Pope Francis concluded the longest trip of his papacy September 13. In Southeast Asia and Oceania, the 87-year-old pope has emerged as a key figure of the Global South.

Asia-Pacific journey draws historic crowds The now-88-year-old pontiff’s longest apostolic journey was the 12-day tour of Southeast Asia and Oceania in September, where thousands of faithful attended ...

Yet, for me, personally, the most important takeaway from the Summit was South-East Asia formally applying to become partner countries of the BRICS. Four countries from the region – Malaysia, ...

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with Beijing likely to achieve near-total control over parts of the South China Sea. Many participants concurred that China is determined to be the dominant power in Southeast Asia and that it ...

PM Ishiba aims to strengthen ties in areas such as economy, energy and security with the Global South, a group of emerging and developing countries with a growing presence.

Senior Fellow for Southeast Asia and South Asia Senior Fellow for Southeast Asia Joshua Kurlantzick details the region's startling democratic regression, assesses the reasons behind this recent ...