- November 2nd, 2025
Artificial intelligence (AI) investment in Southeast Asia is entering an unprecedented boom, projected to exceed US$110 billion by 2028. From sprawling data centres and next-generation generative AI platforms to cloud infrastructure and automation start-ups, capital is flowing rapidly into the...
As the world teeters on the edge of another trade war, Southeast Asia is emerging as the unlikely center of restraint and strategy. While major economies respond to U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs with talk of retaliation, ASEAN...
The South China Sea to the Taiwan Strait: Asia’s Security Order in Flux The ocean lanes of the Indo-Pacific are increasingly tense: from the contested features of the South China Sea, across the narrowing waters of the Taiwan Strait, to...
As Southeast Asia becomes ever more entangled in great power competition, the region’s most vital — and least visible — infrastructure faces growing peril. The vulnerabilities of undersea cables, which carry nearly all of Southeast Asia’s internet traffic, are becoming...
In the five decades since its founding, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has evolved from a Cold War bulwark into one of the world’s most dynamic regional organizations. From its modest beginnings in 1967, ASEAN’s ten member states—Brunei,...
Until early April 2025, Southeast Asian capitals seemed almost relaxed about Donald Trump’s return to the White House. Unlike European leaders bracing for another transatlantic breakdown, or East Asian allies fretting about security commitments, governments in ASEAN were relatively sanguine....
From drones to frigates, missile systems and even fifth-generation fighter jets, a new supplier in Southeast Asia’s defence landscape has been making headlines: Türkiye. Announcements of Turkish arms contracts, deliveries, and deployments by Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines over the past two years...
Indonesia has officially inducted the Turkish-made KHAN tactical ballistic missile system into operational service. With this move, Indonesia becomes the first nation in the region to deploy such a weapon—an achievement that propels Jakarta into the upper echelon of regional...
In a climate of rising geopolitical instability and fracturing global trade norms, European Union leaders met with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang for a high-stakes summit that marked 50 years of EU-China diplomatic relations. The summit, held...
In a monumental leap for Türkiye’s defence industry and Indonesia’s strategic modernization efforts, Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has inked a historic $10 billion (RM46.8 billion) agreement to supply 48 KAAN fifth-generation stealth fighter jets to Jakarta, marking the largest defence...
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