Background and Crisis: On 1st February 2021, the Myanmar military detains Aung San Suu Kyi and other members of the National League for Democracy.[1] A state of emergency is declared within the region and hell […]
The decade of 2020 marks Vietnam’s digital transformation. According to the World Bank, Vietnam entered the transitioning stage in 2021 with high internet penetration but lacks connectivity infrastructures and innovation in the digital economy.[1] Vietnam’s […]
On November 14th at Room 208N of North House, speakers Irene Poetranto & JacquesBertrand delivered a panel at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy which aimed toexplore questions regarding democracy’s significant challenges […]
The serene countryside province of Udon Thani, Thailand, was recently rocked by a fierce battle between two leading characters; in The Orange Corner, a recent household name in Thai politics, critics called his electoral rise […]
Cambodia and China have been close allies for centuries, however in the past decade or so a deep and restricting reliance has developed which challenges Cambodia’s sovereignty, and resultingly threatens the wellbeing of the entire […]
The tail end of 2024 has brought a slew of storms over the Philippines, along with renewed questions about future efforts in contending with increasing volumes of destructive weather. After the landfall of Typhoon Man-Yi, […]
In 2017, the Myanmar military supported by militias launched a campaign against the Rohingya, Muslim minorities living in Buddhist-majority Myanmar, murdering thousands and forcing 700,000 to flee Rakhine state for Bangladesh. In March 2022, the […]
On February 14, 2024, Prabowo Subianto was elected the 8th President of Indonesia following his role as Defence Minister in 2019. He is assuming the leadership of the largest economy in Southeast Asia at a […]
The Little Red Dot has a grey-colored problem. Singapore, one of the four economies dubbed “Asian Tigers,” is in danger of experiencing a population transition towards an economy of the elderly. The combined effect of […]
On February 1, 2020, the military junta in Myanmar (also known as the Tatmadaw) staged a coup and took up the reins from the rightfully voted members of the National League for Democracy (NLD) party. […]
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