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Expert briefing
Publication date: 29 July 2022

The FPDA is the only multilateral security pact that includes South-east Asian states and players from beyond the region. It is flexible, and able to address both conventional and…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 4 September 2023

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…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 1 March 2023

A row between the Philippine and Chinese coast guards in mid-February underscored that tensions in the South China Sea remain elevated. Indonesia is the 2023 ASEAN chair.

Expert briefing
Publication date: 28 July 2016

The case was adjudicated under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). Manila won the ruling, but Beijing has rejected it.

Expert briefing
Publication date: 31 March 2023

The AUKUS deal is the most costly and complex defence acquisition in Australia’s history. While some countries in South-east Asia welcome the initiative, others worry that it…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 21 October 2021

In August, the United Kingdom became the first country in 25 years to be granted dialogue partner status by ASEAN. Some ASEAN countries welcome a larger role for the United…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 9 May 2023

The Philippines and other South-east Asian countries are keen on adding nuclear to their energy mixes. Geopolitics is a key factor in their efforts to realise this ambition, with…

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