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SITUATION REPORTS
ASEAN: Foreign Ministers Meet in Laos for Annual Summit
Jul 25, 2024 | 18:24 GMT
China, Thailand, Laos: Thailand To Integrate Laos-China High-Speed Rail With National Network
Jun 11, 2024 | 17:18 GMT
ASEAN: Annual Survey Shows Turn in Favor of China
Apr 2, 2024 | 19:14 GMT
Laos: Critical Debt Level Drives Loss of Sovereignty Fears
Sep 22, 2023 | 17:45 GMT
Laos: Vientiane Pushes Ahead with Seventh Mekong Dam
Jun 9, 2023 | 17:23 GMT
Japan, ASEAN: 'Comprehensive Strategic Partnership' Is Forthcoming
Mar 8, 2023 | 18:28 GMT
China, ASEAN: Trove of Stolen Data Revealed Ahead of South China Sea Negotiations
Mar 3, 2023 | 17:30 GMT
Laos: Fuel Shortage Threatens Regional Labor Flows, Domestic Food Security
May 24, 2022 | 19:57 GMT
![An aerial photo taken on Sept. 25, 2022, shows solar panels at the Sao Mai solar energy plant in Vietnam’s An Giang province. An aerial photo taken on Sept. 25, 2022, shows solar panels at the Sao Mai solar energy plant in Vietnam’s An Giang province.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/Vietnam%20Solar%20GettyImages-1244572447.jpg?itok=ekx7eTrc)
AssessmentsMay 6, 2024
The Challenges Facing Southeast Asia's Decarbonization
![Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivers a speech at the gala dinner for the ASEAN-Japan commemorative summit in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2023. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivers a speech at the gala dinner for the ASEAN-Japan commemorative summit in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2023.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/japan-1854509943.jpg?itok=uKJ8H9xU)
AssessmentsJan 23, 2024
The Implications of Japan's Growing Interest in Southeast Asia
![Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) delivers an opening address at the start of a bilateral meeting with Laos' Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone (L) at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, on Dec. 16, 2023. Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) delivers an opening address at the start of a bilateral meeting with Laos' Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone (L) at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, on Dec. 16, 2023.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/laos-1850858359.jpg?itok=QoeZXn6V)
AssessmentsJan 11, 2024
Laos' Limitations Portend a Lukewarm Year for ASEAN
![Regional leaders pose for a group photo before the ASEAN-Australia summit, held as part of the 43rd ASEAN summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Sept. 7, 2023. From left to right stand the Philippines' President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Thailand's Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sarun Charoensuwan, Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Indonesia's President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, Laos' Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone, Brunei's Prime Minister Hassanal Bolkiah, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet, Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and East Timor's Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao. Regional leaders pose for a group photo before the ASEAN-Australia summit, held as part of the 43rd ASEAN summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Sept. 7, 2023. From left to right stand the Philippines' President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Thailand's Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sarun Charoensuwan, Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Indonesia's President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, Laos' Prime Minister So](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/asean-1650558490.jpg?itok=rhBmBK8n)
SnapshotsSep 8, 2023
Amid ASEAN's Inaction, the Block's Members Look to External Partners for Security
![A Chinese coast guard ship sails past anchored Philippine fishing boats in the Scarborough Shoal, in the disputed South China Sea, on Feb. 3, 2023. A Chinese coast guard ship sails past anchored Philippine fishing boats in the Scarborough Shoal, in the disputed South China Sea, on Feb. 3, 2023.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/south-china-sea-1247547287.jpg?itok=pOZU16NS)
AssessmentsMar 22, 2023
With No Deal in Sight, South China Sea Claimants Continue to Militarize
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On SecurityDec 13, 2021
China's Cyberespionage Will Remain Robust and Expansive in Southeast Asia
![The response to the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus to Vietnam and other Southeast Asian countries surrounding China could vary widely depending on the level of health infrastructure in those nations. This photo shows patients who have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus in a Ho Chi Minh City hospital.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/health%20infrastructure%20graphic%20display%20GettyImages-1195463383.jpg?itok=F2jSc9Zd)
GraphicsFeb 19, 2020
Where Limited Health Infrastructure Leaves Coronavirus Vulnerabilities
![The proposed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, which includes China, India, Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, would encompass almost half the world's population and a third of its economic output. Leaders of the 16 countries negotiating the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership assemble for a group photo on Nov. 14, 2018, in Singapore.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/RCEP-TRADE-AGREEMENT-032219-DISPLAY_0.jpg?itok=8uG99Avh)
AssessmentsMar 25, 2019
Asian Free Trade Proposal Is Broad in Scope, Narrow in Focus
![The Chinese guided-missile frigate Wuhu visits Manila, Philippines, in January. Under President Rodrigo Duterte, the Philippines has pursued a relationship with China, its South China Sea competitor, in addition to maintaining a vestige of its traditional alliance with the United States. Dragon dancers perform as the Chinese guided-missile frigate Wuhu visits Manila, Philippines, in January 2019.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/China-Philippines-port-visit.jpg?itok=QZFwU_KF)
On GeopoliticsMar 7, 2019
In China's Backyard, Charting the Course of Most Advantage
![A rail link in China's New Silk Road Chinese regional infrastructure projects](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/main/images/obor-Intro-display-gettyImages-72215276%20%281%29.jpg?itok=iR5lQweA)
AssessmentsMay 15, 2017
China Paves the Way for a New Silk Road
![Can ASEAN Be Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts? Can ASEAN Be Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts?](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/main/images/asean-summit.jpg?itok=G2l8xfcS)
AssessmentsApr 28, 2017
Can ASEAN Be Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts?
![Thailand Embarks on a New Era Thailand Embarks on a New Era](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/main/images/thai-king.jpg?itok=ZPHsMDkT)
ReflectionsOct 14, 2016
Thailand Embarks on a New Era