Humankind Needs A New International Order In A Post-Covid-19 Pandemic World
By Wiryono Sastrohandoyo.
The liberal international order was established soon after World War II under the leadership of the United States, with most of the...
The China-India Border Dispute Can Give ASEAN Leverage In the South China Sea
By Zikri Basir
China is going through a tricky and challenging period. Last year China was already in the midst of what observers regard as...
Democracy Is Rule by Majority Otherwise Inequality Prevails
By Zakiah Nuril Zafirah
In the United States presidential election of 2020, Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. came out as winner, having gained some 81.2 million...
China Must Comply with Int’l Law And Respect Rights of Other Nations
By Antonio T. Carpio
The July 12, 2016 landmark Arbitral Award in the South China Sea Arbitration between the Philippines and China that invalidated China’s...
Can Indonesian Cuisine Spice Up the World? Yes, If It Gets Enough of a...
By Ignatius Puguh Priambodo
One late night in Antwerp, Belgium recently Maryna Mai worked in her kitchen until morning. She had just come home from...
Indonesia Faces a Huawei Quandary As US-China Rivalry Keeps Simmering
By Muhammad Jasuma Fadholi
The dynamics of the relationship between the two world powers, the United States and China, in the months ahead will be...
Young People Everywhere Need to Know Trumpism is the Antithesis of Leadership
By Fred Utanes
I would like to voice my condemnation of the worst ideology that the world has known, which emerged more than five years...
A Call to Irish Solidarity with Peoples Who Suffer Oppression and Racism
By Lawrence McEvoy
In my hometown of Mountmellick in the heart of Ireland, on Wolfe Tone Street, there stands a somber monument to 11 brave...
Washington and Beijing’s Relationship Deteriorates: Does Chinese State Media Pose a Threat to the...
By Joshua Kurlantzick
Washington’s Crackdown
The Donald J. Trump administration and many Democrats worry that Chinese state media outlets will use propaganda to shape Americans’ views...
Women Leaders in the Covid-19 Pandemic: What Is the Secret to Their Effectiveness?
By Bernie Quimpo
Do women really make more effective leaders in a global crisis such as a Covid-19 pandemic? The belief that they do has...
What Happens if Rohingya Stay in Bangladesh Forever?
Earlier this month, the Myanmar government embarked upon a new plan to begin repatriating Rohingya who had fled Rakhine State after waves of brutal...
Climate Change: Will Indonesia Be Just a Bystander or a Leader?
By Dino Patti Djalal
In the midst of the Covid-19 storm that continues to engulf the world, we must be careful not to lose sight...
Medan Wise
English Premier League soccer legend Dennis Wise visited Medan recently and I was fortunate enough to host him during his stay.
For those of you...
Addressing the Effect of Covid-19 on Democracy In South and Southeast Asia (Part 2)
“People are fearful of the virus and, sometimes desiring strong containment measures, are inclined to initially rally around their leaders…”
By Joshua Kurlantzick
Although South and...
The Global Context: Beyond the Two Regions, Illiberal Leaders Use the Pandemic to Amass...
Laws passed and executive actions taken during an emergency remain entrenched long after the emergency has passed.
By Joshua Kurlantzick
Democratic backsliding is not unique to...
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The Myanmar Coup Is a Naked Grab For Power, but the...
By Rizal G. Buendia
Similar to practically all Southeast Asian countries, Myanmar (also known as Burma) experienced decades of authoritarian or semi-authoritarian rule as well...
