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Disposable labour, purchasable recognition: Malaysia’s Myanmar returns and the hierarchies of the Global South[ International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Oct 2026, 25
  • Aniello Iannone
Disposable labour, purchasable recognition: Malaysia’s Myanmar returns and the hierarchies of the Global South[

Aniello Iannone examines Malaysia's repatriation of Myanmar nationals, revealing how...

Water Whiplash and Layered Strategic Threats International Relations South and Central Asia
  • Oct 2026, 16
  • Angana Guha Roy
Water Whiplash and Layered Strategic Threats

In this article, Dr. Angana Guha Roy argues that water...

Structural Aseanisation: Hegemonic Repositioning and European strategy in the South China Sea International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Oct 2026, 11
  • Aniello Iannone
Structural Aseanisation: Hegemonic Repositioning and European strategy in the South China Sea

In "Structural Aseanisation," Aniello Ianone explores Europe's strategic shift in...

Taiwan, Indonesia and the ASEAN Ceiling: The New Southbound Policy at Ten International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Sep 2026, 11
  • Aniello Iannone
Taiwan, Indonesia and the ASEAN Ceiling: The New Southbound Policy at Ten

In this article, Aniello Iannone critically evaluates the ten-year trajectory...

The New Delhi Consensus: Why 2026 Marks the Death of Global Bloc Politics International Relations South and Central Asia
  • Sep 2026, 09
  • Nisha Usmani
The New Delhi Consensus: Why 2026 Marks the Death of Global Bloc Politics

The global order is moving beyond rigid bloc politics toward...

Meet the Cousins First: How Post-Brexit Britain Is Courting ASEAN International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Aug 2026, 30
  • Luo Chen Jun
Meet the Cousins First: How Post-Brexit Britain Is Courting ASEAN

In this article, Luo Chen Jun highlights a striking historical...

Indonesia's Missing Diplomacy Puzzle: Climate Technology International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Aug 2026, 17
  • Muhamad Ferdy Firmansyah
Indonesia's Missing Diplomacy Puzzle: Climate Technology

In this article, Muhamad Ferdy Firmansyah highlights how climate technology...

The partnership Jakarta and Hanoi signed, and the one they did not International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Aug 2026, 06
  • Aniello Iannone
The partnership Jakarta and Hanoi signed, and the one they did not

In his latest article, Aniello Iannone examines the gap between...

Indonesia-France Relations in the Field of Defense: Rational Choice Amid Global Pressure International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Jul 2026, 21
  • Abdullah Akbar Rafsanjani
Indonesia-France Relations in the Field of Defense: Rational Choice Amid Global Pressure

This article analyzes Indonesia's ambitious military modernization through its strategic...

Databases are Power: Geopolitics of AI Health and the Fate of the Global South International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Jul 2026, 17
  • Bobyano Dolyamano Blessing Purba
Databases are Power: Geopolitics of AI Health and the Fate of the Global South

DeepRare is being hailed as a major breakthrough in the...

Prabowo’s Empty Chair in Kazan and the Rising Cost of Non-Alignment International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Jul 2026, 14
  • Aniello Iannone
Prabowo’s Empty Chair in Kazan and the Rising Cost of Non-Alignment

This article analyzes President Prabowo’s decision to skip the June...

ASEAN Sibling Rivalry: A Grassroots Challenge to ASEANization International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Jul 2026, 10
  • Abdullah Akbar Rafsanjani
ASEAN Sibling Rivalry: A Grassroots Challenge to ASEANization

This article analyzes the phenomenon of "sibling rivalry" at the...

What China's Global Initiatives and the ASEAN Way Can Contribute For the Future of Multipolar Order International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Jun 2026, 12
  • Ahmad Nurcholis
What China's Global Initiatives and the ASEAN Way Can Contribute For the Future of Multipolar Order

This article evaluates the normative frameworks offered by China’s four...

How the ASEAN Way Manages Conflict: Lessons from the Thailand–Cambodia Crisis International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Jun 2026, 02
  • Izzul Fatchu Reza
How the ASEAN Way Manages Conflict: Lessons from the Thailand–Cambodia Crisis

This article examines the 2025 Thailand–Cambodia border conflict to evaluate...

ASEAN, Middle Power, and Global Crisis International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • May 2026, 29
  • Hadi Prayitno
ASEAN, Middle Power, and Global Crisis

This article examines the May 2026 ASEAN Summit in Cebu...

Rhetoric and Realpolitik: Xi-Trump Meeting and Its Implications for the Global South International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • May 2026, 23
  • Erik Ardiyanto
Rhetoric and Realpolitik: Xi-Trump Meeting and Its Implications for the Global South

This article examines the May 2026 Beijing summit between Xi...

Trump's Narcissistic Foreign Policy: A Lesson for Indonesia International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • May 2026, 15
  • Ahmad Nurcholis
Trump's Narcissistic Foreign Policy: A Lesson for Indonesia

This article examines how the rise of narcissistic foreign policy—exemplified...

Lula, Prabowo, and the Portuguese gambit: language as South-South currency International Relations Latin America
  • May 2026, 03
  • Gustavo Pasqueta
Lula, Prabowo, and the Portuguese gambit: language as South-South currency

In October 2025, Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto announced that Portuguese...

Chequebook Diplomacy in the Age of Militarism International Relations Middle East
  • May 2026, 01
  • Obaidurrahman Mirsab
Chequebook Diplomacy in the Age of Militarism

This article argues that recent U.S.–Israel military actions against Iran...

Türkiye’s Africa Initiative: Can a ‘Third Way’ Really Work? International Relations Africa
  • Apr 2026, 20
  • Mehmet Furkan Keles
Türkiye’s Africa Initiative: Can a ‘Third Way’ Really Work?

This article examines Türkiye’s evolving "Third Way" in Africa, an...

The Strategic Autonomy of Invisible Indonesia International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Apr 2026, 17
  • Ararat Kostanian
The Strategic Autonomy of Invisible Indonesia

This article critically examines Indonesia’s evolving role from a quiet...

The Islamabad Moment: When Pakistan Became a Bridge in a Fragmented World Order International Relations South and Central Asia
  • Apr 2026, 13
  • Farwa Imtiaz
The Islamabad Moment: When Pakistan Became a Bridge in a Fragmented World Order

This article provides a firsthand account of how Pakistan emerged...

Where Is the Collective Solidarity? ASEAN on Hold at the Strait of Hormuz: Prabowo-Anwar’s Bilateral Geopolitics and the Erosion of Regional Unity International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Apr 2026, 10
  • Nani Septianie
Where Is the Collective Solidarity? ASEAN on Hold at the Strait of Hormuz: Prabowo-Anwar’s Bilateral Geopolitics and the Erosion of Regional Unity

This article examines how disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz...

The Price of Being in the Room: Indonesia and the Power Politics of Gaza’s Day After International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Apr 2026, 03
  • Aniello Iannone
The Price of Being in the Room: Indonesia and the Power Politics of Gaza’s Day After

This article examines Indonesia’s participation in the Board of Peace...

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