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Expert briefing
Publication date: 23 November 2023

Separately, regional leaders were somewhat reassured by the modest rapprochement between China and the United States -- influential powers in South-east Asia -- on the margins of…

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: 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…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 9 April 2024

A key finding is that 50.5% of respondents would pick China if forced to take sides in US-Chinese rivalry, up from 38.9% in 2023. China continues to be regarded as the most…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 10 March 2023

The US State Department responded by saying that the case against him was politically motivated and part of a broader trend of the government cracking down on dissent. Prime…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 4 April 2024

Defence spending will account for 1.2% of GDP in 2024, having remained stable at around this figure for at least the past two decades. Nevertheless, outside estimates of China’s…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 15 January 2021

The Mekong flows through China and the five mainland South-east Asian states -- Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. Earlier this month, China belatedly informed the…

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: 8 June 2023

Singapore has close relations with both the United States and China. It is increasingly uncomfortable with rising tension between the two superpowers and the potential emergence…

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