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Political reporting and analysis on the big questions facing the region.
By Jack Brook • Aug 03, 2022
Groundbreaking legal action by displaced villagers crosses the border into Thailand to seek recompense and set a human rights precedent
By Kirsten Han • Aug 02, 2022
Singapore and Myanmar prove the fallacy of cleansing society through capital punishment under justifications of crime deterrence
By Mark S. Cogan • Jul 22, 2022
The former prime minister's history of pragmatism and diplomacy in Southeast Asia has set a precedent for current Prime Minister Fumio Kishida
By Hussain Shah Rezaie • Jul 20, 2022
Following long periods in detention centres, many who fled persecution have encountered repressive conditions driving some to despair and early death
U.S. assistant secretary of state visits Phnom Penh with strong support and select criticisms for the regional group’s temporary chair
By Brian P. D. Hannon • Jul 19, 2022
Southeast Asia’s repressive regimes have employed ambiguous ‘lawfare’ tactics to undermine dissent and stifle the voices of protesters and journalists
By Samantha Holmes • Jul 13, 2022
German study is the first by an institutional investor to document thousands of land sales in the Kingdom fueled by debt
By Jack Brook • Jul 11, 2022
Public pushback against the Asian superpower’s South China Sea aggression, Belt and Road Initiative and Uyghur repression complicate relations
By Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat • Jul 08, 2022
As abortion debate focuses on a U.S. decision overturning the country’s precedent, Southeast Asian laws on terminating pregnancy differ between nations
By Brian P. D. Hannon • Jul 01, 2022
The U.S. president's recently announced Indo-Pacific economic framework signals American interest in the region but its nations could wait a long time to reap its benefits
By Mark S. Cogan • Jun 29, 2022
The planned executions of imprisoned resistance figures is an attempt to quell public dissent, but instead may hasten the violent regime’s demise
By Oliver Slow • Jun 27, 2022
Outspoken attorney Theary Seng was among dozens of defendants to receive treason and incitement prison terms drawing widespread condemnation
By Brian P. D. Hannon • Jun 17, 2022