Introduction

Charles Labrecque, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada  4

Emerging Escalation Risks in Northeast Asia

Umi Ariga, Japan Institute of International Affairs  8

Generative AI and Scams in Southeast Asia

Mark Bryan Manantan, La Trobe University  16

The Future of Economic Architecture in the Indo‑Pacific

Datuk Prof Dr Mohd Faiz Abdullah, Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia  22

Submarine Cables in the South China Sea

Do Manh Hoang, South China Sea Institute, Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam; School of Political Science & International Studies, The University of Queensland  30

Myanmar's Evolving Crisis and Its Regional Implications

Akekalak Chaipumee, Faculty of Social Sciences, Kasetsart University  40

Asia's Climate Governance and China's Potential Role as a "Green Engine"

Yuan Sha, China Institute of International Studies (CIIS)  48

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