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(Israel/Iran) Has Netanyahu’s Iran gamble backfired? (The Strategist)

Azriel Bermant Israelis will go to the polls on Tuesday for the fourth time in two years, with the future of their prime minister, Benjamin...

(Southeast Asia) Boosting regional cooperation and training in maritime law enforcement (The Strategist)

Anthony Bergin Maritime law enforcement (MLE) vessels are non-naval vessels employed on maritime law enforcement duties, primarily coastguard vessels, but also vessels of other MLE...

(Indonesia/Australia) Survey reveals what Indonesians really think of Australia (The Strategist)

Hillary Mansour The 2021 ‘State of Southeast Asia’ survey report by Singapore-based think tank ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute reveals some hard realities about Indonesians’ attitudes towards...

(North Korea/Malaysia) North Korea and Malaysia’s predictable diplomatic divorce (The Interpreter)

JAMES CHIN Pyongyang is sending a message in typically overbearingstyle. But the target is as much the US as it is Malaysia. https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/north-korea-and-malaysia-s-predictable-diplomatic-divorce

(Myanmar/ASEAN) Myanmar coup: ASEAN’s quiet diplomacy is more constructive (The Interpreter)

HUI YING LEE Critics of the Southeast Asian organisation’s response missthe opportunity that is offered by trusted engagement. https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/myanmar-coup-asean-s-quiet-diplomacy-more-constructive

(Myanmar) Bringing Myanmar back from the abyss (East Asia Forum)

Editorial Board, ANU Myanmar’s military junta has ditched any effort to put a benign face on the coup it enacted on 1 February. It originally...

(Myanmar/ASEAN) An ASEAN way to resolve the Myanmar crisis (East Asia Forum)

Kavi Chongkittavorn, Chulalongkorn University ASEAN has prided itself on being one of the world’s most successful regional organisations, with an impressive record in its handling...

(Cambodia) Cambodia prioritises economic diplomacy (East Asia Forum)

Vannarith Chheang, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute Since the turn of the century, ‘economic pragmatism’ — the alignment of foreign policy with economic development interests — has...

(Japan) Narrow policies for Japanese agriculture won’t bear much fruit (East Asia Forum)

Shuji Hisano, Kyoto University Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s speech at the 204th session of the Diet in January 2021 reaffirmed his pledge to boost exports in...

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