Southeast Asia

A state of emergency creates a state of emergency 0
- Southeast Asia
- February 20, 2021
The prime minister’s advice to implement restrictions may have cut off his own political oxygen supply.
‘Papuan Lives Matter’ energises calls for independence 0
- Southeast Asia
- November 10, 2020
Localised violence is spiking in Indonesia’s easternmost provinces amid fresh calls for independence.
Stuck in the middle: Duterte, China and the US 0
- Southeast Asia
- September 22, 2020
Amid domestic and regional tensions, the choice between Washington and Beijing is becoming starker for Manila.
An ASEAN do-over: prospects for Brunei’s chairmanship 0
- Southeast Asia
- August 20, 2020
The Sultanate’s tenure may undermine ASEAN’s momentum on a code of conduct for the South China Sea.
US weight on the scale tips Indonesia’s strategic balance 0
- Southeast Asia
- July 30, 2020
Jakarta’s non-aligned stance is challenged by a maritime dispute with China and the threat of US sanctions.
COVID-19, ASEAN and the Sino-Vietnam maritime rivalry 0
- Southeast Asia
- May 14, 2020
Hanoi’s effective pandemic response provides it with more strategic freedom than its neighbours.

Myanmar’s never-ending conflict reaches the capital 0
- Southeast Asia
- October 29, 2019
Bomb threats attributed to the country’s ethnic insurgents suggests a new wave of violence is imminent.
Moving to East Kalimantan: securing Indonesia’s future 0
- Southeast Asia
- October 20, 2019
The decades-long debate about moving Indonesia’s capital from Jakarta finally looks to have an endpoint.
A tripartite fishing coalition in the South China Sea 0
- Southeast Asia
- July 21, 2019
The embryonic alliance must first resolve its internal disputes before it can present a united front.
The illiberal turn in the 2019 Indonesian election 0
- Southeast Asia
- March 26, 2019
Though a repeat of the 2014 poll, electoral conditions have changed in the intervening years.
No trust in vaccines: the Philippines measles outbreak 0
- Southeast Asia
- March 23, 2019
Misplaced concerns stemming from the Dengvaxia scandal are putting thousands of children at risk.
Thai elections: authoritarianism institutionalised 0
- Southeast Asia
- March 18, 2019
After years of delay, Thais finally have the opportunity to choose their own government again. Sort of.