Expectations that the Southeast Asian bloc could have been effective were misplaced. Lurking within the cacophony of condemnations of ASEAN’s “handling” of the crisis in Myanmar, of its utter failure to move the military junta an inch towards compromise or retreat, is a lament that here was a chance for the bloc to prove its… Continue reading ASEAN should admit defeat over Myanmar
Welcome to the 46th issue of the #CEEasia Briefing. In this issue, we dissect the following topics: BRI Forum and Hungary’s pro-China stance Slovakia’s new government and its implications for China policy Czech defense strategy and its take on China Germany initiates minilateral cooperation with Central Asia If you like what you see, please forward this… Continue reading CEEasia Briefing #46: BRI Forum and Hungary, New Slovak government and its China policy, Germany in Central Asia, Czech defense strategy & China
Taiwan’s upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections feature three candidates with distinct backgrounds and approaches. Defense policy, Taiwan-US relations, and Taiwan-Japan relations are key campaign issues, with potential implications for the island nation’s future stability and international standing. Election campaigns for Taiwan’s upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections next January are already in full swing. Three parties… Continue reading Taiwan’s 2024 presidential election and its candidates: What to expect in foreign policy and cross-Strait relations?
The 1 February 2021 Myanmar military coup, which overthrew an elected government and installed a brutal military dictatorship, has posed an enormous challenge to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Due to the increase in the junta’s unbridled violence against the people, armed resistance groups across Myanmar are growing, and the multiple resulting conflicts… Continue reading Voices from ASEAN: Public Opinion on the 2021 Coup in Myanmar
The outspoken former Singaporean diplomat’s latest dispatch flies very wide off the mark. There is so much to dislike in Bilahari Kausikan’s latest splotch of wisdom in Nikkei Asia (“ASEAN needs to get back its old hardheaded realism,” July 7) that it’s difficult to know where to begin. Is it him calling Timor-Leste a “failing… Continue reading The Problems With Bilahari Kausikan’s ‘ASEAN Realism’
