Ahead of the ASEAN leaders’ summit in Indonesia, cooperation between ASEAN and the Quad is crucial for stability in the Indo-Pacific.

By 2020, with the state of democracy already in dire shape, it seemed that things couldn’t get worse. And yet, in the past few years, they have.

Many economies in the Americas already have bilateral free trade agreements with Washington, offering a stronger base for nearshoring, deeper integration and higher standards.

Though the military is terrorizing populations by burning villages and launching air attacks, it is not gaining any actual ground, while continuing to hemorrhage troops.

The window is still open for the region to benefit from the supply chain reshuffle—but not for much longer.

China’s economic rise in Southeast Asia may have been unstoppable, but Washington has done itself no favors in the competition for economic influence.