Southeast Asia

01 Apr 2026
Indonesia is advancing a digital downstreaming strategy that extends beyond raw mineral processing. Recognising that building an advanced fabrication plant
01 Apr 2026
Indonesia’s universal healthcare ambitions cannot be realised without targeted reforms to specialist training and financial structures. Paid specialist training positions
26 Feb 2026
President Prabowo’s Washington messaging pairs a principled stance on Gaza with an unusually direct signal of operational readiness. For Australia,
17 Feb 2026
Indonesia is attempting to regulate disinformation and foreign propaganda, risking the country’s democracy, which is already in decline. Indonesia is
11 Feb 2026
For a middle power seeking to diversify its strategic and economic exposure while upholding its commitments to the US alliance,
05 Feb 2026
Rather than importing digital rulebooks from great powers, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) needs a model shaped by
15 Jan 2026
How a tiny island nation built one of Africa's most effective systems for fighting piracy—and what it means for the
29 Sep 2025
SYDNEY -- Dr Bryce Wakefield, Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA), appeared before the Senate
27 Nov 2025
Earlier this month, Australia and Indonesia announced a landmark bilateral Common Security Treaty. The treaty is modelled closely on the
27 Nov 2025
In late February, the Peoples Liberation Army-Navy (‘PLA-N’) entered Australia’s exclusive economic zone (‘EEZ’) and conducted live-firing drills off Sydney.
13 Nov 2025
European naval forces are setting sail towards Indo-Pacific waters to deter and, yes, contain the Chinese elephant in the room.
06 Nov 2025
Indonesia stands at a turning point as the country commemorated 80 years of independence in August 2025 and the National