Southeast Asia

15 Apr 2026
Indonesia is South-East Asia's largest economy and spends billions on its Makan Bergizi Gratis program to feed its most vulnerable.
09 Apr 2026
As regional cohesion falters under the weight of US-China great power competition, territorial disputes in the South China Sea and
08 Apr 2026
Although the South China Sea dispute mainly involves China and some ASEAN countries, the United States has played an important
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
11 Mar 2026
Dr Bryce Wakefield, Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA), has once again contributed to regional
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