Cambodia’s Warming Ties with Washington Reflect Continuity, Not Realignment
Taylor Coplen
Maintaining flexibility in its diplomacy towards two big powers is the clear pragmatic option for Cambodia in today’s geopolitical climate.
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Indonesia’s Nahdlatul Ulama in Turmoil
Ary Hermawan
Indonesia’s largest Muslim organisation is split at its top echelons over worldly politics.
Vietnam’s Police Are Joking Online and That Makes Their Messaging More Serious
Dien Nguyen An Luong
The unusual turn taken in a social media page run by a Vietnamese police anti-drug unit shows how controlling the conversation through humour can be a useful weapon.
Gun Jompalang: The Grey Zone of Influencers and Warfare in the Thai-Cambodia Conflict
Surachanee Sriyai
A Thai influencer’s controversial actions in the conflict zone between Thailand and Cambodia highlight the inadequacy of the laws of war and military protocols in this digital age.
Indonesia’s Problematic Criminal Procedure Code Revision
Made Supriatma
Indonesia’s new Criminal Procedure Code might make it harder for justice to be done.
The Human and Environmental Costs of Critical Mineral Mining
Prapimphan Chiengkul
With critical minerals mining activity expected to expand in Southeast Asia, ASEAN countries must collectively tackle the resulting transboundary pollution and impose stricter socio-environmental regulation of the sector.
ASEAN’s Regional Ambitions for the Semiconductor Industry
George Tan|Maria Monica Wihardja
A new non-binding framework for relevant ASEAN member states to ramp up their semiconductor industries and supply chains has the potential to provide some relief against a darkening geopolitical outlook.
Competition among Thailand’s Three Largest Parties Deepens the Country’s Political Uncertainties
Termsak Chalermpalanupap
People’s Party, Pheu Thai, and Bhumjaithai, Thailand’s three largest parties, have been intensifying their competition in preparation for an early general election. Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and his Bhumjaithai Party have the best chance of winning political advantage and gaining more popularity.
Pax Americana Is Over: What Comes Next and How Will It Impact Southeast Asia?
Ryan Hass
The world is transitioning out of a U.S.-led international order, but there is not yet clarity on the attributes of the next international order that will take its place. This Long Read argues that the period of transition could be turbulent, but it need not be destructive to the upward growth prospects of Southeast Asia.
How China Outmanoeuvres the West in Myanmar
Jared Bissinger
The West’s incoherent strategy is no match for a ruthless, integrated Chinese approach that leverages economic links to its advantage.