Scams in Southeast Asia: When Self-Regulation is Not Enough
David Lam
Social media companies cannot be trusted to police the scams they profit from. Some government intervention is needed.
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Walking Malaysia’s Oil Shock Tightrope: Assisting Society While Stewarding Deficits
Firdausi Suffian
If the war in Iran does not end soon, the Malaysian government must have more arrows in its energy policy quiver.
Southeast Asia Between the Giants
Piper Campbell|Joanne Lin
Fulcrum editor William Choong talks to Piper Campbell and Joanne Lin about Southeast Asia operating amid rivalry between China and the US. Ambassador Campbell is the Inaugural Chair of the Department of Foreign Policy and Global Security, American University. She has taught at the university since January 2020. This followed a distinguished, 30-year diplomatic career. Joanne Lin is the coordinator of the ASEAN Studies Centre at ISEAS.
Indonesia’s 5.61 Per Cent: Growth for the State, Not for the People
Yanuar Nugroho
Is Indonesia’s growth rate an accurate reflection of the country’s progress?
Negeri Sembilan’s Tenuous State Assembly: Procedural and Political Tests
Tricia Yeoh
The recent withdrawal of support for the chief minister of Negeri Sembilan raises pertinent questions about the precedent and role of institutions determining state leadership.
Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Harapan: Best Frenemies Forever
Francis E. Hutchinson
Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Harapan are eyeing polls in Johor and Melaka. Due to the importance of these states to both coalitions, it remains to be seen if their pact at the federal level will hold.
May Day 2026 in Jakarta: Contradictions Become Clearer
Max Lane
Indonesia’s labour movement is split in different directions.
Between Talks and Tensions: Why the South China Sea Won’t Stabilise in 2026
Sophie Wushuang Yi
Progress on the South China Sea dispute between the Philippines and China is in limbo, and likely to stay that way.
Section 301 Investigations on Thailand: Misguided Search for Excess Capacity
Juthathip Jongwanich
Thailand’s excess capacity is not due to policy-induced overproduction as the US claims. Tariffs based on excess capacity would be unfair to Thailand.
The 2016 South China Sea Arbitration Award Did Not Fail
Lowell Bautista|Aries A. Arugay
The Philippines' arbitral victory in 2016, though rejected by China, has helped entrench the law of the sea as the region's principal framework for understanding and contesting maritime claims.