Story Archive
2020-05-18
President Jokowi has become more beholden to the military, analyst Zachary Abuza says.
2020-04-24
The Thai army is now confronted with something it has long been able to ignore: public opinion.
2020-03-09
Patronage, payoffs, careful handling of PAS and the lack of a transition plan are on display.
2020-03-03
A backdoor power grab disenfranchises an electorate, which voted for sweeping change in 2018.
2019-12-30
Asian governments could have taken advantage of a reduction in violence, analyst Zachary Abuza says.
2019-12-12
The anti-military Future Forward Party has emerged as a third force, analyst Zachary Abuza says.
2019-11-12
There are four key reasons why the advent of suicide bombings in the Philippines matter.
2019-10-08
Regional violence is at an all-time low but the government is ignoring the opportunity to reach out to Pattani Malays.
2019-09-13
Malaysia’s new ruling alliance promised to restore hope, but the country is slipping into divisive politics.
2019-08-27
The death comes at a bad time for the Thai government, which has denied torturing the healthy 34-year-old.
2019-08-20
Retired generals see a continued role for military involvement in governance, analyst says.
2019-05-28
Prem (1920-2019) was president of the Privy Council, a former prime minister and ex-army chief.
2019-04-30
In his first public message in five years, the Islamic State chief reviewed global operations, but was silent on East Asia
2019-04-23
Countries should pay attention to the rise of the group blamed for the Easter Sunday attacks, analyst Zachary Abuza says.
2019-04-19
But president has not stood up to intolerance that allows militancy to thrive, analyst Zachary Abuza argues.
