This chart shows the number of incidents of piracy or armed robbery against ships, by Asian country/region.

Disruptions to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz have raised concerns about vulnerabilities in another critical maritime corridor half a world away. The Strait of Malacca — a narrow stretch of water ...

As strategic competition in the Indian Ocean intensifies, Agaléga is no longer being seen as merely a remote island territory ...

Joshua Kurlantzick is senior fellow for Southeast Asia and South Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations. Iran has suffered ...

Rising geopolitical pressure surrounding the Strait of Malacca tests ASEAN’s unity and Malaysia’s diplomatic resolve ...

The crisis around the Strait of Hormuz focused attention on other maritime chokepoints. Experts warn that waterways like the Taiwan Strait or the Strait of Malacca are increasingly being used as ...

South-east Asia is becoming more explicitly tied into great-power competition, and the Strait of Malacca is at the centre of it.

On April 22nd, Dr Purbaya took Mr Prabowo’s remarks to their natural conclusion, complaining to an infrastructure investment conference that ships passed through the Strait of Malacca without being ...

Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore are united in upholding the principle of free passage but this must be ‘actively maintained’, analysts say.

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has forced policymakers in Asia to face questions over the security of other maritime chokepoints, including the Strait of Malacca, which is the world's busiest ...

Indonesia’s top diplomat said the country will not pursue tolls on ships passing through the Strait of Malacca, seeking to calm concerns after its finance minister raised the idea this week.

Despite comparatively lower direct economic dependence, the United States views the strait through a strategic and military lens. Its narrow width at key points makes it both a potential bottleneck ...