List of Southeast Asia articles
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A dove flies to its nest in Cundinamarca, Colombia, on Jan. 31, 2016. When Transitional Justice Falls Short
The abrupt end of the Khmer Rouge Tribunal in Cambodia and the ongoing proceedings in Colombia show how the process doesn’t always serve the victims.
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Australian Greens Sen. Lidia Thorpe speaks to a crowd. Australians Can’t Agree on the Voice
Most of the country wants the government to do more for Indigenous Australians. So why is a proposal to achieve that so fraught?
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives for a meeting with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the Malacanang Palace in Manila on Aug. 6, 2022. The Philippines Is America’s New Star Ally in Asia
Manila’s geopolitical shift is more than the Biden administration could have hoped for.
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A Thai sex worker voices disapproval for being detained while waiting to be taken to the police station in Pattaya, Thailand. Thailand Is a Global Capital of (Illegal) Sex Work
The country is struggling to legalize an industry at the center of its economy but the margins of its society.
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Austin walks down a red carpet past a row of honor guards. Biden’s Risky Bet on the Philippines to Counter China
Washington hopes the Bongbong Marcos government will allow it to use runways in the Philippines in the case of an armed conflict with China.
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A camp houses people displaced by the military coup in Myanmar. In Myanmar, Resistance Forces Pursue Home Rule
Two years after the military coup, many communities are providing their own public services and making the case for federalism.
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Protesters listen to anti-coup fighters in Myanmar. U.N. Rapporteur: Myanmar Crisis ‘Has Been Forgotten’
Two years after the coup, the world has moved on, but many Burmese can’t.
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Sudanese citizens hold banners and flags as they walk to the Presidential Palace on the 4th anniversary of the Sudanese Revolution in Khartoum, Sudan on Dec. 19, 2022. Ukraine Shows What Unity on Human Rights Can Achieve
Governments must not limit their moral outrage to situations that serve their short-term interests.
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Police officers stand outside the scene of a "buy bust" operation in the Philippines that resulted in the shooting death by police of an alleged drug dealer in 2016. The Philippines Is Losing Its ‘War on Drugs’
New President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has promised a more compassionate approach, but that’s not what it looks like in the slums of Manila.
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Indonesian President Joko Widodo and U.S. President Joe Biden greet at the G-20 summit in Bali, Indonesia on Nov. 16, 2022. Biden’s Half-Hearted Policy Towards Southeast Asia
Washington has stepped up its game in the region but is constrained by its unwillingness to do trade deals.
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Aaron, an undergraduate student at a Sydney university, wears a Winnie-the-Pooh suit as he protests China's zero-COVID measures at a rally in Australia. In Australia, Pro-Democracy Students Aren’t Safe From China’s Reach
To evade surveillance and reporting by nationalist members of the diaspora, anti-CCP protesters get creative.
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U.S. President Joe Biden (C) disembarks from Air Force One upon arrival at Ngurah Rai International Airport in Denpasar on the Indonesian island of Bali. Southeast Asia Is Getting Squeezed by America’s Embrace
Forcing states to choose between Washington and Beijing is a strategic mistake.
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Burmese protesters hold up pictures of detained Burmese civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Myanmar’s Junta Has No Limits
Harsh sanctions can cut off the dictatorship’s Russian and Chinese support.
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A black-and-white-photo of soldiers running off of boats with guns. It’s Time for South Korea to Acknowledge Its Atrocities in Vietnam
Seoul and Hanoi can no longer ignore a fraught part of their history.
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Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announces new cabinet members. Anwar Ibrahim Finally Won Malaysia’s Worst Job
The new prime minister has a grueling task ahead of him.
