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Jacob Sommer argues that arms imports are at an all time high, fueling the heaviest fighting in decades

Pavin Chachavalpongpun explores the implications of the King's birthday speech for Thailand's political crisis.

Murray Hunter articulates why Malaysia's opposition does not deserve to take over the federal government.

Andrew Walker sets out Thailand's stark choice: persevering with electoral democracy or civil conflict.

Last week Aung San Suu Kyi told an audience at the ANU she often wondered why universities confer honorary degrees on politicians

If Malaysia wants to turn its vision of high income status into a reality, reform of the rule of law should be on the agenda.

What next? Benjamin Zawacki argues there is almost no conceivable way Thailand emerges as strong as it was last month

Phakin Nimmannorrawong examines some perennial disagreements in the construction of Thai political life

Nicholas Farrelly asks readers to imagine, for a minute, that you were tasked with coming up with a plan to stop Thaksin

Jacqueline Menager writes about why Burma's youth may not be ready for momentous change

Nicholas Farrelly reflects on a long history of coups and asks whether what we're seeing today is a re-run of 2010, or 2008, or 2006 or....

Aim Sinpeng argues that motley alliances know to put their differences aside for a common goal