Southeast Asian Affairs, produced since 1974, is an annual review of significant trends and developments in the region. The emphasis is on ASEAN countries but important developments in the broader Asia-Pacific region are not ignored. The publication seeks to provide readable and easily understood analyses of major political, strategic, economic and social developments within the region.

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Southeast Asian Affairs 2026
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Introduction by Terence Chong, Daljit Singh and Cha Hae Won
- THE REGION
- Acting Together and Alone: Southeast Asia’s Political and Security Landscape in 2025 by Graham Ong-Webb
- Southeast Asian Economies in 2025 by Cassey Lee and Peh Ko Hsu
- BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
- Brunei Darussalam in 2025: Intensifying Efforts at Economic Diversification in the Last Decade of Wawasan 2035 by Jatswan S. Sidhu
- CAMBODIA
- Cambodia in 2025: A Year of “Polycrisis” or Opportunity? by David Hutt
- The Scam Economy in Cambodia by Jacob Sims and Bopha Phorn
- INDONESIA
- Indonesia in 2025: Politics, the Economy and Foreign Policy Under the Prabowo Government by Julia Lau and Maria Monica Wihardja
- Ratcheting Up Repression by Muhammad Fajar and Sabella Clara Yandinata
- LAOS
- Laos in 2025: The Art of Muddling Through by Nick J. Freeman
- MALAYSIA
- Malaysia in 2025: Consolidation at Home, Expansive Diplomacy Abroad by Kai Ostwald
- Malaysia as ASEAN Chair: Achievements and Long-Term Challenges by Johan Saravanamuttu
- MYANMAR
- Myanmar in 2025: China Backs Junta to Consolidate Power Under the Cover of Potemkin Elections by Morten B. Pedersen
- Patchwork Humanitarian Governance in a Fragmented State: Aid, Disaster and Local Communities in 2025 Myanmar by Su Mon Thazin Aung and Moe Thuzar
- THE PHILIPPINES
- The Philippines in 2025: Scandals, Accountability and Resilience by Jan Robert R. Go
- A Tale of Two Houses: The Unravelling of the Marcos-Duterte Dynastic Alliance and the Implications for the Philippines by Maria Ela L. Atienza
- SINGAPORE
- Singapore in 2025: SG60 Milestone, Political Consolidation, Economic Resilience, and Maintaining the Social Compact by Alwyn Lim
- Singapore’s 2025 General Election: A Mandate for the New Prime Minister by Elvin Ong
- THAILAND
- Thailand in 2025: Intertwined Crises Within and Without by Mathis Lohatepanont
- The 2025 Thailand-Cambodia Border Crisis: Nationalism and Limit of Military Approach by Puangthong R. Pawakapan
- TIMOR-LESTE
- Timor-Leste in 2025: ASEAN Accession amid Domestic Challenges by Michael Leach
- VIETNAM
- Vietnam in 2025: Dawn of the “Era of National Rise”? by Le Hong Hiep
- US-Vietnam Relations and a New Era in World Politics by Alexander L. Vuving
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