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ASEAN-China Framework deal makes symbolic progress

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ASEAN/CHINA

The CoC would codify principles and processes to guide states’ activities and control incidents in the contested sea. The framework’s adoption at the ministerial level is a small…

Prospects for Azerbaijan-Armenia peace deal are remote

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ARMENIA/AZERBAIJAN

The confrontation is the first such incident since the EU civilian mission in Armenia (EUMA) was launched on February 20 to observe the border from the Armenian side. It was the…

ASEAN and China have far to go to agree key sea code

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ASEAN/CHINA

Negotiations over a Code of Conduct for the South China Sea.

UNCLOS ruling may ease China-South-east Asia tensions

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CHINA/SOUTH-EAST ASIA

A sweeping victory for the Philippines has dismantled any legal basis for expansive Chinese claims across much of the South China Sea.

New Philippines foreign policy may be destabilising

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PHILIPPINES

Liu was speaking to a Philippines delegation, an illustration of the Duterte administration's initial efforts to forge a new foreign policy and to repair ties with China.

Myanmar policy zest could suffer in 2017

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MYANMAR

Her comments hint at the political difficulties facing the one-year-old NLD-led administration in 2017.

South-east Asia integration could worsen drug problem

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA

Illegal drugs in South-east Asia.

Renewed Philippines peace drive could see strife

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PHILIPPINES

Duterte is committed to reviving the peace processes for the nationwide communist insurgency and the Moro Islamic insurgency in Mindanao, which is also represented within the NDF.

Mass South-east Asian shift towards China is unlikely

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA

Chinese officials later clarified that no formal agreement had been reached, while both countries still claim the shoal. Nonetheless, the visit, in which Duterte repeated his…

Pakistan will avoid major changes in foreign policy

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PAKISTAN

In a speech at the inaugural Islamabad Security Dialogue (ISD), he said his country and India -- long-standing enemies -- should “bury the past and move forward”. He talked about…