Region
Southeast Asia
Thailand's Deepening Fractures
By James Buchanan
Thailand faces two legitimacy crises at its peripheries — and the junta is only making them worse.
Cambodia's Anti-Vietnam Obsession
By Tim Frewer
Anti-Vietnamese sentiment dominates Cambodia, even among otherwise progressive NGOs and political groups.
What Indonesia's Natuna Gas Means
By Nithin Coca
It's unlikely those living in Natuna will see much benefit from the government's development plans.
How China Came to Dominate Cambodia
By David Hutt
How Cambodia went from denouncing China to being Beijing's most faithful client state.
The Southern Link in Thailand's Deadly Bombings
By Shawn W. Crispin
Evidence points to a connection to the southern Thailand insurgency.
Najib Razak and the Neverending 1MDB Scandal
By Kean Wong
“You can bend the rules of political physics in Malaysia, not forever but for awhile.”
South China Sea: Fishing in Troubled Waters
By Kerry Lynn Nankivell
Could partnered fisheries enforcement be the best follow up to the recent PCA ruling?
Desperate Times for Cambodia's Farmers
By Ana Salvá
After facing a long drought, Cambodian farmers now fear the arrival of La Niña and possible floods.
Executions Cast a Pall Over Indonesia and Its 'War on Drugs'
By Luke Hunt
Despite promising to improve Indonesia's human rights records, President Jokowi has upped the pace of executions.
Cambodia’s Facebooker-in-Chief
By David Hutt
How Hun Sen and his Cambodian People’s Party came to adopt social media.
After the Ruling: Lawfare in the South China Sea
By Carl Thayer
The historic ruling sets the stage for future diplomatic, political, and military contestations.
South China Sea: The French Are Coming
By Yo-Jung Chen
France, also an Indo-Pacific nation, has its own stake in the South China Sea.