List of Southeast Asia articles
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The U.N. logo U.S. and China Reach Deal to Block Myanmar’s Junta From U.N.
The informal deal offers common ground with Beijing and a blow to Myanmar’s hopes of legitimacy.
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Former Hong Kong lawmaker Nathan Law, now in exile in the U.K., speaks at a rally for Hong Kong democracy at Marble Arch on June 12, 2021 in London. Biden Needs to Bolster the Power of Exiles
The U.S. democracy agenda can’t focus simply on supporting democratic governments.
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Antony Blinken, U.S. secretary of state, speaks with Representative Gregory Meeks, a Democrat from New York, and chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, after the conclusion of a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. U.S. Congress Weighs Sanctions on Myanmar’s Oil and Gas
The legislation could also force a ruling on whether the military junta committed genocide against the Rohingya.
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Aung San Suu Kyi meets Xi Jinping. China Is Hedging Its Bets in Myanmar
Beijing thinks the junta will win—but it’s not sure.
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Two men check their weapons at a training camp in Myanmar. Myanmar’s Opposition Is Forming Fragile Alliances With Armed Ethnic Groups
The National League for Democracy struggles with its history of oppressing its would-be allies.
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North Vietnamese Army tanks take over the South Vietnamese presidential palace. Stop Comparing Afghanistan’s Fall to South Vietnam’s
Americans are still using the lens of a half century-old conflict.
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Indonesia's Widodo and China's Xi in Beijing Indonesia Unprepared as Great Powers Clash in Indo-Pacific
Jakarta is Asia’s greatest geopolitical prize. But its foreign-policy reflexes are long outdated.
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Gravediggers carry the coffin of a coronavirus victim in Indonesia. Indonesia Can’t Keep Up With Its COVID-19 Cases
As the massive wave driven by the delta variant spreads to outlying regions, official data may not reflect the scale of the tragedy.
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U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a joint news conference with Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in Singapore on Aug. 23. Kamala Harris’s Asia Trip Can’t Fix Biden’s Troubled Indo-Pacific Strategy
Lacking a serious vision for the region, the administration is aiming low.
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A tear-gassed protester in Thailand Thailand’s Protests Are Turning Dangerously Violent
Brutal police responses have prompted a shift in once-peaceful movements.
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The High Court in Malaysia Malaysia’s Sexist Citizenship Law Is Keeping Families Apart
Malaysian mothers can’t automatically pass on their nationality to foreign-born children. The pandemic has worsened the law’s ill effects.
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Law enforcement officials in riot gear force people protesting the police killing of Andrew Brown Jr. off a street in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, on April 28. The ‘Global Policeman’ Is Not Exempt From Justice
Confronting the violence of U.S. policing requires an international perspective.
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Residents walk in Australia. Australia’s Borders Aren’t Closed for Everyone
Celebrity exemptions are testing the public’s patience.
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A protester scolds riot police in Thailand. As COVID-19 Spikes, Thailand Goes After the Press
The pandemic has become an excuse for expanding authoritarianism.
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Donald Trump and Shinzo Abe listen to families. How the U.S. Learned to Stop Worrying About the Pacific and Love the ‘Indo-Pacific’
The United States has a new lens for its rivalry with China.
