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Ambassador Daniel Kritenbrink says the US still has ‘extraordinary’ influence in the region, given its trade and security ties with Asean. The US war on Iran has triggered the worst energy crisis in memory and punched a hole in Southeast Asia’s energy-importing economies. Still, a top former US diplomat insists America remains a dependable ally […]

Daniel Kritenbrink of The Asia Group discusses how the U.S.’ war on Iran has impacted China’s confidence in its’ standing on the world stage, as well as the direction in its’ relations with the U.S..

“While companies building space-based surveillance platforms may see a fillip, the gains are unlikely to be uniform across all space technologies, said Col (retd) Shailender Arya, senior advisor at global strategic advisory firm, The Asia Group. “It is important to note that space technologies are being fused with artificial intelligence in the ongoing conflict for

Vietnam is “a minor economic miracle here in Southeast Asia, but it’s run up against some pretty significant roadblocks,” said Daniel Kritenbrink, who was US ambassador to Vietnam fro 2017 to 2021 and is now a partner with The Asia Group consultancy. For many years, reform, innovation and even growth were stymied by an anti-corruption

“Neither side wants to rock the boat too much,” said George Chen, partner and co-chair of digital practice at The Asia Group. “The most important thing right now is head-of-state diplomacy.”

“The competition between domestic Chinese tech players [is] heating up again, which I believe is a good thing, you know, from the perspective of innovation,” said George Chen, a tech analyst with the Asia Group in Hong Kong. Chen says the spending on holiday promotions gave him a sense of deja vu. A decade ago, Alibaba

Domestic discourse on the latest Gulf War took a puzzling turn this past week. Has Islamabad re-established its strategic weight? Should India have taken on the role of peacemaker and mediator? The questions are silly and reductionist. They flow from an all-weather obsession with Pakistan.  They also mis-appreciate the primary purpose of foreign policy: sheltering

“For a country starved of global investor interest, aligning with Washington’s crypto pivot isn’t just about tech,” said Uzair Younus, who is a partner at The Asia Group, a Washington DC-based advisory firm. “It’s about signaling relevance in a shifting global order.”

Speaking from Beijing where he attended the China Development Forum, Daniel Kritenbrink, a former assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs from 2021–25, told The Australian that he was struck by the “level of confidence and optimism on the part of the Chinese.” Mr Kritenbrink, a partner at The Asia Group and

“Compared to previous CDFs, the China messaging was the most confident,” said Han Lin, China Country Director at the U.S.-based strategy consultancy, The Asia Group. “While identifying challenges in the international system and without naming the U.S. directly, Premier Li Qiang’s opening speech focused on what China was doing right to encourage innovation, trade, and