National institutions aren't protecting anyone, new report shows.

Tom Pepinsky looks at how an artificial concept defined a region.

Cards, clowns and canoodling candidates.

US-ASEAN Summit sends bad signal for rights across the region, writes Caitlin McCaffrie.

Baby dolls, black magic and power in Thailand.

Myanmar's parliamentary speakers should be applauded for stepping down, writes Nicholas Farrelly.

Mish Khan sets the scene for the Philippines presidential election.

From 'Dirty Harry' to intellectuals and neophytes, Mong Palatino sizes up candidates for the nation's top job.

Manjit Bhatia offers a response to Ooi Kok-Hin.

New Mandala team to deliver new practicum course.

Loyal servants deliver junta's requested template for rule.

Luke Corbin looks at the spillover from fluid copyright laws and nationalism.

Indonesia's five 'founding' principles wrongly used to deny rights to same-sex people, writes Kate Walton.

Trevor Wilson surveys the country's prospects under its new government.

The party's cone of silence isn’t a departure from old-style dictatorial practice, writes Nicholas Farrelly.

What the ban of shisha says about vice and morality in the island nation.

Engaging local people in the short-term is key to ongoing peace and change.

Political Islam will shape Malaysia more and more, argues Kok-Hin Ooi.

Sordid shenanigans from Australia and more silliness in our region.

Reform and not clampdowns the way to win voters' trust, writes Scott Rawlinson.

Anti-junta movement needs to expand in order to dismantle dictatorship, writes Jim Taylor.

New issue of Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies available for free now.

Chit Win narrows down the field to identity the most likely candidate.

Ethno-nationalism put to the test in recent elections, writes Nicholas Farrelly.