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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: 12 February 2021

In February 2020, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he would terminate the pact. With the termination process having been extended twice, the VFA is now due to expire in…

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 April 2022

The two leaders reaffirmed the strength of bilateral relations. Singapore, identified as a key US partner in the Indo-Pacific Strategy document released by the White House in…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 1 September 2020

Thailand is a treaty ally of the United States and occupies an important geostrategic location in mainland South-east Asia, a key theatre of US-China rivalry. Bangkok has…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 5 December 2022

Bangkok and Manila are Washington’s only treaty allies in South-east Asia. Thailand took offence at President Joe Biden skipping the APEC event. Washington-Manila ties have…

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