How ‘routine’ are the new US patrols in the South China Sea?

Recent US Navy patrols in the region have many worried, but the Trump administration’s long game in the South China Sea is unclear
By Logan Connor • Feb 21, 2017

Trade war

Trump’s trade war with China could put Southeast Asia in the firing line

If the US imposes heavy tariffs on Chinese imports, Southeast Asian nations could pay the price
By Logan Connor • Jan 25, 2017

Corruption, crackdowns and conflict: our predictions for 2017

Southeast Asia Globe picks five issues we expect to be top of the news agenda next year
By Southeast Asia Globe editorial • Dec 30, 2016

Where China stokes conflict, Vietnamese dissidents find opportunity

Vietnamese dissidents are using anti-China rallies as recruiting grounds for their cause
By Bennett Murray • Dec 09, 2016

Powerful Chinese investment group seeks Cambodian partnerships

The Cambodia China Business Forum and Financial Development Forum has Chinese investors flocking to Phnom Penh for a stake in Cambodia’s developing economy   
By Southeast Asia Globe editorial • Dec 01, 2016

Chinese president to touch down in Cambodia as nations consolidate ties

Cambodia is edging increasingly close to China, as the superpower lavishes aid on the Asean nation that has proved a robust ally in the South China Sea dispute
By Logan Connor • Oct 12, 2016

Policy

Asean summit provides platform for Laos’ revamped foreign policy

The recent Asean Summit held in the Lao capital of Vientiane provided a perfect opportunity for the country to start carving out a more independent foreign policy
By David Hutt • Oct 04, 2016

Cambodia

Caught in the middle

With tensions rising between China and the West over the South China Sea, Cambodia once again finds itself walking a knife’s edge between the world’s great powers
By Paul Millar • Sep 01, 2016