Prashanth Parameswaran

WISC Global Fellow

Bio

Dr. Prashanth Parameswaran is the founder of the twice-weekly online ASEAN Wonk newsletter on Southeast Asia and Indo-Pacific geopolitics and geoeconomics. He is also an advisor at the strategic consultancy BowerGroupAsia, a senior columnist at The Diplomat magazine, and an instructor at the Foreign Service Institute. Born and raised in Southeast Asia, he holds a Ph.D. and MA from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and a BA from the University of Virginia. His research interests include Southeast Asia geopolitics and geoeconomics, Asian defense affairs and U.S. policy in the Indo-Pacific.

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WISC Global Fellow & Founder, ASEAN Wonk

TOPICS: Geopolitics Security

REGIONS: Indo-Pacific

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Content By Prashanth Parameswaran

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360º Views, Alliances, Artificial Intelligence, China, Digital, Indo-Pacific, Infrastructure, Innovation, Policy Brief, Technology, Trade

360° View of How Southeast Asia Can Attract More FDI in Chips and AI Learn More

by Mark Kennedy, Courtney Fingar, Prashanth Parameswaran, Klaus Larres

April 1, 2025

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360º Views, Finance, Geoeconomics, Geopolitics, Industrial Policy, Infrastructure, Policy Brief, Security, Strategic Competition, Transportation

360° View of a US Sovereign Wealth Fund Learn More

by Mark Kennedy, Courtney Fingar, Jerry Haar, Prashanth Parameswaran, Klaus Larres, Barry Rabe, Lea Thome, Jewellord (Jojo) Nem Singh, Sarah Sobalvarro, Kent Hughes

February 13, 2025

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360º Views, China, Energy, Geoeconomics, Indo-Pacific, Policy Brief, Supply Chains, Trade

360° View of New Tariffs on China Learn More

by Mark Kennedy, Jerry Haar, Keith Rockwell, Klaus Larres, Prashanth Parameswaran, Marc L. Busch, Lucas Myers, Rory Linehan

May 16, 2024

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360º Views, Aid, Alliances, Americas, Development, Finance, Indo-Pacific, Infrastructure, Middle East & Africa, Policy Brief

360° View of Priorities for World Bank-IMF Meeting Learn More

by Mark Kennedy, Jerry Haar, Klaus Larres, Jeffrey Kucik, Prashanth Parameswaran, Rory Linehan

October 11, 2023

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360º Views, China, Finance, Geoeconomics, Policy Brief, Strategic Competition, Technology

360° View of Outbound Investment Executive Order Learn More

by Mark Kennedy, Jerry Haar, Jeffrey Kucik, Prashanth Parameswaran, Xavier Delgado, Cordell Hull

August 15, 2023

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