How Trump’s China legacy helps Biden’s foreign policy aims
Biden’s effort to sell his return to multilateralism benefits from a clearly-defined national security threat; luckily for Biden, Trump already found one.
US-China Trade War
RCEP: Record trade deal shows value of Southeast Asian leadership amid US-China spat
The signing of the RCEP points to the potential power of Southeast Asia’s neutrality amid US-China tensions.
Trump’s trade war and the clash of civilisations
As the two global superpowers go head-to-head over trade, the two leaders’ rhetoric reveals underlying currents at play.
Leaders grapple with ASEAN’s thorniest issues at the 34th ASEAN Summit
Responses to the US-China trade war were front and centre at the three-day meeting in Bangkok. Contentious issues such as the South China Sea dispute and the Rohingya crisis also received attention, but longstanding policies of non-interference limit regional action.
Building a better tomorrow: The role of cooperation in ASEAN’s success
In 1967, few expected ASEAN to succeed. The bloc’s ability to put aside the differences of member states has been its greatest asset. It needs to remember this when addressing new challenges.