Region
Southeast Asia
Journey to the East: The Hindu-Buddhist Making of Southeast Asia
By Amitav Acharya
Part 2 of “The Nirvana Route”: How early encounters between India, China, and Southeast Asia shaped Asian civilization.
Myanmar’s Protest Movement Finds Friends in the Milk Tea Alliance
By Jessie Lau
Transnational solidarity – including shared protest tactics and strategies – between Hong Kong, Thailand, and Taiwan now stretches to include Myanmar’s anti-coup movement.
Remembering the Battle of Manila, 76 Years Later
By Robert Farley
The Battle of Manila was the largest urban contest of the Pacific War.
Report Shows Rising Southeast Asian Trust in US, Falling Trust in China
By Sebastian Strangio
Fear of China, and optimism about the Biden administration, underpin the shift in regional opinion toward the two superpowers.
Myanmar Coup Leader: ‘Join Hands’ With Army for Democracy
By Associated Press
Anti-coup protesters are unlikely to be swayed by Sen. Gen. Min Aung Hlaing's call for unity.
Philippines Vaccine Program Hindered by Delays, Public Distrust
By Nick Aspinwall
The government’s mass vaccination start date is in flux, and Filipinos still harbor fears after a 2016 dengue vaccine scandal eroded public confidence in vaccinations.
Myanmar Junta Readies Draconian Cyber-Security Legislation
By Sebastian Strangio
The draft law is clearly intended to rein in the use of social media by the country's burgeoning Civil Disobedience Movement.
Myanmar Coup: The View From Yangon
By Hugh Bohane
Residents in Myanmar express their alarm, anger, and sense of deja vu over the February 1 coup.
Ripple Effects of Myanmar Coup Felt in India’s Northeast
By Thet Swe Aye and Bikash Kumar Bhattacharya
The February 1 coup has generated concern among Chin refugees in India's northeast, and could complicate the country's counterinsurgency efforts.
A Dream Deferred? The ‘Equitization’ of Vietnam’s State-Owned Enterprises
By James Guild
Vietnam’s progress toward a more liberal, market-friendly economy has proceeded in fits and starts.
Why is the Kachin Independence Organization Keeping Silent on the Myanmar Coup?
By Joe Kumbun
From the insurgent group's perspective, it makes little difference who roams the halls of power in Naypyidaw.
The Coup in Myanmar: Where is the NLD?
By Philipp Annawitt
The most domestically popular party in the world needs to find new leaders to unify and guide the resistance to the coup in Myanmar.