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Geopolitics will heat up in the Indian Ocean

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ASIA

Geopolitics in the Indian Ocean.

Japan-Philippines defence ties will bolster Manila

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JAPAN/PHILIPPINES

The outlook for the growing Japan-Philippines defence partnership.

India-Australia security ties will grow markedly

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INDIA/AUSTRALIA

Delhi and Canberra have had a series of high-level bilateral engagements in recent years. The two sides, each wary of Beijing’s growing power, announced a comprehensive strategic…

Thailand deepens China links as hedge against US ties

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THAILAND

Outlook for Thai-US-China relations.

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.

China's rise adds urgency to India-Japan cooperation

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ASIA

India-Japan partnership

Post-Manila US pivot may be coming to South-east Asia

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA/US

US policymakers feel there is sufficient support for the United States elsewhere in the Philippine government and population to erode Duterte's threats to unravel the alliance…

US-China contest over Pacific influence is coming

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US/PACIFIC

This will be the first time a US president has held such a meeting. The three leaders will also meet the secretaries of state, defence, the interior and veterans’ affairs. This…

ASEAN-China defence ties will survive UNCLOS, just

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ASEAN/CHINA

The announcement came days after an international ruling under the UN Convention on the Law of the Seas (UNCLOS) dismissing China's maritime claims and island-building in the…

Maritime rights are sore point in Indonesia-China ties

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INDONESIA/CHINA

Jakarta has repeatedly protested Chinese incursions into its EEZ. At the same time, China and Indonesia have burgeoning economic ties.