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Southeast Asia
October 26, 2021
ASEAN Summit Opens Via Video Link, Minus Myanmar
By Sebastian Strangio
Myanmar chose not to send a delegate to the summit after the bloc voted to take coup leader Min Aung Hlaing off the guest list.
October 26, 2021
Vietnam’s Metro Rail Lines Lumber Toward Completion
By James Guild
The travails of the planned metro lines in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City offer useful perspective on the role of Chinese development financing.
October 26, 2021
Islamic Schools and Girls’ Education in Indonesia: Lessons for the Taliban
By M Niaz Asadullah
Indonesia has shown that education based on Islamic precepts is not incompatible with the expansion of education to girls and women.
October 26, 2021
Cambodia Tweaks Constitution to Block Dual Citizens From Top Posts
By Sebastian Strangio
The move came barely three weeks after an erroneous newspaper report that Prime Minister Hun Sen had purchased Cypriot citizenship.
October 25, 2021
Myanmar Junta Decries Exclusion of Coup Leader From ASEAN Summit
By Sebastian Strangio
After initially appearing to take ASEAN's decision on the chin, the military government has stiffened its position.
October 22, 2021
US Leadership Could Change Course of Myanmar’s Human Rights Crisis
By Carolyn Nash
A U.S.-led coalition that intensifies this pressure could change the course of Myanmar’s protracted human rights disaster.
October 22, 2021
Biden’s Nominee for Singapore Ambassador Pledges to Bolster Economic, Security Ties
By Sebastian Strangio
However, tech entrepreneur Jonathan Kaplan's promise to raise press freedom concerns is likely to get a chilly reception.
October 22, 2021
Malaysian FM Calls for ‘Soul-Searching’ Over ASEAN Non-Interference
By Sebastian Strangio
Saifuddin Abdullah says the Southeast Asian bloc has to fundamentally rethink its approach to the crisis in Myanmar.
October 22, 2021
Does It Matter If Myanmar’s Junta Leader Is Banned From the ASEAN Summit?
By David Hutt
Despite uninviting Min Aung Hlaing from the summit, it remains unclear whether the Southeast Asian bloc has a longer-term plan.
October 22, 2021
How Indonesia’s Defense Ministry Has Changed Under Prabowo Subianto
By Jefferson Ng
Since his appointment in 2019, the former general has strengthened the Ministry's position vis-à-vis the country's powerful military.
October 22, 2021
Why Cambodia’s Military History Is So Important for National Security
By Youk Chhang
Cambodia’s military history is full of lessons on how (and when) to exercise restraint, patience, and boldness in defending national security.
October 21, 2021
What’s the Deal With Myanmar’s New Coast Guard?
By Prashanth Parameswaran
Though the new service marks the realization of a years-long quest, many questions remain about its future direction and evolution.