Category Program

Indo-Pacific Strategy

Energy Disruption and Regional Instability: How Middle East Tensions Threaten Southeast Asian Food Security

Middle East Crisis Threatens Southeast Asia Food Security

A sustained Middle East conflict could trigger an energy crisis with cascading effects on Southeast Asia's food systems. Historical precedent from 2008 demonstrates how oil price spikes compress agricultural margins, reduce fertiliser availability, and ultimately threaten social stability across the region's most populous nations.

ANSPI Climate and Security Desk
March 28, 2026

Indo-Pacific Strategy

Matthew and Hunter Islands: The Unresolved Territorial Dispute Reshaping France’s Pacific Presence

Matthew and Hunter Islands: Vanuatu-France Dispute

The territorial dispute between Vanuatu and France over Matthew and Hunter Islands reflects deeper questions about sovereignty, maritime jurisdiction, and colonial legacies in the Pacific. Ongoing negotiations reveal how historical ambiguities continue shaping modern Indo-Pacific diplomacy and resource competition.

ANSPI Climate and Security Desk
March 27, 2026

Technology & Cyber Policy

Central Asia’s Digital Vulnerability: Why Cybercrime Outpaces Digital Literacy Across the Region

Central Asia Cybercrime: Digital Literacy Gap

Central Asia's rapid digitalisation has outpaced public digital literacy, creating an environment where cybercriminals exploit unprepared populations and weak institutional defences. Addressing this gap requires sustained investment in critical thinking education, institutional cybersecurity governance, and regional coordination.

ANSPI Climate and Security Desk
March 26, 2026

Indo-Pacific Strategy

India’s Dam Strategy on the Brahmaputra: Why Reciprocal Infrastructure Competition Risks Regional Stability

Brahmaputra Dam Strategy: India's Flawed Response to China

India's shift toward reciprocal dam development on the Brahmaputra fails to address China's structural upstream advantage. Effective water security requires negotiated bilateral frameworks similar to the Indus Waters Treaty, not competitive infrastructure projects.

ANSPI Climate and Security Desk
March 25, 2026

Indo-Pacific Strategy

South Australia’s Election Outcome Signals Realignment in Australia’s Centre-Right Politics

South Australia Election: Centre-Right Political Realignment

South Australia's 2022 state election reveals fractures in Australia's centre-right political coalition, with One Nation's breakthrough and the Liberal Party's contraction signalling deeper structural realignment in Australian politics.

ANSPI Climate and Security Desk
March 24, 2026

Governance & Human Security

Kyrgyzstan’s Political Tensions Resurface: Tashiev’s Return and the Limits of Judicial Independence

Kyrgyzstan Judicial Independence: Tashiev Case

Sadyr Tashiev's return to Kyrgyzstan and his questioning as a witness—rather than formal detention—reveals how Central Asian states use procedural categorization as a political instrument. This case exemplifies the gap between formal democratic institutions and actual governance practices in post-Soviet transitions.

ANSPI Climate and Security Desk
March 23, 2026

Indo-Pacific Strategy

Myanmar Insurgent Networks and Foreign Operatives: Assessing the India Security Threat

Myanmar EAOs and Foreign Operatives: India's Border Security Threat

The arrest of seven foreign nationals under India's UAPA has exposed connections between Myanmar-based ethnic armed organisations and transnational militant networks. This incident reveals persistent vulnerabilities in South Asia's borderlands, requiring differentiated analysis of threat sophistication and operational capability.

ANSPI Climate and Security Desk
March 22, 2026

Indo-Pacific Strategy

Japan’s Strategic Balancing Act: How Sanae Takaichi Navigated US-Iran Tensions Without Deepening Military Commitments

Japan's Diplomatic Strategy Under Trump: Balancing Alliance and Autonomy

Japanese Foreign Minister Sanae Takaichi secured US President Trump's confidence without deepening military commitments to Iran operations, demonstrating Tokyo's sophisticated approach to alliance management while prioritizing Indo-Pacific security.

ANSPI Climate and Security Desk
March 21, 2026

Defence & Security

South Korea’s Defence Exports and the Yemen Conflict: Strategic Vulnerabilities in Seoul’s Weapons Sales Framework

South Korea's rapidly expanding defence export sector has created a strategic vulnerability: weapons sold to legitimate state actors in the Middle East are being captured or transferred to Iranian-backed proxy forces in Yemen. This reveals critical gaps in Seoul's export control framework and threatens its standing as a responsible arms exporter.

ANSPI Climate and Security Desk
March 20, 2026

Technology & Cyber Policy

U.S. Semiconductor Export Controls Reshape Asia’s AI Competition: South Korea’s Strategic Vulnerability

US Semiconductor Controls & South Korea's Strategic Challenge

U.S. export controls on advanced semiconductors are constraining South Korea's technology sector while inadvertently accelerating China's domestic chip development. Seoul faces a strategic dilemma between alliance obligations and economic interests in a rapidly fragmenting global technology supply chain.

ANSPI Climate and Security Desk
March 19, 2026