Southeast Asia

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi talk as they visit the Hubei Provincial Museum in Wuhan, Hubei province, China April 27, 2018. China Daily via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. CHINA OUT. - RC181C1E18F0

India

By heading to Maldives, PM Modi is sending right signal but India needs more than signalling

Ananth Krishnan

Wednesday, May 29, 2019

China's State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi (L) and Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh walk to a meeting room at the Government Guesthouse in Hanoi, Vietnam April 1, 2018. REUTERS/Kham - RC142FA2A510

Podcast Episode

Southeast Asia: Caught in the middle of US-China competition

David Dollar and Jonathan Stromseth

Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Manufacturers work at an assembly line of Vingroup's Vsmart phone in Hai Phong,Vietnam December 4, 2018. REUTERS/Kham - RC16DDBFE340

Future Development

How can Vietnam avoid the middle-income trap?

Sebastian Eckardt and Vu Viet Ngoan

Thursday, May 16, 2019

Indonesian President Joko Widodo and his running mate for the 2019 presidential election Islamic cleric Ma'ruf Amin wave after registering for the election at the General Election Commission in Jakarta, Indonesia August 10, 2018 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Akbar Nugroho Gumay/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. INDONESIA OUT. - RC16976DBB40

Order from Chaos

Is Islam an increasingly polarizing political cleavage in Indonesia?

Alexander R. Arifianto

Thursday, April 25, 2019

Reports

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad (R) and China's Premier Li Keqiang attend a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China August 20, 2018. REUTERS/Jason Lee - RC1385E2CB30

Report

Democracy at a crossroads in Southeast Asia: Great power rivalry meets domestic governance

Jonathan Stromseth and Hunter Marston

February 2019

A smartphone user shows the Facebook application on his phone in the central Bosnian town of Zenica, in this photo illustration, May 2, 2013. Facebook Inc's mobile advertising revenue growth gained momentum in the first three months of the year as the social network sold more ads to users on smartphones and tablets, partially offsetting higher spending which weighed on profits. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic (BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA - Tags: SOCIETY SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS) - GM1E9530ENS01

Southeast Asia

Democracy disconnected: Social media’s caustic influence on Southeast Asia’s fragile republics

Brandon Paladino

July 2018

Soldiers carry a Chinese Communist Party flag and Chinese national flags before the military parade to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the foundation of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) at Zhurihe military base in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

China

Avoiding war: Containment, competition, and cooperation in U.S.-China relations

David Dollar, Ryan Hass, Robert Kagan, Kenneth G. Lieberthal, Cheng Li, Mira Rapp-Hooper, Jonathan Stromseth, Bruce Jones, and Tarun Chhabra

November 2017

A man walks past an electronic board displaying share price movements in Tokyo September 30, 2008. Japan's Nikkei stock average fell nearly 5 percent on Tuesday to touch a three-year after U.S. lawmakers rejected a $700 billion financial bailout plan, fuelling fears about lasting damage to markets and the economy. Exporters and banks were particularly hard hit, as Tokyo followed the lead of the Dow Jones industrial average, which posted its largest point decline ever and its biggest daily percentage slide since the 1987 stock market crash. REUTERS/Issei Kato (JAPAN) - GM1E49U0V2U01

Report

Economic risk and resilience in East Asia

Monday, October 9, 2017

Chinese dredging vessels are purportedly seen in the waters around Mischief Reef in the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea in this still image from video taken by a P-8A Poseidon surveillance aircraft provided by the United States Navy May 21, 2015. U.S. Navy/Handout via Reuters/File Photo

Global Governance & Politics

India, China, and differing conceptions of the maritime order

Iskander Rehman

Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Blog Posts

Indonesia's President Joko Widodo and his running mate Ma'ruf Amin react after a quick count result during the Indonesian elections in Jakarta, Indonesia April 17, 2019. REUTERS/Edgar Su - RC19421D72E0

Order from Chaos

In Indonesia, Jokowi’s victory reveals shifting voting patterns

Thomas Pepinsky

Thursday, April 18, 2019

A man prepares election materials to be distributed to polling stations in Jakarta, Indonesia April 16, 2019. REUTERS/Edgar Su - RC1246850890

Brookings Now

5 facts about Indonesia as it holds national elections

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

Supporters reach for a t-shirt at a carnival during a campaign rally of the Indonesia's president and presidential candidate for the next election Joko Widodo and his running mate for the upcoming election Ma'ruf Amin in Tangerang, Banten province, Indonesia, April 7, 2019. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan - RC1C252882E0

Order from Chaos

Politicizing inequality in Indonesian elections

Eve Warburton and Burhanuddin Muhtadi

Monday, April 8, 2019

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Events

Asia’s stability: Glancing back, looking forward

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT

U.S. engagement in Asia: A conversation with Singapore’s Minister for Finance Heng Swee Keat

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT

Asia Transnational Threats Forum: Counterterrorism in Asia

9:00 AM - 12:30 PM EST

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Multimedia

A large Indonesian flag is carried over the crowd at a rally calling for national unity and tolerance in central Jakarta, Indonesia December 4, 2016. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside - RC127395AEE0

Southeast Asia

Indonesia, an unlikely democracy

Jonathan Stromseth, Thomas Pepinsky, and Fred Dews

Friday, March 15, 2019

An officer adjusts China's national flag before the ASEAN Plus Three (APT) Summit in Singapore, November 15, 2018. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha - RC1C8843E420

Podcast Episode

Challenges to democracy in East Asia: Democracy and Disorder Podcast Series

Torrey Taussig, Mireya Solís, and Jonathan Stromseth

Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi talk as they visit the Hubei Provincial Museum in Wuhan, Hubei province, China April 27, 2018. China Daily via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. CHINA OUT. - RC181C1E18F0

Podcast Episode

How India and China are reshaping their neighborhood

Rush Doshi, Dhruva Jaishankar, and Adrianna Pita

Wednesday, September 26, 2018

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