The wisdom in the literature
ANDREW SELTH | Andrew Selth outlines why past generations’ accumulated literary and scholarly work on Myanmar is at risk of being lost —… Read More
Region | Indonesia and Southeast Asia
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Negotiating for water resources – bridging transboundary river basins
ANDREA HAEFNER | Dr Andrea Haefner, an Adjunct Research Fellow of the Griffith Asia Institute, recently published a book focusing on transboundary river… Read More
A war against drugs or democracy?
‘The Philippines is a fascist state in all but name only’ according to leading Philippines’ academic Professor Walden Bello speaking at the recent Philippines project… Read More
Trade, security ties and engaging the Indonesian diaspora – what you need to know about Widodo’s Australia visit
Officials from both Canberra and Jakarta must have been privately relieved last night. The first official visit to Australia by Indonesian President Joko Widodo (“Jokowi”)… Read More
A poem and the politics of high imperialism
MICHAEL WESLEY | Michael Wesley takes a look at a new book by Andrew Selth and the story of how a poem by Rudyard Kipling… Read More
Burma’s Rohingya Muslims mourn the end of the Obama era — and worry about Trump
ANDREW SELTH | Burma’s Rohingya Muslims have been described as the most friendless people in the world. But for the past four years they… Read More
Aung San Suu Kyi’s fall from grace
ANDREW SELTH | The people of Myanmar have always been able to capture complex issues in pithy, often humorous, ways. One joke currently doing… Read More
Will Obama’s Myanmar legacy survive under Trump?
ANDREW SELTH | Treading between major powers, Myanmar is likely to continue its diplomatic balancing act Aung San Suu Kyi was quick to congratulate… Read More
Southeast Asia expert joins the Griffith Asia Institute
Dr Diego Fossati joined Griffith Asia Institute in October 2016 after completing his doctoral studies in political science at Cornell University and a Visiting Fellowship… Read More
Myanmar bibliographies and booklists
ANDREW SELTH | Long-time Myanmar watcher Andrew Selth takes a look at early lists, popular titles and recommended reading on the Southeast Asian nation. Read More
