US, ASEAN in Geostrategic Drift

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By Thitinan Pongsudhirak

With ASEAN split over Myanmar, China and other issues, and the US preoccupied with Ukraine, new thinking on how to cooperate is needed on both sides.

Russia's War Causes Disarray in ASEAN

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Guest Column

By Thitinan Pongsudhirak

Along with China’s moves in the South China Sea and Myanmar’s coup, the invasion of Ukraine has introduced another fault line among the bloc’s members.

Myanmar Junta Fails the Sovereignty Test

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Guest Column

By Thitinan Pongsudhirak

A year after the coup, the regime has no popular support, lacks territorial control and global legitimacy, and its diplomats are barred from international meetings.

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13 December 2021 The Misguided US ‘Democracy Summit’

22 November 2021 The Age-Old Nature of the ‘New Cold War’

30 October 2021 After Standing Up to Myanmar Military, What Next for ASEAN?

23 October 2021 Time for ASEAN to Give Myanmar’s Opposition a Seat at the Table

16 October 2021 AUKUS Alliance Poses Challenges to Other Powers

4 September 2021 Under Biden, US Pivots to a Free, Open Indo-Pacific

16 August 2021 54 Years on, ASEAN Looking Increasingly Ineffectual

6 August 2021 ASEAN Lags Behind Myanmar Curve

24 July 2021 Thai Govt Must Take Responsibility for Vaccine Debacle

5 July 2021 As COVID-19 Spreads, Thai Govt Stuck in Self-Made Trap

19 June 2021 China Has Its Way With a Divided, Inert ASEAN