BLUF
US, UK, and EU aid cuts and slowing infrastructure spending are limiting Southeast Asia’s development options—reducing resilience, widening inequality, and increasing the region’s reliance on external partners. Reduced options could increase Chinese influence.Learning Outcomes
• Strategic Awareness — The article highlights how shifting donor priorities are reshaping Southeast Asia’s development outlook and creating space for alternative influence.
• Military Management — Offers insight into how reduced external investment could impact long-term stability, infrastructure, and partner resilience.
• Wellbeing — Shows how decreased funding for health, education, and energy affects vulnerable communities and sustainable growth.
