The Lowy Interpreter
Cambodia's Blue Economy Problem
[By Nory Ly] Cambodia isn’t typically thought of as a coastal nation. But its shoreline of 435?kilometers alongside the Gulf of Th...
Vietnam is Winning the Trade Wars
[By Roland Rajah] Vietnam has again emerged as the apparent winner of Donald Trump’s trade wars, as was the case during his first...
The Lonely Island at the Center of Taiwan Contingency Planning
[By Frances Mangosing] From where I stood, at a stunning lookout on Mavulis Island’s highest hill, gleaming turquoise waters stret...
China's Victory Day Parade: A Tale of Two Audiences
The twin messages from the spectacle that unfolded in Tiananmen Square on September 3 could not be missed. China’s military parade...
Op-Ed: Worried About China's Rise? Beijing's Ambitions are Mostly Regional
[By Sam Roggeveen] Australia’s former prime minister Tony Abbott wrote in the Wall Street Journal recently that “a world dominated...
Fear, Pride or Miscalculation Could Start a War in the Pacific
[By Henry Yep] Thucydides famously observed that nations go to war for reasons of fear, honor, and interest. In today’s Indo-Pacif...
Is Australia Doing Enough to Ensure Confidence in the AUKUS Sub Deal?
[By Jennifer Parker] At an estimated $368 billion cost, a Pentagon review underway and talk of the United States seeking a guarant...
A Conflict in the Pacific Could Prompt a Fight Over the Strait of Malacca
[By Adam Leong Kok Wey] The strategic relevance of maritime choke points has remained a constant throughout military history. Thei...
What Happens When a Country Sinks?
[By Sheridan Ward] What happens when a country ceases to exist? Where do its people go, who no longer have a citizenship to protec...
Op-Ed: Manila Could Cut a Deal With Trump on S. China Sea's Oil
[By Vincent Kyle Parada] Donald Trump is making good on his promise of “America First.” After admonishing US allies for failing to...