Southeast Asia

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.
China’s digital backdoor: Huawei in Southeast Asia 0
- Technology & Society, Southeast Asia
- January 17, 2019
For some states, the threat of cyber espionage may be worth the risk to improve social control.
ASEAN-China Code of Conduct to conclude in three years?0
- Southeast Asia
- November 16, 2018
With a lot of players and not much time, concluding negotiations by 2021 is an ambitious goal.
President-General Secretary: Trong’s power consolidation 0
- Southeast Asia
- November 13, 2018
Vietnam’s consensus-based model of communist rule is sliding towards authoritarianism.

South China Sea update: the future Vietnam-China standoff 0
- Asia Pacific, Southeast Asia
- August 1, 2018
The use of plausibly deniable fishing militia to defend sovereign claims is an attractive option.
Debt diplomacy: Mahathir follows the corrupt 1MDB trail 0
- Southeast Asia
- July 21, 2018
If China renegotiates Malaysia’s debt, it could cause a cascade of demands from other countries.
Spratly no more: The new order in China’s ‘Ancestor Sea’0
- Southeast Asia
- May 24, 2018
Beijing’s slow-burning ambition to control the strategic sea appears to be a nearing completion.
“You’re fake news”: censorship in Southeast Asia 0
- Southeast Asia
- April 25, 2018
Anti-fake news legislation may be used against legitimate media sources and political adversaries.
Honest broker? Singapore in the driver’s seat 0
- Asia Pacific, Southeast Asia
- January 25, 2018
Singapore will struggle to reconcile the competing interests of other ASEAN members and China.
An eastern caliphate? The future of ISIS in Mindanao 0
- Southeast Asia
- November 17, 2017
Each setback to peace in the southern Philippines has encouraged more radical insurgents.