Category: Southeast Asia
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The Silent Siege: Myanmar’s Ongoing Crisis
Background and Crisis: On 1st February 2021, the Myanmar military detains Aung San Suu Kyi…
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“Panopticon 2.0”: Digital Authoritarianism in Vietnam
The decade of 2020 marks Vietnam’s digital transformation. According to the World Bank, Vietnam entered…
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What the World Can Learn from Indonesia’s Democracy
On November 14th at Room 208N of North House, speakers Irene Poetranto & JacquesBertrand delivered…
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“Somehow Thaksin Returned” — the Role of Thaksin Shinawatra in Thai Politics Today
The serene countryside province of Udon Thani, Thailand, was recently rocked by a fierce battle…
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Sovereignty at Stake: Why Cambodian Dependence on China Could be Disastrous for Southeast Asia
Cambodia and China have been close allies for centuries, however in the past decade or…
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Weathering the Storm Together: Community-led Climate Resilience in the Philippines
The tail end of 2024 has brought a slew of storms over the Philippines, along…
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The Forgotten Ones: The Continued Crisis of the Rohingya Genocide in Myanmar
In 2017, the Myanmar military supported by militias launched a campaign against the Rohingya, Muslim…
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Populist to pengabdi: What will Subianto’s Foreign Policy look like?
On February 14, 2024, Prabowo Subianto was elected the 8th President of Indonesia following his…
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The Grey Age: Singapore’s Demographic Disaster In The Making
The Little Red Dot has a grey-colored problem. Singapore, one of the four economies dubbed…
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Myanmar Junta Snub: Rethinking the “Asean Way”
On February 1, 2020, the military junta in Myanmar (also known as the Tatmadaw) staged…
