ARTICLES

27 Oct 2026

If AI Rules Must Wait, Southeast Asia Should Set the Terms

Aditya Vikram Kashyap

Giving companies time to comply with AI laws can be reasonable. The transition should clarify which records the institutions using these systems hold, what suppliers disclose, and who responds when a model changes or fails.

23 Oct 2026

Who Can Actually Stop the Machine? The Institutional Test for AI Governance in Southeast Asia

Aditya Vikram Kashyap

The credibility of AI governance in Southeast Asia will be decided not by the volume of frameworks that exist, but by whether some identifiable institution has the authority to stop a deployment, the independence to use it, and the technical capacity to justify it, and whether its decisions can be reconstructed afterwards.

Artificial Intelligence Governance Southeast Asia

20 Oct 2026

Myanmar’s Emerging Governance Mosaic

Dipannita Maria Bagh|Anders K. Moeller|Moe Thuzar

This Long Read presents a broad overview of a mosaic of governance building efforts from many discrete groups across Myanmar. Whether this mosaic, when complete, will demonstrate a less discordant pattern that truly represents the voices of heterogeneous communities remains to be seen.

Governance Myanmar Myanmar Politics

12 Aug 2026

From Streamlining to Delivery: Vietnam’s Second Administrative Test

Nguyen Khac Giang

Vietnam’s Central Committee has embarked on the most sweeping administrative overhaul in decades. But success is likely to be uneven.

Governance Vietnam Vietnamese Politics

10 Dec 2025

ASEAN’S Evolving Climate Governance Framework

Sharon Seah|Melinda Martinus|Qiu Jiahui

ASEAN’s climate governance architecture has evolved to match the urgency to align regional ambition with Paris Agreement goals, with growing recognition that regional coordination is vital in accelerating the green transition and attracting international climate finance.

Carbon tax Climate Change Finance Governance

20 Aug 2025

Increasing Government Efficiency in Malaysia through a New Act

Tricia Yeoh

A new Act to improve government efficiency in Malaysia would help streamline the bureaucracy and reduce regulatory burdens. It could be improved, however, by adding some parliamentary oversight.

Governance Malaysia Malaysian Politics