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Political reporting and analysis on the big questions facing the region.
By Logan Connor • Nov 10, 2016
After outsider Republican candidate Donald Trump stunned the world by clinching the US presidency, several regional leaders offered their support for the president-elect
By Logan Connor • Nov 09, 2016
Voters across the US are casting their ballots for their 45th president, choosing between Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump. The effects will be felt the world over, and Southeast Asia could see an immediate impact
By James Cartwright • Nov 02, 2016
The death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej has rocked the nation, and with his successor inheriting a divided country, the monarchy’s power may dwindle
By Paul Millar • Oct 24, 2016
Removed from her position as chair of an inquiry into Duterte's war on drugs, Philippine senator Leila de Lima has called for an international investigation into the killings. Now, hounded by Duterte supporters, she is fighting to clear her name
In the beginning was the word, torn from the throat of a man who would soon see a minor traffic accident descend into murder: yuon. In February 2014, ten men beat the life from a Cambodian man of Vietnamese descent as he came to the aid of his younger brother…
By Paul Millar • Oct 21, 2016
Confronted with a spate of high-profile child rape cases, Indonesian President Joko Widodo continues to cultivate his ‘tough on law and order’ image by endorsing the use of chemical castration as a punishment for convicted sex offenders
By Euan Black • Oct 20, 2016
Perceived by most to be run by gangsters and corrupted by gamblers, one of the world’s most graceful combat sports is in danger of extinction. Southeast Asia Globe investigates Muay Thai’s slow and painful death
By Tate Zandstra • Oct 13, 2016
Southeast Asian schools linked to Fethullah Gülen, the cleric accused of masterminding the attempted coup in Turkey, are being targeted by the country’s furious regime
By Paul Millar • Oct 11, 2016
The recent Asean Summit held in the Lao capital of Vientiane provided a perfect opportunity for the country to start carving out a more independent foreign policy
By David Hutt • Oct 04, 2016
US presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have presented foreign policy platforms that swing from interventionist to isolationist. And voters’ final choice could have far-reaching consequences for Southeast Asia, a region with much at stake in US politics
By Logan Connor • Sep 28, 2016
Russian president Vladimir Putin embarked on a pivot towards Asia of his own well before the US under Barack Obama
By David Hutt • Sep 16, 2016
A new book describes the untold story of the Cambodian families who emerged from the jungle after many years hiding from the Khmer Rouge
By Corinne Purtill • Sep 09, 2016