Southeast Asia
Stagnant Corruption Perception Index, Evidence of the Dilapidation of Corruption Eradication in Indonesia
President Jokowi's term of leadership is almost reaching the finish line. However, ironically, the fate of eradicating corruption in Indonesia is becoming increasingly worrying....
Phenomenon ‘Pork Barrel’ Politics in Indonesia
Recently, Indonesian people have been shocked by the film Dirty Vote, a masterpiece that provides the public with an understanding of the fraud that...
Indonesia’s Presidential election: Likely Impact on the Country’s External Relations
Indonesia’s presidential election will be held on Feb. 14, 2024 -- final campaign events by all three candidates were held on Feb. 10, 2024....
ASEAN’s Security Failings Prove Need for New SEAC Regional Group
The degeneration of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) into a club for dictators has been made clear to the world by its...
International Food Aid Is Needed to Prevent a New Cambodian Tragedy
Cambodia needs urgent food aid as lockdown restrictions deprive people of their livelihoods and raise the spectre of mass starvation. Since mid-April, lockdowns have been...
The Curious Case of Myanmar and the Global Constitutionalism of Responsibility to Protect (R2P)
The coups have been particularly seen to be as an anomaly in the new world order which came into being after the Second World...
Dead Meat: How the African Swine Fever is Killing Consumers and Hog Raisers in the Philippines
As the total number of coronavirus cases in the Philippines nears the 1 million mark, escalating food prices are also burning holes in the...
Human Security and Pandemics: Lessons From the Philippines
March 27, 2021 seemed like another typical day. However, just days before, the Philippine health department reported a significant increase in COVID-19 infections, in...
Myanmar’s Military Regime Merits the Isolation of Apartheid South Africa
The daily slaughter of innocents in Myanmar is a tragic wake-up call to the international community that it must isolate regimes which murder their...
Geopolitical Interests Let Down the Besieged People of Myanmar
There is a saying in Myanmar that you "can touch the hair bun on top of my head, but don't you dare touch the...
No Irreversible Fait Accompli in Cambodia’s Political Crisis
Cambodia’s prime minister Hun Sen, who has been in power for 36 years, is now facing an unprecedented political crisis. This results from the...
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Geopolitics
On Thin Ice: Navigating the Pitfalls of Himalayan Geopolitics
When discussing Asian power politics, there is an understandable...
Foreign Policy
Unveiling the Real Playbook Behind U.S. Aid in the Ukrainian Theatre
The recent approval of a substantial aid package by...
Opinion
Is There Overcapacity or Insufficient Supply in China’s New Energy?
As a developing country deeply intertwined in the global...
Central Asia
Kazakhstan’s New Legislation to Combat Domestic Violence
On April 15, the President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev,...
Opinion
Analyzing Israel’s Calculated Response in the Shadow of Nuclear Concerns
In the ever-tense landscape of Middle Eastern geopolitics, Israel’s...
