Defending Multilateralism in 2022: Views from Indonesia, Thailand and Cambodia Multilateral cooperation is under pressure, despite the mounting transnational challenges that call for more of it than ever. Tensions between some members, non-compliance of others, and great power competition, among other, is making it increasingly difficult for the international community to work together in multilateral […]
New Faces of Old Alliances Three out of America’s five Asia-Pacific allies have gone through power transitions in recent months: in March the Republic of Korea elected Yoon Seok-youl, the Philippines elected Ferdinand (Bongbong) Marcos Jr, and Australia elected the Albanese government in May. While the alliances built in the 1950s have outlasted many power […]