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

Andrew Walker points out the benefits of a vote for the Democrats!

Joyce Ng, the editor of the only Australia-based Malaysian magazine, explains what motivated this venture

Pictures of a photo-journalist being assaulted are an ugly reminder of the violence in Thai politics

Aung San Suu Kyi could become Burma's next president, says former Australian Ambassador Trevor Wilson

Could Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn play a role in dealing with Thailand's latest round of political crisis?

ANU Special Professor Des Ball lends his voice to the chorus of outrage about the assault on Nick Nostitz

Thammasat University lecturer Thorn Pitidol has a ringside seat for the ongoing protests in the Ratchadamnern area of Bangkok

ANU postdoctoral fellow Pyone Myat Thu argues that education is the key to unlocking the country’s vast potential

Nicholas Farrelly writes about the cowardly attack on long-time contributor Nick Nostitz and Thailand's uncertain future

Alison Abraham wonders what can be done to address racism in Australia and Malaysia, and how much of this boils down to individual action.

Patrick Tibke hopes that the Red Shirt movement will be galvanized by Yingluck's gross betrayal of their interests

Some fascinating insights into Thai politics and history in three new books featured by the National Library of Australia.

Ahmad Fuad Rahmat provides a critique of one of Malaysia's greatest thinkers, Syed Muhammad Naquib Al-Attas

Dr. Arnold Puyok discusses recent developments in Sabah and Sarawak.

...and can announce that New Mandala's inaugural Thai political theory competition was a very close run thing