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In Asia, geopolitics has moved onto the deal sheet

Asia’s economic diplomacy for tumultuous times

In a volatile multipolar world, countries must drive their own development by balancing global engagement with strong domestic capacity, as shown by Asia's growth strategies.

As Europe weighs less reliance on U.S. military, Asia doubles down

Tokyo, Seoul, Canberra and other capitals in the region believe U.S. military power is critical to counter the challenges from China and North Korea.

Why US-led security alliances in Asia are losing coherence

Geopolitics, at its core, examines how geography shapes international politics, power distribution and security dynamics. One enduring idea is geographer Halford Mackinder’s “heart...

The APAC acronym is obsolete

The term once described a coherent region, but today it masks a continent dividing into three distinct and competing geopolitical blocs.Continue reading on Medium »

Taking care of business: Asia Pacific showing strong growth  

The Asia Pacific region is taking care of business. The region is seeing “a strong upward trajectory” in business travel and remains the largest global market in 2026 — even...

Asia in Transition: The Middle Power Moment

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Trump and Xi: The Impact on Southeast Asia

Bart Édes explains what last week's landmark summit meant for ASEAN and the region's middle powers.

Southeast Asia Hedging Bets and Alignment Webs Beyond the US-China Lens

Beyond U.S.-China competition or rules-based order anxiety, states are pursuing their own North Stars in geopolitics and geoeconomics.

Why East Asia Isn’t Surprised by the Rupture in the Global Order

East Asia has long balanced the competing dynamics of competition and cooperation, yet the challenge of navigating them has never been greater. 

ASEAN survey finds growing doubts over US on trade and security

Shangri-La Dialogue, Quad meeting in India, Marcos in Japan

Upside Inflation Risks In Asia Outweigh Downside Growth Risks

Southeast Asia holds the key to unlocking Korean impasse

While inter-Korean diplomacy stagnates despite Seoul’s recent initiatives, Southeast Asian nations are stepping in to bridge the gap. Vietnam, Indonesia and Laos are leveraging the...

Southeast Asia’s Mandalas of Multialignment

Prashanth Parameswaran joins the Asia Geopolitics podcast to explain how multialignment shapes Southeast Asia’s foreign policy and the region’s strategic importance.

Asia markets mixed as Trump-Xi summit, AI trade dominate

The meeting of the superpowers will likely be overshadowed by the war in the Middle East, which has seen the crucial Strait of Hormuz effectively closed - sending global energy pri...

Global fragmentation is rewiring Asia’s economic future

Asia became prosperous in an era of predictable globalization. Open markets, cheap energy, integrated supply chains and export-led manufacturing...

Shangri-La Dialogue opens as Asia seeks alternatives to US shield

As Asia’s premier defense forum opens in Singapore on May 29, the annual Shangri-La Dialogue is morphing from a venue of superpower posturing into a high-stakes market for strategi...

Vietnam and Philippines trust Japan. Why doesn’t Indonesia?

For Southeast Asia, trust in Japan runs deepest where China presses hardest and breaks down where neutrality is a point of pride. Analysts say that dynamic, revealed in an annual s...

Japan can help Asia learn to live without US

Asia trade and the ASEAN summit

The annual summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will be held on May 7 to 8 in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu. The Philippines is the Chair of the ASEAN this year. The...

Commentary: Washington courts Manila, but the rest of Southeast Asia is watching

The region has a dilemma in engaging the US, as it faces the economic fallout of President Donald Trump’s actions in the Middle East, says Kevin Chen of the S Rajaratnam School of...

Asia’s defense summit opens with China and doubts about U.S. priorities topping concerns

China’s rapid military modernization and assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific and growing concerns over American priorities are top issues on the table at Asia's premier defense summi...

EU deepens ties across Asia Pacific amid shifting global trade landscape

The bloc is seeking to diversify supply chains and strengthen its global position, as it recalibrates trade relations with the United States and China.