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 • The SEA Pacific Frontier Team
How does the PIF turn rivalry into regional advantage?
Pacific island states are using collective diplomacy to shape how competing powers engage with the region on its own terms.
 • Paul Angelo Fabia
We are launching Codex as a core component of our long-term strategy
Codex will be built to be a curated, structured database that tracks strategically significant policy actions and development indicators across the…
 • The SEA Pacific Frontier Team
100 subscribers in: A thank you from the SEAPF Team
We just crossed 100 subscribers on Substack, and we wanted to pause and say thank you.
 • The SEA Pacific Frontier Team
Facebook diplomacy: How the Manila-Beijing public correspondence is taxing ASEAN’s quiet diplomacy
The Philippines' strategy of assertive transparency is testing ASEAN's consensus-based diplomacy while redefining regional responses to the South China…
 • The SEA Pacific Frontier Team

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June 2026

The time race: How transit deficits are costing Southeast Asia its development hours
Poor transport systems quietly drain productive hours, revealing how infrastructure deficits undermine economic growth and deepen time poverty across…
 • The SEA Pacific Frontier Team
The Philippines is a developer’s goldmine — but only if builders show up
From disaster response to agriculture and digital access, the country’s biggest opportunity lies in building systems that work for everyday Filipinos.
 • Antonio Axellance H. Paco III
French parliament votes against reformed status of New Caledonia: What's next for New Caledonia's independence movement?
France’s rejection of the Bougival framework has intensified disputes over sovereignty, electoral reform, and the future of Kanak political…
 • The SEA Pacific Frontier Team
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Beyond relocation: Can SEA capture more than manufacturing?
As supply chains relocate across the region, the real challenge is turning production growth into long-term technological and economic gains.
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