The revolutionary whirlwind widens in Myanmar
Author: Renaud Egreteau, City University of Hong Kong Three decades on from the nationwide uprising in Myanmar in 1988, the…
Beijing’s BRI influence over the UN Human Rights Council
Author: Anna Hayes, JCU As a United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) member state, China has a responsibility to promote…
Myanmar presents ASEAN with only bad options
Author: Editorial Board, ANU So dominant was the focus on the creep of Cold War dynamics into the geopolitical landscape…
No international-backed end in sight to the misery in Myanmar
Author: Nicholas Farrelly, University of Tasmania Myanmar’s abject deterioration since the February 2021 military coup accelerated through 2022, with more…
South Korea upholds firewall against North
Author: Martin Weiser, Seoul South Korea is widely considered a successful democracy — but there is still a severe lack…
Albanese’s foreign policy the same song in a new key
Author: James Curran, University of Sydney Although 2022 brought a change of government in Australia and a new public tone…
Philippine election year reinvents dynasty cartel
Author: Danilo Araña Arao, UP Diliman In the Philippines, 2022 will be remembered as an election year in which familiar…
Concerns for Pacific democracy, but no crisis yet
Author: Kerryn Baker, ANU In 2022, considerable pressure was put on democratic norms and practices in the Pacific Islands. Taken…
Indonesia’s year of diplomatic triumph loses a little of its gloss
Author: Editorial Board, ANU The G20 presidency in 2022 presented diplomatic and substantial challenges that threatened to blow the forum…
The need to deal with Indonesia as it is
Author: Liam Gammon, ANU The calendar will tell you that Indonesia’s presidential election is due in February 2024 — but…