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Ideology • STORY OF THE DAY • Mar 23, 2020 • 11 min read

Lee Kuan Yew The founding father

By Michael Barr • Mar 23, 2020
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

Ideology • STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 21, 2020 • 14 min read

Thai democracy After the Future

By Andrew Haffner • Feb 21, 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

Ideology • STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 17, 2020 • 11 min read

Thai democracy Thanathorn: Future on trial

By Andrew Haffner • Feb 17, 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

Ideology • STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 04, 2020 • 13 min read

Cambodian politics Hun Sen’s art of giving

By David Hutt • Feb 04, 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

Ideology • Nov 11, 2019 • 17 min read
Fall of the Berlin Wall

The People’s PLC

From our print archive: 30 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the death rattle of communism in Europe, we take a look back at China's socialism with capitalist characteristics – and how it has influenced governments across Southeast Asia
By Paul Brisby

Ideology • Nov 04, 2019 • 8 min read
ISIS

al-Baghdadi blowback

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

Ideology • Oct 01, 2019 • 6 min read
Opinion

Red flags

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

Ideology • Aug 26, 2019 • 9 min read
Thailand insurgency

The forever war

From our print archive: As the battle for southern Thailand continues, the forces on either side seem not to care about the innocent victims caught up in their struggle
By Torgeir Norling

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Ideology • Aug 20, 2019 • 8 min read
Shan State

Rebels with a cause

From our print archive: For almost half a century the Shan have been fighting a torrid battle for their independence and culture
By Antonio Graceffo

FROM THE PRINT ARCHIVE
Ideology • Aug 06, 2019 • 9 min read
Khmer Rouge

The dogs saw ghosts

With the death on August 4 of Khmer Rouge No.2 Nuon Chea, we look back at the bravery of Van Chhuon, a man who defied the brutal regime to save his neighbours' lives
By Dave Walker and Sonny Chhount

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Ideology • Jul 09, 2019 • 8 min read
Khmer Rouge

The revolution will be televised

From our print archive: Movie producer and real estate mogul Oum Prum looks back at his past life as a filmmaker for the Khmer Rouge regime
By Marc Eberle

Ideology • Jul 04, 2019 • 8 min read
Terrorism

The other jihad

A former bomb-maker behind the 2002 Bali blasts that killed more than 200 people is now serving soup in Central Java – and helping other ex-terrorists find their way back to the light
By Kusumasari Ayuningtyas