Insights Across Borders, Systems, and Cultures
This collection of writings offers a window into the diverse and interlinked realities of our world, with Southeast Asia as a central lens. From power politics to cultural nuance, and from economic strategy to fast-moving global developments, these four sections reflect Juan Inoriza’s multidisciplinary approach to knowledge. Each area is informed by years of on-the-ground experience, academic engagement, and a critical yet human-centred outlook.
Whether analysing geopolitical tensions, documenting cultural practices, interpreting trade flows, or responding to the news cycle, these texts seek to connect structures to stories and global issues to lived realities.
Geopolitics and International Affairs
This section explores the strategic reconfigurations shaping our world, from global power rivalries to regional alignments in Asia.
- The U.S.–China contest and Southeast Asia’s balancing strategies
- ASEAN diplomacy and multilateralism under pressure
- Maritime disputes, borders, and new security architectures
- Shifting alliances in a multipolar world
Culture and Society
Drawing from long-term immersion in Southeast Asia, these essays delve into the region’s social fabrics, oral traditions, belief systems, and everyday dynamics.
- Cultural resilience in post-conflict Cambodia
- Folk narratives and identity in the Mekong delta
- Hierarchy, formality, and trust in business culture
- Festivals, spirituality, and ritual practices in rural settings
International Trade and Development
Analytical yet practical, these pieces examine the forces driving regional development and cross-border trade, with special attention to emerging economies.
- Foreign investment trends in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Thailand
- Infrastructure diplomacy and Chinese economic influence
- Export-oriented industries and local development
- Trade integration and challenges in the Global South
Opinion and Current Analysis
Critical, timely, and thought-provoking, these short-form texts engage with unfolding events and structural debates, from global governance to local disruption.
- The erosion of multilateralism and rise of transactional diplomacy
- Political transitions and their regional effects
- Climate challenges and environmental security in Southeast Asia
- Rethinking globalisation post-COVID and post-Trump
“These essays are written to connect systems and stories, to link policy to people, trade to territory, and analysis to the lived experience behind the data.”