Carlo Filippini on the key differences between ASEAN and the EU and the relationship's trajectory.
Washington’s pivot to Southeast Asia
Why the US needs to strengthen its economic ties with Southeast Asia.
Ritualism and the erosion of human rights
States in the Asia-Pacific increasingly pay lip service to protections they sign up to.
Self-interest and the spectre of Beijing at Sunnylands
US-ASEAN summit shows that a new Cold War mindset is descending on Asia.
Recognising restrictive regimes
US-ASEAN Summit sends bad signal for rights across the region, writes Caitlin McCaffrie.
Democratic contraction in Southeast Asia
Bridget Welsh surveys the rise of a worrying trend in the region.
ASEAN adjusts to a new democratic phenomenon
Why the region should welcome Aung San Suu Kyi and Myanmar's new government.
ASEAN’s community moving in circles
Regional organisation continues to stumble in its quest for further integration.
ASEAN and the vote
The regional organisation has little say but much to gain with Myanmar’s elections Sunday.
Sea folly and US-China relations
Provocative patrols no way to turn the tide in contested South China Sea.
Challenging China and preserving order
Beijing’s moves in the South China Sea need to be met with an assertive ‘costs imposing’ strategy.
Wave of rhetoric on South China Sea sets dangerous tone
US and Australia must work with ASEAN on China's contentious island building.
ASEAN can learn from Europe’s refugee crisis
Refugee crises must be met by the power and spirit of regionalism.
War in ASEAN’s troubled waters
Hunter Marston argues that conflict in the highly contested South China Sea can be avoided.
Regional responses to Rohingya exclusion
ASEAN misses an opportunity to show leadership, suggests Nicholas Farrelly.
Governing borderless threats
Lee Jones and Shahar Hameiri ask how can the region and the world can better respond to new security issues
The changing face of humanitarianism
Could new regional players help solve crises like the Rohingya?
Rohingya crisis: nothing from nothing
Friday's summit in Bangkok achieved little. It also shows that states that can’t help others, can’t help themselves.
Indonesia and the Rohingya: de-legitimising democracy?
How the Asian migrant crisis is putting democratic credentials to the test.