List of Southeast Asia articles
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Acting Australian Federal Police Commissioner Neil Gaughan speaks to the media in Canberra on June 6. Australia Is Undermining the Freedom of Its Press
A raid on the national broadcaster is a sign of how the recently reelected conservative government intends to rule.
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Aung San Suu Kyi with Viktor Orban in Budapest on June 5. Orban and Aung San Suu Kyi Gave in to Hate the Same Way
The two Oxford-educated leaders once preached liberal values—but found bigotry more convenient.
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The body of an alleged drug dealer lies on the ground after he was killed by an unidentified assailant in Manila on March 23, 2018. Duterte Turns Death Squads on Political Activists
Government-backed vigilantes in the Philippines are targeting farmers and protesters.
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This photograph taken on May 24, 2019 shows garment factory stitching apparel in a factory in Hanoi. Vietnam Can’t Be the Next China
The trade war has been good for Hanoi—but the boom has its limits.
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A dissident student asks soldiers to go back home as crowds flood into central Beijing on June 3, 1989. Tiananmen Crushed Asia’s Wave of Rebellion
China's shadow darkens democratic hopes today.
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Political cartoonist Badiucao reveals his face in a self-portrait in April. China’s Rebel Cartoonist Unmasks
Badiucao’s work has brought him praise from critics—and threats from Beijing.
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A photograph taken in Melbourne on May 8 shows posters in a butcher's shop for Labor Party candidate Jennifer Yang and Liberal Party candidate Gladys Liu who competed in the May 18 election for the outer Melbourne electorate of Chisholm, where one in five households speak either Mandarin or Cantonese. Chinese Australians Are Not a Fifth Column
As tensions grow and Beijing seeks closer ties with the Chinese diaspora, Australians are becoming increasingly—and unnecessarily—suspicious of their fellow citizens.
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An anti-abortion poster showing a painting of the Virgin Mary on the Manila building of the Knights of Columbus, a Roman Catholic organisation, on May 19, 2014. Manila’s Abortion Ban Is Killing Women
Roughly 1,000 women in the Philippines die every year from lack of safe terminations. Others go to jail.
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Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz delivers a statement in Vienna on May 22. Europe Is Ripe for a Return to Establishment Politics
Anti-migration parties may become victims of their own success.
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In this picture taken on March 15, 2018, local resident Truong Thi Hong, 76, looks at the names of relatives killed during the My Lai massacre at the war memorial museum in Son My village, Quang Ngai province. America Loves Excusing Its War Criminals
Bitter memories of impunity for U.S. soldiers still rankle even close allies.
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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison (C) shakes hands with Opposition Leader Bill Shorten (L) at a special ecumenical service to mark the start of the parliamentary year at St Paul's Anglican church on Feb. 12 in Canberra, Australia. Scott Morrison Won Australia’s Election Against All Odds. It Shouldn’t Have Come as a Surprise.
The Australian Labor Party made the same mistakes that have led to failure for center-left leaders across the globe—and the right is reaping the benefits.
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On the First Person podcast: Stephen M. Walt talks with George Packer about Richard Holbrooke, America’s long-serving diplomat. How Richard Holbrooke Represented America’s Best and Worst Impulses
On the podcast: George Packer, in conversation with Stephen M. Walt, on America’s long-serving diplomat.
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A settlement is seen against the skyline of Manila’s financial district in the Philippines on Aug. 17, 2017. For the Poor, Falling Poverty Numbers Aren’t Always Good News
Chronic poverty may be on the decline, but too many families still face cyclical poverty.
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An armed police officer is seen in front of Al Noor Mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, on May 11. Jihadis Go to Jail, White Supremacists Go Free
Western governments are guilty of a double standard when it comes to policing digital hate culture. If they want to prevent the next attack, they need to recognize the threat of online white supremacists and act to stop them.
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A section of newly constructed offshore seawall on April 27, 2017 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Indonesia Floats Yet Another Plan to Move Its Sinking Capital
Big plans to relocate from Jakarta keep disappearing into nothing. Will this time be different?
