Region | Indonesia and Southeast Asia

Map of Southeast Asia including Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Timor Leste and the Philippines.

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View our expert commentary and informed analysis on the latest developments in Southeast Asia.

Myanmar: Pariah status no bar to defence modernisation

ANDREW SELTH  | Despite criticisms, sanctions and embargoes, Myanmar is strengthening military ties with neighbours and friends. It has been more than two years since… Read More

Regional wrap

The last fortnight was marred by yet another man-made tragedy in this part of the world, a terrorist attack that claimed several hundred innocent… Read More

Myanmar’s intelligence apparatus under Aung San Suu Kyi

ANDREW SELTH  | When Aung San Suu Kyi and the National League for Democracy (NLD) took office in 2016, a wave of euphoria swept… Read More

Regional wrap

The last fortnight witnessed a few key developments in the Indo-Pacific region. The most significant one for Australia, was the Morrison government’s announcement of… Read More

Domestic politics drive Malaysia’s abrupt global court U-turn

Well, that was short lived. With the rounds of applause that accompanied its historic decision to accede to the Rome Statute still reverberating, on 5… Read More

Containing contagion: The politics of disease outbreaks in South East Asia

SARA E DAVIES  | Regional cooperation is important for securing infectious disease outbreak containment. The Ebola crisis in West Africa in 2014-2015 showed we are… Read More

Singapore’s careful F-35 fighter aircraft purchase

PETER LAYTON | Singapore has finally decided to acquire four F-35 aircraft with options for eight more, initially for evaluation purposes. Read More

Regional wrap

There are certain world events that mark a before and after for how we regard some phenomena. Far-right extremism and mass shootings weren’t on the… Read More

Myanmar’s intelligence apparatus since the fall of General Khin Nyunt in 2004

ANDREW SELTH  | In 2003, Myanmar was described as one of the most tightly controlled dictatorships in the world. The main instrument used by… Read More

Taking transitional justice to Cambodia’s youth

Like young people the world over, the youth of Cambodia are glued to their mobile phones. They sit in cafes and bars, order food from… Read More

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Our research focuses on the trade and business, politics, governance, security, economies and development of the Asia Pacific and their significance for Australia. Griffith University is committed to advancing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) across the region.