Southeast Asia's Top Challenges in 2026
improved, respondents who foresee a deterioration not undermine the global system (38.5%). Asia's littoral states (51.7%), along with ASEAN member state and China (45.2%), remain the South China Sea. These concerns highlight the region's anxieties surrounding sovereignty, maritime rights, access to resources, and the consistent fear of miscalculation and escalation of tensions at sea. to address the conflict and another 8.4% believe on the ASEAN Chair, exposing the grouping's