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Commentary

Nov 23, 2024

Trump 2.0 Could Give China a Headache in Southeast Asia

Over the next four years, President-elect Trump is highly likely to accelerate his Indo-Pacific strategy in Southeast Asia by strengthening alliances and partnerships, consistent with his first term. His transactional approach might help to boost this strategy, too.
Commentary

Nov 1, 2024

The State—and Fate—of America's Indo-Pacific Alliances

The popular notion that the November 5 election represents an inflection point for U.S. foreign policy is vastly overstated, at least in the Indo-Pacific. Rather, U.S. foreign policy in this region is likely to remain consistent.
Commentary

Sep 3, 2024

The Gulf of Thailand May Be the Next U.S.-China Flashpoint

Geopolitical tensions between China and the United States have escalated in the South China Sea and Taiwan Strait, raising fears of war. The Gulf of Thailand has remained relatively calm, but that may change as Beijing undertakes controversial projects that could inflame the region.
Commentary

Sep 18, 2023

With ASEAN Paralyzed, Southeast Asia Seeks New Security Ties

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations tirelessly proclaims its centrality to the region, but its inability to develop a coherent response to Chinese aggression or the crisis in Myanmar has effectively killed that claim. ASEAN members will inevitably continue to seek out alternative paths.
Commentary

Jan 10, 2023

Biden's Southeast Asia Policy Improves in Second Year, but Still Much to Do

In 2022, the Biden administration stepped up its game in Southeast Asia by showing up in person, clarifying its approach in key strategy documents, and boosting cooperation. But one obvious problem that remains is that it still has no real economic strategy to counter China in the region.
Research

Apr 28, 2022

Ground-Based Intermediate-Range Missiles in the Indo-Pacific: Assessing the Positions of U.S. Allies

The author of this report analyzes the likelihood of U.S. treaty allies in the Indo-Pacific region -- Australia, Japan, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea, and Thailand -- hosting U.S. conventionally armed ground-based intermediate-range missiles.
Research

Dec 6, 2021

Democracy in the Asia-Pacific Region

In this report, RAND researchers study democratization and the factors that influence it among small Asian states, identify policies that can support democratization, and examine how external actors can help countries democratize.
Research

Dec 6, 2021

亚太地区的民主状况（中文翻译摘要）

本报告中，作者研究了亚洲小国的民主化进程及影响其民主化的因素，提出了可以推进民主化进程的政策建议，并总结了外部势力在支持民主化进程上可以发挥的作用。
Press

May 15, 2019

Some Asian Nations Reforming Drug Policies; China Unlikely to Curb Fentanyl Exports in Short Term

Strict policies traditionally embraced by Asian nations to discourage illicit drug use are beginning to change, with a few nations adopting alternative approaches while other nations are taking an even harder line against drugs.
Research

May 15, 2019

Contemporary Asian Drug Policy: Insights and Opportunities for Change

Changing patterns in drug use and supply can affect the well-being and development of Asian countries in many ways. RAND researchers discuss the shifting drug policy landscape in Asia, with a special focus on the Philippines, Thailand, and China.
Research

Apr 7, 2015

Local Cross-Border Disease Surveillance and Control: Experiences from the Mekong Basin

The Mekong Basin Disease Surveillance cooperation (MBDS) is one of several sub-regional disease surveillance networks that have emerged in recent years as an approach to transnational cooperation for infectious disease prevention and control.
Commentary

Sep 22, 2014

From Glasgow to Kashmir

Scotland's vote could be a step toward disrupting the historical pattern of independence being won by force, not granted after a vote. This was the paradigm of the past, and it remains the paradigm of the present. But the vote in Scotland just might help set a new roadmap for the future.

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