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By Kian Vesteinsson • Apr 05, 2022
Freedom House research finds the race for the archipelago’s new president is beset by attempts to control and contort online information
By Mark S. Cogan • Mar 28, 2022
Mass mobilisation and political protest in the Kingdom are held back by a digital and authoritarian impasse
By Brian P. D. Hannon • Mar 18, 2022
In its 20th year of self-rule, the island nation is scheduled to vote in a presidential election offering old hands and the largest candidate field since a revolution brought sovereignty
By Govi Snell • Mar 17, 2022
Arms sales, Putin's popularity and a shared ideological and wartime history have put Vietnam in a unique spot during the invasion of Ukraine
Regional analysts consider Russia’s military action and the possible consequences for ASEAN nations
By Amanda Oon • Mar 16, 2022
A pair of activists offer differing visions of reform and disruption while sharing a goal to change the Kingdom’s political future
By Jack Brook and Fiona Kelliher • Mar 04, 2022
Cambodia is left with two major election backers: Japan and China. Both countries view the Kingdom as a source of natural resources and market for export, but while Japan lags behind China in investment and access into the Kingdom, it has a broader strategy
By Mark S. Cogan • Mar 02, 2022
The nation’s president Duterte needs to balance domestic interests with maritime security and relations with China, the US and regional powers
By Nafisa Halim • Feb 16, 2022
The Kingdom’s 2022 chair of the regional group offers chances for fresh engagement or continued discord over the military junta
By Drake Long • Jan 25, 2022
As tension increases in the South China Sea and the drafting of the ASEAN-China Code of Conduct goes ‘nowhere,’ half of ASEAN’s 10 member-states should unite and craft a framework that will manage tensions in the disputed waters, analysts say
By Carmela Fonbuena • Jan 04, 2022
During his first year in office, the US president has been inattentive to Thailand and unable to strengthen ties with strategic Asian partners
By Mark S. Cogan • Dec 23, 2021
Double voting, overzealous officials, voting rights discrimination and disregarded Covid-19 precautions were all part of the 2021 legislative election
By Tabrez Vardah • Dec 02, 2021