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By Mark S. Cogan • Nov 29, 2021
A periodic evaluation process by UN members has been diluted in Thailand by the government’s dismissal of significant human rights concerns
By Jocelyn Martin • Nov 16, 2021
The presidential aspirations of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. shine a light on a family legacy embellished by carefully constructed narratives
By Vanessa Chong • Oct 27, 2021
Local groups and individuals trying to remain safe and maintain their rights and dignity since Myanmar’s military coup need international backers to recalibrate their efforts
By Agence France-Presse • Oct 15, 2021
Singaporean news site, The Online Citizen had long been in the authorities' crosshairs, now their license is being canceled
An iconic symbol of the fight for press freedom in an era of strongmen leaders, journalist Maria Ressa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2021
By Agence France-Presse • Oct 08, 2021
Five years ago on March 23, Singapore's former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew passed away at the age of 91. Professor Michael Barr discusses the enduring legacy of the city-state's founding father
By Michael Barr • Mar 23, 2020
Young Canada-based Rohingya activist Yasmin Ullah has helped take the plight of the persecuted ethnic minority group in Myanmar to the world’s largest court, yet her fight for justice has only just begun
By Miriam Deprez • Mar 13, 2020
Thailand's Future Forward Party face the imminent threat of dissolution on February 21, but a new generation of emboldened grassroots anti-junta activists are ready to lead the charge in their place
By Andrew Haffner • Feb 21, 2020
Thai opposition figure Thanathorn speaks exclusively to Southeast Asia Globe about the charges he and his Future Forward Party face, his plans should the party be dissolved, as well as upcoming protests in the kingdom
By Andrew Haffner • Feb 17, 2020
January saw Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen mark 35 years in power. Columnist David Hutt examines one crucial tactic of governance that has sustained his more-than three decade rule – the art of giving
By David Hutt • Feb 04, 2020
The ISIS leader’s death and fallout from Turkey’s invasion of Syria have fuelled concerns that jihadists could open a home front
By Zachary Abuza • Nov 04, 2019
Seven decades on from the founding of the People's Republic of China, the inequalities that laid the foundation for years of socialist struggle across Southeast Asia remain rife across the region
By Paul Millar • Oct 01, 2019