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ASEAN: Strategic Center of Gravity in US–China Rivalry (opens the original)
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to Manila this week— attending the ASEAN Post-Ministerial Conference, the East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, and the ASEAN Regional Forum — highlights a crucial geopolitical reality: while the Taiwan Strait and the first island chain remain vital to regional security, the long-term balance of power in the Indo-Pacific may ultimately depend on strategic choices made across Southeast Asia. Global attention centers on China’s military modernization,
Indonesia’s Law Enforcers Turn on One Another (opens the original)
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What began as an investigation into a series of nationwide power outages has rapidly evolved into a rare confrontation between Indonesia’s two most powerful law enforcement institutions. Indonesia’s National Police, through its Anti-Corruption Task Force (Kortastipidkor), is investigating alleged corruption and money laundering in coal procurement for state-owned power plants between 2018 and 2026. Investigators suspect manipulated contracts, falsified coal quality and supply records, and illici
The Subcontinent’s Philosophical Rupture (opens the original)
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The relationship between Pakistan and Afghanistan has officially shifted from fragile diplomacy into an outbreak of direct confrontation and open war. Since February 27, when Pakistan’s defense minister declared open war and Pakistani aircraft struck Kabul, Kandahar, Paktia and Jalalabad, the two neighbors have been locked in a … Subscribe to Asia Sentinel to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.
Can Small Modular Reactors Make Nuclear Work in Southeast Asia? (opens the original)
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For decades, nuclear power has occupied an uneasy place in Southeast Asia’s energy future. Governments periodically embraced it whenever electricity demand surged or fossil fuel prices spiked, only to retreat as construction costs mounted, financing evaporated, or public opposition resurfaced. Today, however, the conversation has returned with renewed momentum, driven not by conventional gigawatt-scale nuclear plants but by a new generation of small modular reactors (SMRs), championed by Microso
Iran Faces Condemnation Over Transit Passage Regime (opens the original)
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When strategic passages become instruments of coercion, everyone pays the price, as the world is relearning to its sorrow from Iran’s disruption of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz for the past four months. The dispute is centered on Iran’s refusal to ratify the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), the international treaty that … Subscribe to Asia Sentinel to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.
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