List of Southeast Asia articles
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An oil tanker unloads imported crude oil in Qingdao, China. China’s Malacca Dilemma, After Hormuz
Western-dominated insurance premiums can choke off Beijing’s oil supplies more effectively than warships can.
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A man runs past national flags of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states in Cebu, Philippines, on May 5, ahead of the 48th ASEAN Summit. Is the Iran War Pushing Southeast Asia into China’s Arms?
U.S. guarantees have not shielded Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam from economic shock.
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Donald Trump at the ASEAN summit in Malaysia Trump’s Southeast Asia Trade Deals Are in Limbo
Malaysia becomes the first country to cancel its tariff deal with the White House.
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U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer testifies in the Senate in Washington, D.C. Trump’s Plan B for Tariffs Rests on Shaky Foundations
The Section 301 case outlined by U.S. trade officials is neither coherent nor defensible.
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Quad summit in Wilmington, Delaware, in 2024 The Quad Is on the Brink of Extinction
It is hard to imagine the grouping enduring another two and a half years of Trump.
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Myanmar Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing prepares to deliver a speech at the Myanmar International Convention Center in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, on March 28. Will ASEAN Welcome Myanmar Back Into Its Fold?
The official appointment of coup leader Min Aung Hlaing as president is likely to hasten a shift within the bloc.
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People line up to refuel their motorbikes outside a gas station in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, on March 29. Fuel Shortages Raise Stability Risks in Myanmar
After a string of political victories, the military regime might now grapple with fresh upheaval.
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A member of Mongolia’s Kazakh ethnic group releases an eagle during the Spring Golden Eagle Festival in Ulaanbaatar. The Birds That Run the Land
Indigenous knowledge is helping conservationists manage delicate ecologies.
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Ships anchored off Singapore in the Strait of Malacca Lessons for Singapore From Trump’s War in Iran
A strategic location coupled with a close U.S. partnership makes for an attractive military target.
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One man raises his arms in celebration as he sits inside a green and yellow bobsleigh. Another man rises up behind him. How to Get Money for Cold Sports in Warm Places
Winter Olympic success brings funding hopes to Southern Hemisphere athletes.
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U.S. Marines hide behind a wall in Hue, South Vietnam in February 1968. From Vietnam to Iran, War Is the Reason Americans Don’t Trust Their Government
Presidents cannot ignore the long-term costs of dismissing the truth in pursuit of national security.
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01-Foreign-Policy-Magazine-Fiction-Books-March-2026 Two Books About the Pull of Home
Plus, more international fiction releases in March.
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Flanked by their national flags, the leaders of Pacific Islands nations sit together during the Pacific Islands Forum. How to (Not) Be a Pacific Power
Washington has yet to recognize that mobility is an essential part of regional security.
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Sailors aboard the Philippine Navy frigate BRP Jose Rizal salute a passing Royal Australian Navy destroyer during a naval exercise near Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea on Sept. 3, 2025. Trump’s New Arms Rules Will Hit Southeast Asia
An “America First” export strategy complicates efforts to obtain U.S.-made weapons.
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Then-National Tsinghua University sociology professor Chen Ming-chi speaks to journalists in Taipei, Taiwan, on Jan. 14, 2024. How Taiwan Sees the World
The island’s deputy foreign minister on Trump, defense, and why he thinks countries shouldn’t trust China.
