowo's Indonesia Post-Jokowi?

Exclusive interviews in new book reveal insights into the management of geopolitical and geoeconomic competition and the implications for Global South leaders.

What Did 2026 ASEAN Future Forum Reveal on Geoeconomics?

Plus new China state visit; twin defense pacts; mining race competition spotlight; nuclear power assessment; border connectivity futures and much, much more.

What Does Lost Philippines UN Security Council Bid Signal?

Plus dispute pivot; giant megaproject blow; new defense first; coming anti-scam center talk; media ban; counter-disinformation campaign bid and much, much more.

Review: Asia Crucible Future in Geopolitics and Geoeconomics

Coming scenarios mapped in new book on future regional geopolitical and geoeconomic outlook and implications for Southeast Asia and Indo-Pacific conceptions.