Will China Exploit America’s Domestic Distractions for Strategic Gains in Asia?
Daljit Singh
The India-China land border, more than the South China Sea, is the regional flashpoint that could flare.
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South Korea‘s Southeast Asian Potential
Victor Teo
South Korea is well-positioned to become a more important power for Southeast Asia and ASEAN.
The 2020 Regional Elections in Indonesia: The Use and Abuse of Religion
Ahmad Najib Burhani
Indonesia has laws that seek to deter the politicisation of religion. This will prove to be challenging, especially with the regional elections round the corner.
Prime Minister Suga Goes to Jakarta
Leo Suryadinata
Prime Minister Suga’s first trip shows that an “independent and active” Indonesia is not an easy partner for Japan’s Free and Open Indo-Pacific strategy.
Hope Over Fear: The 2020 Student-led Protests in Thailand
Punchada Sirivunnabood
Similar goals link the current protests in Thailand with earlier ones. Their different tactics make them harder for authorities to quell.
Vietnam’s Ambitious Politicians: In Facebook We Trust
Dien Nguyen An Luong
Facebook poses a challenge to American lawmakers seeking to rein it in. In authoritarian countries such as Vietnam, however, the social media giant has become a handy accomplice and even a springboard for ambitious politicians.
Desperation Debases Democracy in Malaysia
Lee Hwok-Aun
Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has not got the emergency powers he had asked for. His government has lived to fight another day. Still, the constant horse-trading and bickering among the country’s political class has only subverted the country’s democracy.
Why Was Prabowo Invited to the US?
Leo Suryadinata
The Indonesian defence minister’s visit to Washington DC raised many eyebrows and questions.
Thai Student Protests: Finishing the Business of 1932?
Termsak Chalermpalanupap
The recent student protests constitute something more than a call for the resignation of the prime minister. The ultimate goal is the end of the absolute power of the monarchy, as envisioned by revolutionaries of the class of 1932.
Will the Real Union Election Commission Please Stand up?
Moe Thuzar
Recent decisions by Myanmar’s election commission put it in the 8 November election spotlight.