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The ASEAN Prize

Global powers chase ASEAN like treasure in a temple. But as rivals close in, this coveted idol may yet rise—and walk away with the prize.

No longer content being a coveted idol for others, the ASEAN summit underscored the region's own ambitions.

Demographically young, Southeast Asian nations have a rare chance for growth—but their window of opportunity is closing.

ASEAN rises unevenly: dynamic economies surge ahead while others stumble under debt and disorder.

No longer content being a coveted idol for others, the ASEAN summit underscored the region's own ambitions.

Demographically young, Southeast Asian nations have a rare chance for growth—but their window of opportunity is closing.

ASEAN rises unevenly: dynamic economies surge ahead while others stumble under debt and disorder.

At the 2025 ASEAN Summit, Indonesia wants more than consensus. It wants control.

Across the Pacific Ocean, a trade system, unbound from China and the US, is rising.

Jakarta unveils an ambitious stimulus plan to revive a sluggish economy, while setting its sights on a nuclear-powered future.

As global powers face off, ASEAN countries seek to balance Beijing's influence with Western security guarantees.

China will not just attend the upcoming ASEAN Summit. It’ll quietly mold the format to make it serve its own ends.