Vietnam’s strategic choices will be constrained by internal military power dynamics and great power competition in 2026.

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The United States has turned its back on the WTO rules-based international trade system. APEC can help to defend it, while ...

Japan’s New Mogami-class frigate, combined with deeper cooperation with Australia, could help New Zealand secure its maritime ...

Myanmar’s junta-administered elections have revealed how ASEAN’s institutional constraints and lack of initiative are ...

Indonesia’s nickel boom has delivered staggering economic gains, but the industry’s dependency on great powers may be its ...

While the Asia Pacific region has woken up to a changed world order, Australia’s foreign policy discussions are stuck in the ...

Relations with Beijing will also improve considerably. North Korea will seek normalisation of trade relations and economic ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is seeking to emulate the economic policies of her mentor Shinzo Abe, but this agenda ...

As the 2026 APEC chair, China has the opportunity to lead by example on an enhanced services and digital cooperation agenda ...

The Japanese economy remained generally strong in 2025 despite the Trump tariff shock. Growth reached the level of its ...

Sri Lanka appeared on track to recover from the economic fallout of its 2022 external debt default until Cyclone Ditwah ...