Trade brought prosperity to many of the trading sultanates which lined the coast of the archipelago and peninsula.
Southeast Asia: Three Interventions
China’s rise, the spread of Islam and the arrival of Europeans had a profound effect on the region.
Southeast Asia: The Silk Road and the Roman Route
The Silk Road’s historical importance has been vastly exaggerated. It was the sea that was the most important link between east and west.
Southeast Asia: Identity in Search of a Name
What does “Southeast Asia” mean beyond a random chunk of geography?
Tillerson in Asia
With its short-term focus on what currently occupies the American mind (North Korea), the U.S. is actually playing into China’s hands in Asia.
The Gulf Crisis: Southeast Asia Has Seen It All Before
Two competing visions of ensuring regime survival are battling it out in the Gulf.
Trump’s Meddling in Asia
U.S. pressure on China to “do something” about North Korea results from the Trump team’s lack of regional knowledge.
Vietnam Dangles at the Tip of the Chinese Spear
South China Sea islands are arguably ground zero in any potential war between China and Vietnam.
China and Singapore are Distant Relatives at Best
Singapore’s mixed reactions towards China are historically consistent, even if they disappoint some there.
China’s Grand Design: Pivot to Eurasia
Eurasia is a large part of the world. In a few decades, it will be the principal driver of the global economy.