After the Cold War ended, ASEAN expanded to include Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam, as well as the tiny sultanate of Brunei, increasing the salience of Southeast Asia as a geopolitical entity. Yet despite ASEAN’s achievements in fostering cooperation between its members,

From the South China Sea to the Taiwan Strait, Asia’s security order is in flux. Japan’s dramatic and unprecedented shift in defence policy is reshaping Southeast Asia’s strategic calculus — a change that Southeast Asian states cannot afford to ignore.

Former Governor of Imo State, Achike Udenwa, has said that the Southeast should have six states just like other geo-political zones in the country. Udenwa

China expanded its free trade pact with a group of Southeast Asian nations, deepening its economic ties with a region that President Donald Trump sought to court with a flurry of trade deals.

China regards Southeast Asia as its periphery and seeks to shape the region to reflect its preferences. Beijing aims to dominate the region by establishing a Sino-centric hierarchy and regional order. China has staked its claim for leadership through ...