Southeast Asia

The city-state’s defense minister decodes what Beijing and Washington want in Asia.

Governments from Manila to Atlanta are targeting climate activists.

Under junta rule, an uneasy alliance is taking over the country’s politics.

From Malaysia to Mexico, some countries are gearing up to benefit from economic fragmentation.

As Beijing and Washington vie for supremacy, Moscow still has formidable influence.

The club’s expansion affirms the Global South’s hedging strategy—and sends a message to the great powers.

The chameleonic actor was also an activist ahead of his time.

Leaders are worried about a fully hawkish Washington under a possible Trump term.

The power of the Catholic Church is slowly eroding.

The viability of the rules-based order is at stake in the South China Sea.

Hun Manet may appear more friendly and even-keeled than his father, but political repression continues apace.

Environmental questions linger over the Nusantara project.

Farmers’ fears over GMOs stem from past abuses.

Beijing is ramping up efforts to cow neighbors such as the Philippines in the South China Sea but is getting nowhere fast.

Data shows that in key areas, Singapore is better at governing than the U.S. and Britain.