Australia’s advocacy for a rules-based order jars with the country’s continued reliance on the US. Benjamin Zala takes a look at the Foreign Policy White Paper.

Southeast Asia’s strongmen leaders will welcome Trump’s lack of interest in human rights abuses, but the region’s security is now in question following his trip, Hunter Marston writes.

The South China Sea is crying out for institutional architecture to manage the crisis, Nengye Liu writes.

To avoid war with China, America needs a strategy for Asia focusing on economics and core alliances. Oddly enough, Donald Trump might be just the man for the job, Hunter Marston and Nicholas Borroz write.

ASEAN has achieved much in its 50 years, but it is currently perceived as underperforming and facing difficult challenges ahead. Australia, as ASEAN’s longest-standing partner, should support its multilateralism, look for opportunities to deepen the relationship, and show area-specific leadership in Southeast Asia, Huong Le Thu writes.

Coming to an agreement on a legally-binding Code of Conduct for the South China Sea will be a challenging task, Wei-chin Lee writes.