Prayut has told media that the peace dialogue is “not about negotiation”.

The international community needs to take seriously the scepticism of many Cambodians about its intentions.

Can the new climate change ministry navigate the complex politics of competing interests when tackling the threats of extreme weather? Or is an independent commission answerable to Parliament needed to hold the government to account?

On waiting for public transport and the inequalities of reconstruction.

How exactly can local & international humanitarian actors work better in the context of clear power disparities?

Researchers' snapshots of the problems of rebuilding after disaster.

Post-typhooon resettlement has made the lives of many more precarious.

Master planning or planning for the masters?

The post-Yolanda resettlement process has broken the networks of support in urban poor communities.

“Prathet ku mi” has reopened the most sensitive wound of Thailand’s past for a new generation.

A personal reflection on the importance of academic freedom

The semi-presidential political system has proven robust, despite the challenges in the aftermath of the 2017–18 elections.

Expert speakers discuss the state of Indonesia's politics and economy in 2018, with the focus on the status of minorities.

On nationalism, religion, archaeology, folklore and pseudo-history.

An introduction to the essential scholarship on Philippine history, politics, culture and society.

Despite the routing of UMNO at GE14 amid regime change, Malay politicians still dominate the new coalition government.

A provocative documentary examines the asymmetries of Indonesia’s oil palm boom, but leaves some difficult questions unaddressed.

Subnational variation in extrajudicial killings speaks to the political logic behind the campaign.

As long as the global attitude towards religious issues doesn't change, and Malaysians themselves mostly stay silent on these issues, the temptation will always be to smother dissent in the ‘invisibility cloak of religion’.

The idea of finding the El Dorado of Asia is a continuing obsession.

Once hailed as the saviour of the democratic status quo, Indonesia’s president is now busily degrading democratic norms.

Establishing parliamentary committees will help the new PH government meet its GE14 promises of better governance, as ministers and senior officials can be called to account.

Would high political office discipline Ma’ruf Amin’s conservatism, or would his conservatism influence government policy?