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SE Asia, US & China: BRICS joiners; ASEAN Schengen; and a Filipino Game of Thrones – KCS's Adrian Poole-Robb & Aidan Mooney

Southeast Asia is at the forefront of Asia Pacific geopolitics, with the US and China vying for influence. Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam and Indonesia recently became BRICS ‘partner countries’. The Philippines has tilted towards the US since Bongbong Marcos took office, and regularly clashes with China to defend its maritime borders. Meanwhile, several ASEAN countries are developing a biometric cross-border ‘Schengen’ visa, but focused on tax, immigration and security concerns. This episodes features Aidan Mooney, senior intelligence analyst, and Adrian Poole-Robb, managing director for Asia…

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