Timor-Leste's path to ASEAN membership is marked by complex economic, political and geostrategic hurdles that raise questions ...

Nuno Canas Mendes is Associate Professor at the Institute of Social and Political Sciences, University of Lisbon, and President of Instituto do Oriente (Portuguese Institute of Asian Studies).

Indonesia’s new Energy Transition and Green Economy Task Force, established in March 2025, lays the groundwork to address the ...

Through strategic investments and soft power, China’s influence in Africa is poised to challenge Western dominance on the ...

ASEAN must pursue coordinated long-term strategies to leverage artificial intelligence’s potential benefits for food security ...

In October 2024, the Committee urged Japan to revise its Imperial House Law to allow female succession. The current law, ...

Vietnam’s political reforms may be inadvertently steering the country towards federalism under one-party rule.

Indonesia must safeguard its maritime security through ‘partial multialignment’ — maintaining economic ties with China while ...

The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation holds particular salience as leaders ...

Misinformation about South Korea has consequences for the country’s image and international relationships, requiring Seoul to ...

Critics of the Trump administration’s assault on foreign aid warn that it will undermine the United States’ capacity to ...

The BJP’s ideological agenda, rhetoric and policies is alienating religious minorities and threatening to undermine India’s ...