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1 – 10 of 10The 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…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278111
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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Last week, Pyongyang and Kuala Lumpur imposed travel bans against each other’s citizens following the February 13 murder in Malaysia of Kim Jong-nam, North Korean leader Kim…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB218530
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Trump had said his attendance was certain, but now he appears less sure. This is raising fresh questions about his administration’s policy towards South-east Asia, a region which…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB224607
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Regional leaders had been anxious that Washington under US President Donald Trump seemed relatively uninterested in the region. Tillerson was also preparing the way for Trump’s…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB223743
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Trump’s administration has not yet developed a clear and full policy towards South-east Asia, but his team has focused on gaining ASEAN states’ cooperation in US efforts to rein…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB224908
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ASEAN: Region seeks to blunt cybersecurity threat
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES236568
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This is the first visit to Washington by a Thai prime minister since 2005. Thai-US relations have been much cooler since the mid-2014 military coup that Prayuth, as an army…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB224940
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The informal dialogue normally acts as a pressure valve for major powers in the Asia-Pacific, but this meeting perhaps unintentionally worsened US-China trade and security…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB245620
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US/RUSSIA: Putin call may provoke allies