Syaza Shukri
Malaysia’s Parti Se-Islam Malaysia (PAS) doth protest too much about the prime minister’s engagement of the US, when its own dealings with China raise similar questions.
Iim Halimatusa’diyah|Ary Hermawan
Are the two largest Islamic organisations in Indonesia losing their ability to uphold and guide civil society?
Paul Chambers
The recent reshuffle of the top echelons of the Royal Thai Police was supposed to be clean and professional. The reshuffle and concurrent reforms, however, have done little to eradicate malfeasance and partisanship in the force.
Archanun Kohpaiboon|Ratchanon Ketramrit
The Trump administration has threatened to levy an additional 40 per cent reciprocal tariffs on transshipments to the US. The logic for doing this is not so clear cut.
Burhanuddin Muhtadi
The honeymoon is clearly over for Indonesia’s president as he begins his second year in office, even if a majority of the public still supports him.
Bill Hayton
UK domestic politics has shifted towards a more populist orientation, and this has generated shifts in its foreign policy. Liberal internationalism is out of fashion and hard-nosed realism is gaining dominance.
Le Hong Hiep
In Vietnam, an impasse over feed-in-tariffs for renewable energy producers threatens foreign investors’ confidence in government policies
Eugene Mark|Kyi Sin
China is dependent on rare earth supply from parts of Myanmar which have unregulated mining that generates toxic waste. Neighbours like Thailand need to work with China and the US to address the problem.
Derek Grossman
The Trump administration’s recent overtures to Southeast Asia had some silver linings. But Washington risks long-term harm to its regional reputation with its transactionalism.
Juthathip Jongwanich
Faced with US tariffs and a resultant import surge into Thailand, the government should seek to effect targeted measures to support the Thai economy.