China 1937CN team infiltrate Vietnam Airlines, airports (video)
Tensions between Vietnam and China over competing claims in the South China Sea took an…
South China Sea ruling puts Asean and China at a crossroad (video)
Almost 30 years to the day that a young, Harvard-trained American lawyer won a famous…
China successfully divides Asean on the South China Sea (video)
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s whirlwind tour of Brunei, Cambodia and Laos between April 22…
Achieving harmony in the wake of the South China Sea ruling (video)
Southeast Asia has descended into a maritime insecurity spiral since the April–June 2012 stand-off at…
When it Comes to Chinese Aid Cambodia Should be Cautious
In a 2006 speech Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen praised China, saying that ‘China talks…
What to Expect From President Duterte (video)
Since the election of Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte as the next Philippine president in…
Brinkmanship in the South China Sea helps nobody
Recent months have seen a continuing increase in military activities in the South China Sea,…
Disengagement Fears Put US & Asia Allies All at Sea Over China
In the capitals of America’s Asia allies, two phenomena are combining to intensify already uneasy…
Laos’ Leadership Vital For Unifying Asean
Lao PDR has announced a new leadership team amid calls for the country, as the…
Returning: Court Okays US Use of Philippines Military Bases
The US and the Philippines are to discuss ways of strengthening bilateral military ties after…
Beijing’s South China Sea Missiles Trump Obama’s TPP Push
The timing couldn’t have been more calculated: less than 24 hours into an Asean summit…
‘Presidential Curse’ Could Tarnish Aquino’s legacy
President Benigno Aquino III completes his six-year term much less popular than when he began…
Small Asean States Deserve Big-Picture Security Leadership
As defence chiefs from 26 countries gathered for the annual Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in…
War ships & aircraft to return to Subic Bay
The former US naval facility at Subic Bay at Olongapo City, Zambales Province, Philippines is…