US-Asia relations

NEW GLOBAL ORDER

From Thucydides to Trump: three traps the world should avoid

2026-07-27T23:00:00.000Z
Japan has signalled its displeasure and is seeking reassurances that the levies are in keeping with the deal it struck with the US in 2025.  

‘Not credible’: US’ Asian allies push back against new forced-labour tariffs

2026-07-26T00:56:48.000Z
Donald Trump has spent much of his first term and all of his second offending, menacing or humiliating America’s traditional partners.

Middle powers will keep ganging up against the US

2026-07-22T10:00:00.000Z
US President Donald Trump’s on-again off-again Operation Epic Fury against Iran has alienated all of America’s friends and allies.
THE BOTTOM LINE

Why the world trusts China more than America

2026-07-22T09:50:14.000Z
Workers preparing for the Asean Summit opening ceremony in May. Non-member dialogue partners at the events this week include the US, China, India and Russia.

World powers are courting Asean. Can the region capitalise on that?

2026-07-20T23:00:00.000Z
Despite the challenges to free trade under the current geo-economic paradigm, Japan recognises that the opportunities it grants cannot be ignored.

How Japan is fighting Trump’s protectionism with new trade deals

2026-07-02T23:00:00.000Z
Indian Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar at the Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting in New Delhi in May. India is still part of this bloc with the US, Australia and Japan, but runs its own foreign policy when its interests do not align with Washington's.

What is ‘strategic autonomy’ – and why is everyone suddenly reaching for it?

2026-06-08T08:12:00.000Z
Hegseth listed Australia, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, South Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam among those that are stepping up.
SHANGRI-LA DIALOGUE 2026

US’ Hegseth hails Asian partners for boosting security spending; omits Taiwan in roll call

2026-05-31T07:02:29.000Z
It will be US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's third trip to Japan in little more than a year.

Bessent’s unprecedented grasp on Japan policy tests Takaichi

2026-05-11T12:24:58.000Z
Military officers from Japan (L) and the United States (R) talk to each other during opening ceremonies of the Philippines-US Exercise Balikatan.

China warns against joint US, Philippines and Japan drills eroding regional trust

2026-04-20T13:35:40.000Z