Southeast Asia

Before the Deal: ASEAN Should Test Nuclear Safeguards Readiness
Sabariah Kader Ibrahim and Nur Dania Adnan propose a twelve-month ASEANTOM-coordinated pilot programme to strengthen national nuclear safeguards capabilities.

Nuclear-Powered Vessels and Environmental Risks: Closing the Regional Nuclear Emergency ...
Julius Cesar Trajano assesses whether existing ASEAN mechanisms are equipped to respond to a maritime nuclear or radiological emergency.

Managing Strategic Competition and Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific
Tanvi Kulkarni and Hree Putri Samudra summarise key findings from the fourth Asia Dialogue on China-US relations, "The Shifting Trajectories of Security Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific," convened in ...

The Japan Times Highlights APLN Policy Brief on Southeast Asian Agency
The Japan Times cites an APLN policy brief by Prashanth Parameswaran in a commentary on Southeast Asian agency, multialignment, and the region’s response to a changing international order.

Southeast Asia Multialignment Agency and Hedging Bets Beyond US-China Flux
Prashanth Parameswaran argues that Southeast Asian states are actively asserting their agency as a global multialignment testbed to navigate structural pressures and secure their interests.

Southeast Asia Multialignment Agency and Hedging Bets Beyond US-China Flux
Prashanth Parameswaran argues that Southeast Asian states are actively asserting their agency as a global multialignment testbed to navigate structural pressures and secure their interests.

Safer Together: Patterns of Security Co-operation in Asia
The June 2026 special issue of the Global Asia journal features nine short essays from APLN's project 'Asia Dialogue on China-US Relations'.

US Policy towards Southeast Asia under the Trump Administration
Piper Campbell assesses the trajectory of US-Southeast Asia relations against the backdrop of evolving US-China geopolitical competition.

US Policy towards Southeast Asia under the Trump Administration
Piper Campbell assesses the trajectory of US-Southeast Asia relations against the backdrop of evolving US-China geopolitical competition.

Military Exercises and Security Multialignment in Asia amid US-China Competition
Prashanth Parameswaran assesses the accelerating proliferation of military exercises in Asia, driven by intensifying US–China strategic competition.
