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
Region | Indonesia and Southeast Asia
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View our expert commentary and informed analysis on the latest developments in Southeast Asia.
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
Trump’s presidency and the Asia Pacific
DUNCAN MCDONNELL, STEPHEN MCCARTHY, LEONG LIEW, DIEGO FOSSATI, HUI FENG, YI WANG, KAI HE, HUIYUN FENG, DAVID SCHAK, ANDREW O’NEIL, MICHAEL HEAZLE,… Read More
How women’s silence secures the peace: analysing sexual and gender-based violence in a low-intensity conflict
SARA E DAVIES | This article examines the dynamics of conflict and peace in one case of a fragile and low-intensity conflict-affected area: Mindanao,… Read More
Myanmar, Myeik and mythmaking
ANDREW SELTH | For most of the 20th century, the Myeik (formerly Mergui) Archipelago in Myanmar’s far south was rarely visited by foreigners. The… Read More
Indonesian language literacy: what Australia can learn from South Korea
In The Jakarta Post last month it was reported that over 1000 students in South Korea have enrolled to study the Indonesian language. It is… Read More
Lifting US sanctions: right or wrong?
Lee Morgenbesser looks at the case for and against dropping economic restrictions on Myanmar. Two weeks ago the Obama administration declared that it will drop… Read More
