Politics

Politics • STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 16, 2016 • 8 min read

Russia and Asia Putin’s own ‘pivot to Asia’

By David Hutt • Sep 16, 2016
Russian president Vladimir Putin embarked on a pivot towards Asia of his own well before the US under Barack Obama

Politics • STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 01, 2016 • 8 min read

Cambodia Caught in the middle

By Paul Millar • Sep 01, 2016
With tensions rising between China and the West over the South China Sea, Cambodia once again finds itself walking a knife’s edge between the world’s great powers

Politics • STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 25, 2016 • 12 min read

Malaysia The“badass” cabinet minister and Men’s Health cover model

By Holly Robertson • Aug 25, 2016
Khairy Jamaluddin is something of a one-off in Malaysian politics. The minister for youth and sports might just be the ruling coalition’s intermediary to the younger generation, and here he discusses identity politics, the nation’s embattled prime minister and whether he might one day seek the top job

Politics • STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 19, 2016 • 7 min read

Vietnam From pop star to protest singer

By Logan Connor • Aug 19, 2016
Vietnamese pop singer Mai Khoi was recently barred from running for an independent seat in the communist state’s National Assembly. Now, “Vietnam’s Lady Gaga” is leveraging her star power in an effort to bring change to her country 

Politics • Jul 07, 2016 • 10 min read
South China Sea

The fighter jet scramble

As China’s fighter jets patrol the disputed South China Sea, a number of Southeast Asian nations are dragging their air force fleets into the 21st century
By Paul Millar

Politics • May 20, 2016 • 11 min read
Timor Leste

Infighting without an end

Despite optimism following a governmental shift that promised an end to political instability, recent events suggest the old ways live on in Timor-Leste
By David Hutt

Politics • Mar 02, 2016 • 9 min read
Myanmar

Caught between two parties

The incoming National League for Democracy says it will release political prisoners but, with the military looming large, the future remains uncertain
By Holly Robertson

Politics • Feb 11, 2016 • 12 min read
Thailand

Nationalism and the rise of Buddhist extremism

As a campaign to make Buddhism the state religion of Thailand ramps up, concerns about radicalism have come to the fore, along with concern over how this renewed religiosity could be used in an already divided country
By David Hutt

Politics • Dec 30, 2015 • 9 min read
Timor Leste

The battle for the past

In 1975, Indonesian forces invaded Timor-Leste, heralding an occupation that lasted 24 years and claimed the lives of up to a third of the population. Forty years later, another clash is underway: an internal “history war” over the official narrative of the country’s turbulent past
By David Hutt

Politics • Oct 16, 2015 • 10 min read
Ferdinand Marcos

The tomb of Marcos

From our print archive: The ‘sacred’ story of the Philippines’ former strongman Ferdinand Marcos, as told through a bizarre museum in his home province, where he is still adored
By Justin Calderon

FROM THE PRINT ARCHIVE