Joko Widodo, Prabowo, and Nahdlatul Ulama
Syafiq Hasyim
Indonesia’s largest Muslim organisation missed out on the most significant ministerial portfolio – religious affairs – despite supporting presidential candidate Prabowo. What now?
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Prabowo Subianto’s First Cabinet Adjustment: Pressured to Deliver But Allegiance Still Prized
Julia Lau|Yanuar Nugroho
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s decision to replace just one minister for now, instead of taking a bolder step to weed out inefficiency and incompetence, is disappointing and potentially costly in the face of rising public anger against his administration and expectations of election promises.
Interfaith Dialogues in Malaysia Declining at a Time When They Are Needed Most
James Chai
Interfaith dialogue in Malaysia is flagging due to past controversies associated with such activities.
Artificial Intelligence is Intensifying South China Sea Disputes in the Philippines
Nuurrianti Jalli|Angel Martinez
AI-generated propaganda is being used to distort reality and disinform the public, even gathering support for military escalation in already troubled waters.
Doing More for Victims of Forced Criminality in Southeast Asia
Brandon Tan Jun Wen
To combat a rising transnational scourge, the region’s governments can augment non-governmental efforts to detect, rescue and repatriate victims of increasingly sophisticated overseas ‘job’ scam operations run by cyber syndicates.
New ASEAN Power Grid Agreement Must Reflect New Needs
Mirza Sadaqat Huda
It’s time to incorporate new key priorities into the pact to better address current realities of energy interconnection and serve future needs.
Leveraging Justice: Marcos Jr. Uses the ICC Probe to Challenge the Duterte Dynasty
Sasha Lee
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has shifted his stance from opposing to obliging a potential International Criminal Court arrest warrant for former President Rodrigo Duterte. The ICC probe has become a trump card in the Marcos-Duterte feud ahead of the midterm elections.
US Suspension of Foreign Aid: Will China Fill the Void?
Hoang Thi Ha|Cha Hae Won
As the US shuts down its supply of foreign assistance, some Southeast Asian countries are looking at China to fill the gap. But given China’s different approach to aid, it cannot step in as a direct substitute for America.
Trump’s Aid Freeze Could Disrupt Progress in US-Vietnam Reconciliation
Phan Xuan Dung
Suspending USAID programmes risks undermining years of work building trust between the former enemies and helping victims of the Vietnam War.
Thai Undergraduates’ Voting Behaviour in Provincial and National Elections
Panarat Anamwathana
Many Thai undergraduates are engaged politically. While 'all politics is local', there is regional variation in undergraduate voting behaviour that suggests nuance and nous notwithstanding their youth.