Region
Southeast Asia
Malaysia’s Latest By-Election Poses a Test for Pakatan Harapan
By Marcus Tantau
What effect will the Tanjung Piai by-election have on Mahathir’s leadership?
Counting the Costs of Sam Rainsy’s Failed Return to Cambodia
By Luke Hunt
The opposition leader’s thwarted bid to return to the country is not without its costs, irrespective of whatever benefits it may generate.
What Would a Vietnam South China Sea Legal Challenge Mean?
By Prashanth Parameswaran
A closer look at the potential implications of a significant move if it is taken.
Joint Military Exercise Puts Malaysia Defense Policy into Focus
By Prashanth Parameswaran
The recent engagement highlighted some of the ongoing activity underway with respect to the Southeast Asian state’s defense policy.
ASEAN and Non-Interference: What Do Cambodia’s Evolving Opposition Dynamics Reveal?
By Prashanth Parameswaran
A closer look at Southeast Asia’s evolving approach to non-interference and the cross-border impacts of Cambodia’s recent opposition dynamics.
Jokowi 2.0: Indonesia Amid US-China Competition
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Bridget Welsh.
Malaysian Ex-PM Najib Ordered to Enter Defense in 1MDB Case
By Associated Press
Defense lawyers said Najib was shocked he wasn’t acquitted.
RCEP, CPTPP, and the Future of Trade Multilateralism in Asia
By Ankit Panda
Asia’s trade architectures are coalescing in new ways. Who’s in and who’s out?
China Warns Vietnam to Not ‘Complicate’ South China Sea Dispute By Seeking Legal Arbitration
By Ankit Panda
Beijing warned Hanoi to not “complicate matters.”
What Myanmar’s New Amphibious Ship Says About Its Naval Ambitions
By Mohammad Rubaiyat Rahman
Myanmar has started to consider its maritime security environment more seriously, but it will take more than new ships to achieve its goals.
Championing Tax Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific
By Sakshi Rai
What can the region do to better cooperate on tax issues?
People’s Power: Anti-Dam Movements in Southeast Asia
By Wora Suk
Communities in Thailand and beyond are learning to organize to demand that dam construction consider their rights.