Sanjaya RamanathanThe sea is no longer just water. Singapore, March 2026 There was a time when Southeast Asia’s strategic tensions could still be narrated through a …
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Power in Southeast Asia no longer arrives only by ship or treaty. It arrives by camera, cable, algorithm and code. Manila, January 2026. The new …
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The contest for reefs and rocks now extends into cables, satellites, and the invisible empire of information. Singapore, October 2025. Beneath the contested waters of the …
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Singapore, September 2025. Across Southeast Asia, surveillance is no longer hidden in the shadows. It is embedded in everyday life—through biometric checkpoints, digital ID schemes, …
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What was once dictated by gunboats is now negotiated through code, logistics ports, and satellite interoperability. Singapore, August 2025 —The geopolitical map of Southeast Asia is …