Regional wrap
The most important development this fortnight, and indeed this year, is Chinese President Xi Jinping’s effective assumption of a dictatorship through the passage of… Read More
Region | Indonesia and Southeast Asia
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Between war and peace: Grey-zone operations in Asia
Recent grey-zone activity in maritime-Asia suggests an increase in hybrid warfare. The lines between military, economic, diplomatic, intelligence and criminal means of aggression are becoming… Read More
Diplomacy on the doorstep: Australia’s equivocal Indonesian relationship
With close to 300 million people, and a GDP that for the first time last year hit USD$1 trillion, Australia has been quick to take… Read More
Indonesian voting behaviour beyond Jakarta
The recent gubernatorial elections in Jakarta have generated vigorous debate about the state of democracy in Indonesia. Many observers have commented on the rise of … Read More
The Rohingya crisis and Myanmar’s military responses
ANDREW SELTH | Since October 2016, when militants from the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) attacked three border police posts in Myanmar’s Rakhine State,… Read More
Support for decentralisation and political Islam go together in Indonesia
Decentralized governance has been a key feature of Indonesian democratization. With the laws on regional autonomy (otonomi daerah) implemented in 2001, local governments acquired substantial… Read More
The fallen idol: Aung San Suu Kyi and the politics of personality
ANDREW SELTH | Myanmar studies have always attracted strong views. Particularly since 1988 there has been a history of polemics, biased reporting and emotive… Read More
Training program on water governance for Lao officials
ANDREA HAEFNER | During September, fifteen Lao nationals from the Faculty of Water Resources, National University of Laos and the Department of Water… Read More
A big step back for Myanmar
ANDREW SELTH | It is always difficult to know exactly what is happening in Myanmar, particularly when eye-witness accounts and reliable reports are dismissed… Read More
A Contested Asia: What comes after US strategic predominance?
2017 Griffith Asia Lecture by Mr Peter Varghese AO, Chancellor, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 6 September 2017… Read More
