Fallen idol
Monday
28th August
2017
ANDREW SELTH | There was a time, not so long ago, when Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi…
Category Archive: Region | Indonesia and Southeast Asia
Australia–Philippines strategic relations: taking the long view
Monday
7th August
2017
The Philippines is poised to become strategically more important to Australia, leading to opportunities for intensified defence cooperation. At a…
Deepening the Australia-Philippines relationship
Monday
24th July
2017
On Friday 21 July 2017, the Griffith Asia Institute was delighted to participate in an Australia-Philippines dialogue facilitated by the Foreign…
Aung San Suu Kyi and the Tatmadaw
Monday
12th June
2017
ANDREW SELTH | The democratically elected government in Myanmar under Aung San Suu Kyi has so far disappointed many…
The battle for Southeast Asia’s soul
Thursday
8th June
2017
PETER LAYTON | Media headlines are stolen by talk of China’s island building in the South China Sea and whether…
Incident at Three Pagodas Pass
Monday
5th June
2017
ANDREW SELTH | After decades of strained bilateral relations, Australia’s defence ties with Myanmar are gradually being restored.
Abe’s South Korea challenge
Thursday
25th May
2017
Why democracy on the Peninsula presents a problem for Japan South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s push for peace on the…
Pak Beng consultation process improved, but to what end?
Sunday
14th May
2017
ANDREA HAEFNER | Last week, over 190 representatives from different interest groups including the Mekong River Commission’s (MRC)…
Why Myanmar’s military is not planning a coup
Tuesday
9th May
2017
ANDREW SELTH | Speculation about military intentions makes for a good conspiracy theory but facts tell a different story.
The emergence of universal healthcare in Indonesia
Friday
5th May
2017
While the debate on universal healthcare coverage (UHC) often focuses on policy prescription and technical issues, the expansion of access…