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Unlike Jokowi, Prabowo Will Be His Own Man
More assertive foreign policy and democratic backsliding are most likely on the horizon as Prabowo Subianto becomes the next Indonesian president.
The Implications of the Najib Razak Corruption Case
On Tuesday (Malaysia time), a Malaysian court found former Prime Minister Najib tun Razak guilty on seven counts of corruption, and sentenced him to twelve years...
Will COVID-19 Make This Year’s Election Different for People’s Action Party (PAP)?
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong declared in a televised address last week that Singapore would hold its next general election on July 10. Lee and other...
China’s Approach to Global Governances Risks a Global Governance Divide
For more than two millennia, Chinese leaders saw their country as one of the dominant actors in the world. The concept of zhongguo—the Middle...
Maria Ressa’s Verdict: A Capstone for the Collapse of Press Freedom in Southeast Asia
Yesterday (U.S. time), editor Maria Ressa, one of the most prominent journalists in the Philippines, and indeed in the world—she was selected as one...
Duterte Goes Farther in Using COVID-19
In recent months, Southeast Asian leaders—and leaders from many other parts of the world—have utilized the COVID-19 pandemic to expand executive powers, crack down on...
