Tag: Southeast Asia

MON AND KAYIN STATES, Myanmar—Before the 2021 military coup in Myanmar, Nai Kyi San’s only firsthand combat experience was fighting against another rebel group: the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA). “I ...

Onstage in Singapore on May 31 at the annual Shangri-La Dialogue defense forum, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Indo-Pacific leaders that the United States was “here to stay.” He ...

This could be the most volatile geopolitical moment in the Indo-Pacific since World War II. Extreme uncertainty surrounding the Trump administration’s policies is prompting U.S. allies and partners alike to ...

Fifty years ago on Wednesday, North Vietnamese forces took Saigon’s presidential palace, marking the end of the Vietnam War—a two-decade-long conflict that shaped the second half of the 20th century. ...

Welcome to Foreign Policy’s China Brief. The highlights this week: The U.S.-China trade war puts other countries in a painful position, the death of Pope Francis jeopardizes a Chinese agreement with ...

“The era of rules-based globalization and free trade is over. We are entering a new phase—one that is more arbitrary, protectionist, and dangerous.” Looking somberly at the camera, Singaporean Prime ...

When U.S. President Donald Trump wanted to single out a case of supposedly wasteful federal government spending, he chose a relatively obscure program to hammer home the point: scholarships that ...