Southeast Asia
Myanmar Must Be Fixed
We live in a world in which a great Asian humanitarian crisis is still being ignored with not much substance being done about it....
Cambodia: Democratic World Must Deny Hun Sen Legitimacy after Election with No Opposition
Two weeks after my article "Cambodia: Government invents red tape to stop opposition registering for election" appeared in The Geopolitics, my worst predictions have come true.
I...
Cambodia: Government Invents Red Tape to Stop Opposition Registering for Election
The Cambodian government is making up new bureaucratic obstacles to try to prevent the risk of any real opposition party being able to contest...
Challenges and Prospects for Burma Act
From the first imposed sanctions against Myanmar in 1997, the United States takes a historical stride by passing the Burma Act 2021 as a...
Can the Burmese Defeat the Myanmar Junta?
On Feb. 01, 2021, Myanmar was taken by storm as senior officers of the Tatmadaw deposed the democratically elected government and immediately suspended the...
Myanmar’s Opium Boom Matters — Here’s Why
The UN just released a new report on the state of the opium trade in Myanmar, and it bears some grim news which, as...
Building a Credible Cyber Defense Posture: Opportunities in the Philippines
The weaponization of cyberspace has unleashed new ways to disrupt a country's digital infrastructure and erode its decision-making capabilities. During wartime, the internet becomes...
Shattered Dreams of Myanmar’s Upcoming National Election
It’s been almost two years since the people of Myanmar are being suppressed by military rule again. Humanitarian and security situations in Myanmar continue...
The US BURMA Act: Long Way to the Rohingya Repatriation?
The politics did not get better in 2022 but only became more complicated. We have seen many predicaments of international politics last year including...
Japan’s Line App Must Not Be Tool of Cambodia’s Dictator Hun Sen
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has done everything in his power to suppress any sign of opposition to his rule, which has now lasted...
Bandung and After: Indonesia’s Ongoing Struggle Against Extremism
Indonesia has been in recent times struggling to contain extremist trends. There have been alarm bells ringing over the past years about pervasive extremism;...
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The Irony of Becoming What You Once Hated
Resistance is a 2020 biographical drama film based on...
Economy
What Does EU’s Growing Engagement With India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan Mean for South Asia?
India and the EU are hosting the Global Gateway...
Education
Exploring the Role of TVET in Balochistan’s Youth Unemployment Crisis and Sustainable Development Goals
Technical and vocational training programs are considered pivotal in...
Defense
What’s the Way Forward for the West in Ukraine?
The result of Moscow's horrific war in Ukraine will...
Economy
Bangladesh’s Decision to Pay the Russian Debt for Rooppur in Yuan: Pros and Cons
The importance of nuclear power plants in developing countries...