Region
Southeast Asia
The Revival of Rail Infrastructure in the Philippines
By James Guild
The ADB and JICA are currently funding extensive upgrades to the country's railways and urban mass transit systems.
Benjamin Zawacki on the Thailand-China-US Triangle
By Sebastian Strangio
This week's visit to Thailand by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has cast a spotlight on the country's languishing treaty alliance with Washington.
Philippine Foreign Secretary Hails South China Sea Ruling on 6th Anniversary
By Sebastian Strangio
Enrique Manalo described the 2016 award as the precondition of "stability, peace, and progress" in the disputed waterway.
Hun Sen Plods Along With Cambodia’s Leadership Succession
By David Hutt
It is unclear when Hun Sen will give up the prime ministership, but the country's long-planned transition is in many ways already in progress.
ASEAN Should Harden Its Stance on Myanmar Junta, Blinken Says
By Sebastian Strangio
But the Southeast Asian bloc is unlikely to take the punitive line favored by the U.S. and its Western partners.
Southeast Asian Governments React to the Assassination of Abe Shinzo
By Sebastian Strangio
The former Japanese leader has been remembered for spearheading a redoubling of Tokyo's engagement with the nations of the region.
Why Indonesia Needs to Reform Its System of Energy Subsidies
By I Dewa Made Raditya Margenta and Filda C. Yusgiantoro
State subsidies help keep energy affordable for low-income Indonesians. They may also be holding up its green energy transition.
An American Artist Who Stayed Behind in Myanmar
By Luke Hunt
A conversation with David Richards about life under the junta.
ASEAN Envoy Hails ‘Some Progress’ on Second Myanmar Mission
By Sebastian Strangio
But a briefing for diplomats and the press revealed just how far Myanmar's junta is from implementing ASEAN's Five-Point Consensus peace plan.
Reexamining East Malaysian Security in an Age of Growing Threats
By Karisma Putera Abd Rahman and Fikry A. Rahman
Non-traditional security threats, such as kidnapping, crossborder terrorist infiltration, and illegal migration, call for renewed attention to the country's Bornean provinces.
Foreign Casinos Have Been a Disaster for Cambodia
By Meghan Murphy
Beyond the government's crack down on striking workers from the NagaWorld casino complex, Chinese-run gambling operations have brought a host of social ills.
Chinese Foreign Minister Courts Philippines’ President Marcos
By Sebastian Strangio
Foreign Minister Wang Yi was all smiles during his stop in Manila, but China-Philippine relations are likely to remain freighted with challenges.