Jakarta’s move to open maritime talks with Timor-Leste could unsettle longstanding Timor Sea arrangements and bring Australia ...

Southeast Asia’s performative drug policies marginalise migrants and minorities, leaving criminal networks untouched.

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Pornomo Rovan Astri Yoga is a PhD candidate in International Law at the Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS), UOW and an officer in the Indonesian Navy (TNI AL). His ...

In the Philippines, undelivered flood-control projects and collusion are undermining climate resilience and fuelling public ...

Rural communities in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta are losing traditional ecological knowledge as climate change, agricultural ...

On 4 October 2025, Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) elected Sanae Takaichi as its new president, which in usual ...

Beijing’s 2025 defence white paper outlines a regional vision that challenges the Indo-Pacific strategy and raises difficult ...

Though often overlooked, US–China wartime cooperation left a maritime legacy that continues to shape Asia’s order today.

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As the LDP clings to its shrinking base and defensive conservatism, Japan faces a leadership vacuum that could undermine its ...

Cross-strait peace between China and Taiwan hinges on Beijing choosing magnanimity over menace, wooing minds with study, jobs ...