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The Latest on Southeast Asia: South China Sea Updates

Tensions between China and the Philippines have been elevated for more than two months in the South China Sea and show no signs of abating.

Blog Post by Julia Rocio Gatdula, Lauren Mai, and Gregory B. Poling — October 23, 2025

The Latest on Southeast Asia: Regional Natural Disaster Updates

Three powerful typhoons battered the Philippines, Vietnam, Taiwan, Thailand, and southern China from late September through early October while a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the Philippines’ Cebu province.

Blog Post by Lauren Mai and Gregory B. Poling — October 9, 2025

Riding the Wave: Spectrum Allocation in Southeast Asia

As Southeast Asia races to expand 5th generation (5G) cellular network technology, satellite communications, and digital connectivity, spectrum management has emerged as a critical policy issue. 

Blog Post by Hpone Thit Htoo — October 9, 2025

Harnessing Edge AI to Strengthen National Security

By processing data locally, edge AI enhances decision speed and security in contested environments. Its strategic value is clearest on the battlefield and in the protection of critical infrastructure.

Blog Post by Jacob Wentz — October 8, 2025

Global Competition for Indian Talent and H1B Policy

H1B has been essential to American economic innovation and competitiveness. Now, students may increasingly choose to study and work in other economies, like Australia, France, and Germany.

Blog Post by Aryan D’Rozario — October 8, 2025

Innovation Lightbulb: The Workforce Dimension of Innovation Leadership

When measuring research and development (R&D) leadership, spending alone does not tell the full story. Researcher density—the number of researchers per million people—is also critical, as concentrated talent accelerates knowledge creation, collaboration, and absorptive capacity across an economy.

Blog Post by Shruti Sharma — October 2, 2025

Indonesian Industrialization: Downstreaming Up the Value Chain

Indonesia’s approach shows that managing natural resources in today's geoeconomic landscape involves difficult trade-offs. Other developing nations should study its case to see if their strategies drive broad development or simply create new winners and losers.

Blog Post by Richard Gray and Duc Minh Nguyet (Moon) Nguyen — September 30, 2025