Thailand’s 2013 protests in comparison

Aim Sinpeng explains how this round of anti-government protests in Thailand should be characterised

Islamist conservatism in Malaysia

By equating unorthodoxy with deviancy, the Malaysian state is killing off intellectual creativity and innovativeness among its Muslim populace

Questions about rule of law for DASSK

ANU PhD student Kristina Simion has some interesting questions about law in Burma

Myanmar’s military: Money and guns

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

The king’s birthday speech

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

Pakatan Rakyat does not deserve to be government

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

Thailand’s stark choice

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

The politics of honorary degrees

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

The rule of law and Malaysia’s middle income trap

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.

November rain for democracy in Thailand

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

A tale of two cities, again?

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

Who can stop the Thaksin system?

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

A Burmese skater posing with his board at Nanat Taw Bridge in Yangon. Photo by Ye Aung Thu/ AFP.

Rolling with the times?

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

Thailand’s elite coup culture

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....

Who’s who in Thailand’s anti-government forces?

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

Time to vote Democrat!

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

JOM magazine

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

Assault on Nick Nostitz

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

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. Photo from Wikimedia commons.

Burma’s next president

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

A royal intervention?

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

Condemning the assault on Nick Nostitz

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

What does Suthep really want?

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

Myanmar’s academic ambitions

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

Yesterday, tomorrow, Thailand

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