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South-east Asia is a key theatre in which Chinese-US strategic rivalry plays out. Beijing is counting on regional defence diplomacy to help it push back against the United States…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281671
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Except for Myanmar and Cambodia, which are subject to Western arms embargoes, the region is a buyer’s market. South Korea has become its largest supplier of arms. Meanwhile…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273432
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Russia has in recent years sought to increase its economic engagement with South-east Asia to circumvent Western sanctions and mitigate the risk of overdependence on China. Moscow…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB267853
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South-east Asia provides the Kremlin opportunities to advance its ‘great power’ interests. Meanwhile, the region remains a key theatre for the United States and China to play out…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB266082
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Unlike most Western powers, Russia has refused to condemn the February 1 coup in which the Myanmar army ousted the country’s democratically elected civilian government. Russia’s…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB260715
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Vietnam is Russia’s closest partner in South-east Asia and has refused to criticise Moscow over the Ukraine war. Between 2000 and 2022, Russia accounted for more than 80% of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284520
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Indonesia is the largest and most populous country in South-east Asia. Its strategic importance makes it a key player in US-China competition in the region.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB262630
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Other South-east Asian countries also backed the resolution and have, like Singapore, criticised the war. However, the city-state is the only regional player to impose financial…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273595
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A day earlier, the opinion pollster Pulse Asia Research released the results of a survey in which his government had majority approval ratings on eleven out of 13 key issues. The…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273642
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The trip was part of a wider Russian strategy to circumvent Western sanctions by strengthening political, economic and military ties with Asian countries. Vietnam is an old friend…