SEA Tech Stack Sovereignty: Critical Minerals is part of a series exploring technology sovereignty in Southeast Asia, developed by the Southeast Asia Institute. This paper builds on the framework presented in our previous paper, Southeast Asia Tech Stack Sovereignty: An Analytical Framework for Understanding Technology Sovereignty, and applies it to the real-world context of supply […]

SEA Tech Stack Sovereignty: An Analytical Framework for Understanding Technology Sovereignty is the opening paper in a series exploring technology sovereignty in Southeast Asia, developed by the Southeast Asia Public Policy Institute. This paper establishes the conceptual foundation for the series, introducing a framework that subsequent papers apply to specific technology stacks — beginning with […]

ASEAN in 2026 is no longer operating as a neutral trade hub sitting comfortably between competing powers. It has become a contested economic and strategic space where external engagement increasingly arrives with embedded conditions that shape domestic policy choices and development pathways. Access to major markets and capital is no longer frictionless; it is mediated through tariffs, regulatory […]