Asia The long read: Host communities and refugees in Southeast Asia: A workshop report December 19, 2019 0 Image Credit: Hue 1972 by manhai/ Flickr ; Licence: 2.0 Generic (CC By 2.0) Written by Itty Abraham. In May 2019 a workshop was convened at…
Climate Change The effects of tourism on animal welfare in Asia November 4, 2019 0 Image Credit: Bear and elephant show, Malingering /Flickr; Licence: CC BY-NV-ND 2.0 Written by David Fennell. Scholars estimate that there are 120 billion animals that…
Asia-Pacific Can China exert ‘smart power’ in Southeast Asia through the BRI? January 28, 2019 0 Chun-Yi Lee The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), which was initiated by President Xi Jinping in 2013, took further shape in March 2015. It is…
Cambodia The Spiral Repetitions of Cambodia’s 2018 General Election August 9, 2018 0 Written by Alvin Cheng-Hin Lim. The Marxian observation that historical events repeat “first as tragedy, then as farce” identifies a particular type of spiral repetition…
Elections Is an Islamic state on the cards for Malaysia after its general elections? June 28, 2018 0 Written by Ahmad Fauzi Abdul Hamid. For the first time in the history of Malaysia as a nation state, which gained independence from the British…
China China’s soft power posture in Southeast Asia June 19, 2018 1 Wrriten by Anum Fatima. China’s soft power posture seeks to enhance her attractiveness abroad by portraying a benign image to make a favorable environment for…
Philippines After Surabaya: Regional challenges for terrorism in Southeast Asia June 6, 2018 0 Written by Zachary Abuza Between 13 and 14 May 2018, three families of suicide bombers - all members of the Islamic State-linked Jamaah Ansharut Daulah…
Indonesia The case for closer India-Indonesia ties May 30, 2018 1 Written by C Uday Bhaskar. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Indonesia (May 29-31) will seek to review and infuse high-level political traction to the consensus…
Indonesia India and Indonesia’s shared maritime imperatives May 29, 2018 0 Written by C. Raja Mohan. Despite their proximity, physical and cultural, the strategic distance between Delhi and Jakarta has been incredibly vast. Barring a brief moment…
Singapore Singapore's increasing relevance in the Indo-Pacific April 18, 2018 0 Written by Tridivesh Singh Maini. All eyes were on Chinese President Xi Jinping’s speech at the Boao Forum, Hainan (the equivalent of the World Economic Forum,…
