The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a cosmopolitan group drawing from diverse ethnic, historical, and political backgrounds. If there is one thing that unites all ten states, it is that change is occurring at a lightning-fast pace.

Understanding the often conflicting cultures, politics, history and ethnicities of our modern world is a difficult matter. For many, flags are background noise, rarely registering in their daily lives and appearing to matter less in our modern age: here Marshall ...

The challenge for the US and its partners in the region is appreciating China’s complex history and the difficulties the CCP now finds itself in while also trying to develop negotiating space.

The failed coup attempt in Turkey in July has once again triggered debate on the forward deployment of tactical nuclear weapons by the US in the country.

September 21st, 2016 On September 20th, Human Security Centre Director Dr. Dwayne Menezes attended an event at the UN Headquarters in New York at the invitation of the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations, the ...

September 8th, 2016 By Davis Florick – Junior Fellow The Philippines’ victory at the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) was significant for the states bordering the South China Sea. For once, China’s smaller neighbors were able to stand up and ...

September 6th, 2016 By Irena Baboi – Research Assistant On the night of July 15, a faction of the Turkish army attempted to overthrow the government in Ankara and take military control of the country – and failed. The killing of ...

The coup has provided an opportunity for political unity, however President Erdogan might also exploit the political uncertainty to further entrench his power.

Shinzo Abe’s desire to reform Article 9 in order to remove some military constraints and depart from the “peace constitution” is certain to require significant political capital.

Day by day the humanitarian situation deteriorates and the economic damages seem more and more irreversible.