Prashanth Parameswaran
The Diplomat
Washington, DC, United States
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Past articles by Prashanth:
Old Challenges Loom Over Southern Thailand’s New Peace Talks
Building on the recent successes of fresh negotiations will depend on both sides overcoming decades-old difficulties. → Read More
US Southeast Asia Strategy: A Balance of Commitment Approach Under Biden and Beyond
Sustaining its commitment to the region requires the U.S. to maintain a series of elusive balances. → Read More
What’s Next for ASEAN-South Korea Security Ties?
A closer look at some of the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead for Seoul’s security vision for the region. → Read More
What Does Myanmar’s New Chinese Submarine Reveal About its Military?
The transfer has spotlighted the country’s continued ambitions and Beijing’s role in them in the post-coup environment. → Read More
What’s the Deal With Myanmar’s New Coast Guard?
Though the new service marks the realization of a years-long quest, many questions remain about its future direction and evolution. → Read More
What Would a New US-Philippines Defense Agenda Look Like?
Both sides are outlining an agenda that attempts to modernize the alliance in the face of new challenges. → Read More
What’s in the Newly Regionalized Japan-Vietnam Defense Partnership?
Both sides have been gradually regionalizing their expanding bilateral security relationship, with broader implications for the Indo-Pacific. → Read More
ASEAN Cyber Challenge in the Spotlight With New Center
A new center of excellence highlights cyber’s increasing prominence among the bloc’s defense priorities. → Read More
What Does Brunei’s New Defense White Paper Reveal About Its Future Security Outlook?
The document offers a sense of the country’s ongoing thinking in the defense space and how it fits in with broader domestic and foreign policy priorities. → Read More
Indonesia-South Korea Defense Ties in the Headlines with Fighter Jet Rollout
The engagement spotlighted the burgeoning security aspect of relations between Jakarta and Seoul. → Read More
What’s in the New Russian Military Facility Chatter in Laos?
A closer look at a latest manifestation of Moscow’s growing defense presence in the Southeast Asian nation. → Read More
Thailand’s Military Personnel Challenge in the Spotlight with Slimming Plan
The effort marks just the latest in a series of unsuccessful efforts to reduce the country’s bloated and top-heavy officer corps. → Read More
What’s in Cambodia’s New Internet Gateway Decree?
The move exacerbates ongoing concerns about Internet freedom and its effects on the country’s political dynamics ahead of elections in 2022 and 2023. → Read More
What Myanmar’s Coup Reveals About the Country’s Contested Civil-Military Dynamics
The coup exposed the fragility of the civil-military dynamics that have characterized the reforms of the past decade. → Read More
Artificial Intelligence Collaboration in Asia’s Security Landscape
AI represents an emerging area of regional security collaboration in spite of its inherent challenges. → Read More
What’s in the New Indonesia-SpaceX Chatter?
A call between Musk and President Joko Widodo followed earlier talks about the potential production of lithium batteries in Indonesia. → Read More
Southeast Asia and Japan’s Indo-Pacific Vision: What’s Next After Suga’s ASEAN Tour?
The trip raised questions about continuity and change in Japan’s approach to Southeast Asia after Abe. → Read More
Thailand’s Protests: Between the Old and the New
Beyond the headlines, what do the current protests tell us about the country’s present and future? → Read More
The Future of Democracy in Southeast Asia: More Discontent or Hope?
The trajectory of democracy and governance in the region deserves close attention due to its significant implications as well as the role of various actors in shaping its evolution. → Read More
Democracy in Southeast Asia: Between Discontent and Hope
After previous periods of democratic advances in Southeast Asia, a range of developments in individual countries—including Myanmar’s troubled transition, rising authoritarianism in Thailand, and concerns about Indonesia’s democratic erosion—paired with broader trends such as a perceived global democratic rollback and intensifying U.S.-China regional competition, have coalesced to create a sense… → Read More