The US presidential election was one of the most consequential events in 2024, both for the United States and the entire world. Donald Trump’s return to the US presidency casts a long shadow on allies ...

In his inaugural address on 20 October, Prabowo Subianto, Indonesia's third directly-elected president, declared his intention to alleviate poverty and bolster Indonesia’s economic sovereignty while ...

In 2024, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim initiated several measures to reinstate the nation's economy, including increasing government revenue, reducing expenditure and removing subsidies. In ...

Thailand’s Department of Special Investigation is using AI to investigate alleged fraud in the country’s 2024 Senate elections, uncovering suspicious voting patterns and possible vote-buying. By ...

Almost three months after the Myanmar coup, ASEAN finally held an emergency summit on the topic on 24 April. The summit was a success in its own ASEAN way, but still left much work undone. To achieve ...

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French President Emmanuel Macron triggered a series of geopolitical debates after returning from his state visit to China on 9 April 2023. Strong criticism was provoked by his remarks that Europe ...

Malaysia holds Australia in high regard for its historical defence cooperation. Valuing their long-established relationship, the two countries continue to partake in joint military exercises, with ...

A diplomatic rift between India and the Maldives expanded after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the Lakshadweep islands caused his supporters to compare it to the Maldives as a potential ...

Yohanes Sulaiman is Associate Professor in International Relations at Universitas Jenderal Achmad Yani (UNJANI), Cimahi, Indonesia. He is also non-resident fellow at the National Bureau of Asian ...