Philippines 2015: Presidential Speculation, Scandals, and Prospects for Peace
A year ago, I predicted that one of the main stories of 2014 in the Philippines would be recovery efforts from Typhoon Haiyan, and indeed it took until October (almost the one-year anniversary) for...
View ArticleSoutheast Asia in 2015: Maritime Security, Myanmar Elections, TPP Top Agenda
Southeast Asia enters 2015 facing a number of critical challenges that will have a bearing on its future: Can economic integration be achieved among all 10 members of ASEAN? How might maritime security...
View ArticleA Code of Conduct for Maritime Security
From November 14-22, President Obama will embark on a three-stop overseas trip, beginning in Turkey to attend the G20, followed by a stop in Manila for the APEC summit, and ending in Malaysia where he...
View ArticlePredictions for Southeast Asia: A Look Back and Ahead
Southeast Asia faced a number of big challenges in 2015 – ASEAN economic integration, resolving maritime security disputes, ratification of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, Myanmar’s historic elections,...
View ArticleSouth China Sea Dispute Undermines Maritime Security in Southeast Asia
Regional security in Southeast Asia, to a large extent, means maritime security. All but one of the 10 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states are coastal states; two of these are...
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