ASEAN
Singapore is key in US outreach to South-east Asia
The city-state and Washington have reaffirmed the strength of their bilateral ties
SingaporeCambodia will try to rebalance its partnerships
Phnom Penh is attempting to negotiate several diplomatic challenges, not least chairing ASEAN
CambodiaUS-ASEAN summit date issue could get awkward
The dates for the summit have already been announced but ASEAN’s chair says they are yet to be agreed
United StatesASEAN will be divided over Russian actions in Ukraine
Responses within the bloc to the Ukraine invasion are not as uniform as implied by an ASEAN foreign ministers’ statement
ASEANBiden aims to affirm commitment to South-east Asia
Washington has announced a US-ASEAN special summit for this month
South-east AsiaKey US strategy light on detail but shows commitment
The White House has released the Indo-Pacific Strategy (IPS) document which was originally due last summer
United StatesKey part of ASEAN Myanmar plan is clearly unrealisable
The Myanmar junta says it will not allow ASEAN’s special envoy to the country to meet its opponents
ASEANCambodia may be less of an ASEAN outlier on Myanmar
ASEAN’s 2022 chair no longer appears determined to have Myanmar’s junta represented at the bloc’s events
Cambodia
