For centuries, the Sea People, which consist of ethnic group communities such as the Sama Bajau Laut (Sea Gypsies) and the Orang Suku Laut Riau, have roamed the waters of Southeast Asia, forging a ...
A map of Island Southeast Asia (ISEA) and the Sunda region as it appeared roughly 25,000 years ago at the height of the last Ice Age, with locations of archaeological sites surveyed by the Mindoro ...
“If we say prioritize everything, then we might as well say prioritize nothing,” one Southeast Asian defense official recently noted on the sidelines of a forum, referring to the state of regional ...
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) faces a spectrum of challenges constraining it from reaching its potential. To overcome some of the region’s barriers, a subset of ASEAN states and ...
In recent years, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has intensified its use of gray zone operations in the contested waters of Southeast Asia. These tactics, often conducted beneath the surface by ...
Despite regional governments' significant investment in advanced maritime technology, real-world outcomes in the Indo-Pacific continue to depend on trust-based coordination among people. Institutions ...