China-Philippines Fishing in troubled waters: Defence status as an explanatory factor for Duterte’s soft stance in the West Philippine Sea August 16, 2019 0 Image credit: ‘Rodrigo Duterte ภาพจาก https://commons.wikimedia.org’ by Prachatai is licenced under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. Written by Ananda Devi Domingo-Almase. In July 2016, the verdict which…
ASEAN ASEAN and the rise of China August 16, 2019 0 Written by Anne Booth. Image Credit: 170511 ASEAN Business Dialogue 3156 by Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken/Flickr; Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0. By the early 2000s, the…
Burma/Myanmar Book review: ‘Liberalism and Democracy in Myanmar’ August 15, 2019 0 Written by Debby Sze Wan Chan. Image Credit: ‘‘Untitled" by gforbes /CC; Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0. Since the dissolution of the military regime in 2011, discussions about…
Film Crazy Rich Asians and competing Asian subjectivities August 9, 2019 0 Written by Mark Gallagher. Image Credit (header image and included screenshots): Crazy Rich Asians (2018). Directed by Jon M. Chu. [Film]. US: Warner Bros. Enterntainment. The…
ASEAN Southeast Asia and the China challenge August 9, 2019 0 Written by Mark Beeson. Image Credit: the joint asean thing by sbamueller/Flickr; Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0. As the old adage has it, you can choose…
ASEAN E-commerce: The way forward for engagement between ASEAN and China? August 7, 2019 0 Written by Evelyn S. Devadason. Image Credit: Bike parking by leighklotz/Flickr; Licence: CC BY 2.0. It would seem that trade via cross-border e-commerce is the…
ASEAN China and the Mekong states: Divergent responses to Chinese initiatives August 6, 2019 0 Written by Selina Ho. Image Credit: Sunset over the Mekong by Matt Wakeman/Flickr; Licence: CC BY 2.0. In June 2018, the Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation…
Corruption The role of money in Southeast Asian politics August 1, 2019 0 Written by Andreas Ufen. Image Credit: Jokowi by Eduardo M.C./Flickr; Licence: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. Parties and candidates in many Southeast Asian countries need enormous amounts of…
Business and Politics Following the money: Political financing in Malaysia July 30, 2019 0 Written by Tricia Yeoh. Image Credit: Najib’s campaign visit to USM, 8 December 2012 by radiantjustice/Flickr; Licence: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. It is important to examine how political parties are…
Business Party finances and money politics in Southeast Asia July 29, 2019 0 Written by Wolfgang Sachsenröder. Image Credit: ฮุนเซนเลือกตั้ง 29 ก.ค. 61, by Prachatai/Flickr; Licence: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. Problems with party funding are universal. Political activities – especially election campaigns –…
