Southeast Asian countries have a more pragmatic view of the great power contest between the US, China and Russia.

Lessons from the wars in Russia-Ukraine and the Middle East have led Southeast Asian countries to rapidly accelerate efforts to invest in and adopt counter-drone systems. Malaysia recently unveiled a ...

In some ways, Southeast Asia significantly supports China’s strategic interests. But the region also presents major challenges for China’s global leadership. Leaders from China and Southeast Asian ...

Southeast Asia should be benefiting from China’s rise. Beijing has made the region’s growth a priority: Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s Maritime Silk Road—the nautical pillar of the Belt and Road ...

Southeast Asian nations are reassessing the United States as a security partner amid growing geopolitical uncertainty and volatility in US politics. But China’s continued assertiveness in the South ...

Trump’s abrupt 2025 tariff hikes have shaken Southeast Asia’s confidence in the United States, threatening regional supply chains and investment plans built on US market access. Countries like Vietnam ...

The United States announced finalized trade deals Sunday with two Southeast Asian nations — Cambodia and Malaysia — that contain provisions aimed against China, and further progress with two others in ...

BANGKOK, Thailand — Nuclear power is getting a second look in Southeast Asia as countries prepare to meet surging energy demand as they vie for artificial intelligence-focused data centers. Several ...

Risks to Southeast Asia’s energy supplies are multiplying faster than nations are coming up with solutions to meet rapidly ...