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Navigating Crosscurrents: ASEAN’s Multilateral Dilemmas Amidst AUKUS and Sino-US Rivalry

Navigating Crosscurrents: ASEAN’s Multilateral Dilemmas Amidst AUKUS and Sino-US Rivalry


The Indo-Pacific region has emerged as the epicentre of 21st-century geopolitics, where the strategic competition between the United States and China is reshaping the regional order. The formation of the AUKUS trilateral security pact—comprising Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States—has further intensified this rivalry, creating significant ripples across Southeast Asia.