IDENTITY POLITICS COMES TO THE FORE IN MALAYSIA
MALAYSIA’S 14th General Election next month will attest to the longevity of democracy in the country. However, it will also
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AS THE US RECEDES AND CHINA LEADS, TRUMP’S ASIA TRIP SENDS OUT REASSURING SIGNALS
US President Donald Trump’s visit to South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines marks a special moment in a special
MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE IN THE ROHINGYA CRISIS
The international opprobrium heaped on Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, for her inactivity on the Rohingya crisis front, obscures
Patrick Cronin and Derwin Pereira – The East Asia Summit and Obama’s Asia legacy
The East Asia Summit, to be held in Vientiane early next month, offers U.S. President Barack Obama an opportunity to
NEW OPENING IN US-PHILIPPINE RELATIONS
China’s defiant response to the international judgment against its claims in the South China Sea could draw the Philippines closer
CHINA SHOULDN’T SEE JAKARTA’S FRIENDSHIP AS SIGN OF WEAKNESS
IN a dramatic gesture intended to refocus China’s attention on its relations with Indonesia, President Joko Widodo visited the Natuna
PEACE TALKS HOLD KEY TO DUTERTE’S NEW PHILIPPINES
An existential challenge facing the incoming Rodrigo Duterte Administration is to conclude peace talks with National Democratic Front (NDF) communists
CNAS COMMENTARY: HIGH STAKES AT THE SUNNYLANDS SUMMIT
As President Obama prepares to host a summit with ASEAN leaders in Sunnylands, California, next week, Center for a New
JAKARTA ATTACK A SIGN OF THINGS TO COME
The terrorist attack in Jakarta last week achieved little but foretells much. It signifies the renewal of an implacable religious
MESSAGE FOR CHINA AND THE US: ASIA-PACIFIC NEEDS THE GLUE OF TRADE, NOT THE THREAT OF WAR
Derwin Pereira says as necessary as security is, it is economic integration that truly fosters peace and prosperity in the