List of Southeast Asia articles
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Viet Thanh Nguyen poses during a photo session in Paris on June 28, 2017. In ‘The Committed,’ Revolution and Colonialism Turn Into Crime
Viet Thanh Nguyen’s sequel moves from the United States to France but stays revolutionary.
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Thai pro-democracy protesters Biden Can Engage Southeast Asia Without Compromising U.S. Values
To counter China in the region, the United States should fight corruption and abuses while increasing investment and security cooperation.
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Protesters wearing traditional “thanakha,” a yellowish-white cosmetic paste made from ground bark applied on the face, hold placards and shout slogans during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, on Feb. 25. Why China Favors Democracy Over Dictatorship in Myanmar
To secure Beijing’s economic and regional interests, a reliable democratic government is better than an unpredictable and expansionist military junta.
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Demonstrators protest the China-backed Myitsone dam project in Myanmar Can a Dam Deal Buy Beijing’s Support for Myanmar’s Junta?
China wants an unpopular billion-dollar project restarted, but it has walked a fine line around the coup.
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From left: Reporter Kate Webb in 1968; reporter Frances Fitzgerald on May 1, 1973; and photographer Catherine Leroy about to jump with the 173rd Airborne during Operation Junction City in South Vietnam on Feb. 22, 1967. Bettmann Archive/Getty Images/Bob Cole/Catherine Leroy Fund How 3 Women Broke Into the Uber-Macho World of War Reporting
“You Don’t Belong Here” celebrates three trailblazers who cleared the way for generations of female journalists.
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A message is seen on the Facebook mobile app in Melbourne on Feb. 18. Why Facebook Is Right to Pull the Plug on Australia
This isn’t about regulating Big Tech. It’s about fleecing foreigners for news that Australians no longer want to pay for.
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U.S. Army soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division arrive home from a 9-month deployment in Afghanistan on Dec. 8, 2020 at Fort Drum, New York. Should Biden Ditch All of Trump’s Policies?
From Afghanistan to China, the new administration seems likely to hold on to some ideas from the previous one.
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The Sydney Morning Herald Facebook page is seen blank on February 18, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. Facebook vs. Australia: What Happens When Big Tech Comes for the News?
Lisa Davies, the editor of the Sydney Morning Herald, talks to Foreign Policy about Facebook’s decision to block news for its users in Australia.
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Protesters hold up signs against the military coup in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, on Feb. 18. Myanmar vs. Its Generals
Thant Myint-U on the future of the protests, what Beijing wants, and what Washington can do to help.
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An aerial view of Gili Trawangan island near Lombok Island, Indonesia. Islands of Immunity
Why paranoid island states have done the best when it comes to fighting COVID-19.
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Nationalist Buddhist monk Ashin Wirathu delivers a speech during a rally to show support to the Myanmar military in Yangon, Myanmar, on May 5, 2019. When Buddhists Back the Army
Many monks in Myanmar are supporting the military coup.
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Fiji Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama takes off his hat at the start of the final session of the U.N. Climate Change Conference hosted by Fiji and held in Bonn, Germany, on Nov. 18, 2017. First Fiji, Then the World
How the prime minister of a tiny group of Pacific islands has become an international power player.
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A man walks past a wall of messages of support for the ongoing protests against the military coup in Yangon on Feb. 11. Why Convicting Trump is Key to Biden’s Foreign Policy
With U.S. credibility so low, promoting democracy is harder than ever—so Washington should get its own house in order first.
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MYANMAR-COUP-PROTEST Washington’s Window Is Closing Fast in Myanmar
Targeted, sharp action to reverse the coup is urgently needed.
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A protest leader shouts slogans through a megaphone on Feb. 9 in Yangon, Myanmar. Can Myanmar’s Protesters Succeed?
Led by student activists, the new civil-disobedience movement draws on the experience of older generations—but its methods and demands are a radical break with the past.
