Dr Huong LE THU
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Asia Deputy Director @CrisisGroup. Personal views, RTs & likes ≠ endorsement etc. Words in @ForeignAffairs @ForeignPolicy @FT @NikkeiAsia #Geopolitics #security
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Joined February 2018
RT @CrisisGroup: NEW REPORT | Riding Unruly Waves: The Philippines’ Military Modernisation Effort. Under President Marcos, the Philippines….
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RT @CollinSLKoh: @ChannelNewsAsia needs to fact check this recurring mistake. Indonesia isn’t the first to deploy a ballistic missile cap….
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Southeast Asian countries have generally avoided procuring tactical ballistic systems due to their “inherently offensive nature as opposed to purely defensive platforms”, says an expert. That norm...
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For more reports from the @CrisisGroup's new Asia's Military Modernisation special series check out our new page:
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The rapidly changing global security environment is raising concerns in Asia, prompting increased military spending and policy shifts from a number of countries in the region. This series explores...
Very pleased to announce the release of our new report - "Riding Unruly Waves: The #Philippines’ Military Modernisation Effort" #Allies #maritime #middlepowers.@CrisisGroup @Durian_Diaries .
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Very pleased to announce the release of our new report - "Riding Unruly Waves: The #Philippines’ Military Modernisation Effort" #Allies #maritime #middlepowers.@CrisisGroup @Durian_Diaries .
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As they watch Beijing become more assertive in the South China Sea, Philippine leaders are adapting the country’s external defences while tending to partnerships with the U.S. and others. To manage...
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RT @CarnegieChina: #ChinaInTheWorld podcast #CalibratingChinaTies: How does #Vietnam navigate its complex relationship with #China? Join th….
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RT @CrisisGroup: Eighty years after Hiroshima, the existing nonproliferation regime has historically done a good deal of work constraining….
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New channels of communication and wider support for the IAEA can help prevent catastrophe.
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RT @MurrayHiebert1: Cambodia and Thailand agree to Asean observers to ensure ceasefire holds @Reuters
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The peace conditions were formulated during three days of talks and finalised on the fourth day. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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RT @NSC_ANU: Why is #ASEAN a key player in preventive diplomacy in the Indo-Pacific region? . @becstrating, @le2huong & @CollinSLKoh join @….
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RT @kenmoriyasu: Australia's choice of Japan to partner with its next gen frigate -- despite it being the pricier option -- is a very signi….
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RT @MargariteClarey: 📢 Join us in Bangkok next Monday for a panel discussion on Myanmar – 4.5 years on, with @rshorsey @MyatMonMonMyat; a….
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RT @NSC_ANU: How can we avoid conflict in our region? 📢. @becstrating, @le2huong & @CollinSLKoh join @Rory_Medcalf to discuss the complexit….
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RT @CrisisGroup: The U.S. and China are reshaping the Indo-Pacific’s security architecture. Military postures are only part of the story. T….
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The U.S. and China are reshaping the Indo-Pacific security architecture. As China rises, and the U.S. sends mixed messages about its intentions, Asian countries are beefing up their own militaries....
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RT @TrongKhanhVu: Vietnam to buy two Lockheed Martin helicopters, sources say, as US trade talks carry on -
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Vietnam's police ministry has agreed to buy two Lockheed Martin helicopters, according to three people with knowledge of the talks, in what would be a key security deal since Washington lifted an...
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Sudden escalation on 🇹🇭 🇰🇭 border is most intense to date. Prospects for de-escalation are complicated by a messy feud btw Hun Sen and Thaksin Shinawatra - Matthew Wheeler @CrisisGroup. But cool heads must prevail to prevent further violence spiralling.
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Crisis Group expert Matt Wheeler tracks the sudden escalation in fighting after months of plummeting relations between the two states
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RT @itbriscoe: As deadly fighting breaks out across the #ThailandCambodia border, here's an excellent piece @CrisisGroup recently published….
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Tensions have soared between the two South East Asian nations as nationalist fervour and a political fracas fuel a longstanding border dispute. In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert Matt Wheeler assesses...
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Conflict prevention agenda is an urgent priority. Including in the region taking pride in keeping peace and stability to decades. #ASEAN needs risk reduction and effective crisis response mechanisms.
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Rory Medcalf, Huong Le Thu and Bec Strating outline how Australia and ASEAN can work together to help prevent conflict in the Indo-Pacific through creative and strategic statecraft.
A Thai F-16 fighter jet bombed targets in Cambodia, escalating border tensions that have resulted in civilian casualties. Both countries accused each other of initiating the clash, with Thailand closing its border
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RT @le2huong: "The border has long been a thorn in 🇹🇭🇰🇭 relations, but it appears that the current crisis echoes earlier episodes in that i….
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Tensions have soared between the two South East Asian nations as nationalist fervour and a political fracas fuel a longstanding border dispute. In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert Matt Wheeler assesses...
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#Myanmar’s military regime is discovering new diplomatic opportunities as 🌏politics shift. 🇨🇳's recent moves to prevent the junta’s collapse, diminishing Western interest, chaotic 🇺🇸.#foreignpolicy & regional fatigue with a protracted conflict are reshaping the int'l environment.
Myanmar’s trajectory remains uncertain. The regime’s planned elections will not resolve the crisis or boost the legitimacy of a post-election administration.
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RT @CrisisGroup: Military-held polls will likely deepen divisions and trigger further violence in Myanmar. On the battlefield, while the mi….
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Over four years after the 2021 coup, the military regime in Naypyitaw is losing ground on the battlefield but slowly breaking out of its diplomatic isolation. Other countries should be careful to...
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.@TheEconomist's interview with 🇦🇺 Foreign Minister:.
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Penny Wong speaks with The Economist
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