In this webinar, Dr Pham Tuan Phan assessed the performance of the Mekong River Commission (MRC), highlighted the challenges and constraints faced by the MRC, and explained how the MRC complements and/or competes with the other Mekong-related initiatives such as the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) and the Mekong-US Partnership.
The China-US new normal maybe more stable and less worrying for Southeast Asia than commonly thought.
This article was published the Asia Democracy Research Network (ADRN) on 7 December 2020.
The defeat of the Perikatan Nasional government in Perak is a worrying precedent for the coalition at the federal level.
This article was first published as ISEAS Economics Working Paper 2020-10 The BRI in Malaysia’s Port Sector: Drivers of Success and Failure and extracted for published in South China Morning Post on 7 December 2020.
Leo Suryadinata quoted by FT: “Indonesia looks to Joe Biden for more ‘professional’ stance on China”
This article was published by Financial Times on 6 December 2020, and referred to ISEAS Commentary 2020/167 Why Was Prabowo Invited to the US?
This article was published by South China Morning Post on 4 December 2020.
This article was published by Channel Newsasia on 4 December 2020.
Dynastic politics are still at work in Indonesia. While it provides an entry ticket into the political arena, it is no guarantee of success.
America’s Proposed Reactivation of the 1st Fleet Raises Eyebrows and Questions
A reactivated First Fleet would boost the US naval presence in Asia, and demands on America’s allies and security partners in Asia.