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September 17, 2024

Election 2024
How a Harris-Walz Administration Might Handle Asia Policy

The two would likely emphasize human rights more than a Trump-Vance ticket.

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris wears a grey suit while sitting at a table with a small American flag.

July 29, 2024

Bangladesh
Slowing Protests Reveal Deep-Rooted Political Challenges in Bangladesh

Violent protests in Dhaka may have subsided, but Bangladeshis’ underlying grievances have not.

Police officers wearing riot gear face off in the street against protesters.

July 25, 2024

Daily News Brief

June 24, 2024

Myanmar
Myanmar's Junta Is Increasingly Isolated

The junta’s grip on power is continuing to deteriorate.

Two soldiers stand while staring straight ahead wearing green military fatigues and helmets.

May 16, 2024

Thailand
Thailand’s Government Promised Change. It’s Delivering Chaos

The government of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has done little to address Thailand’s pressing issues, and now, after a Cabinet reshuffle and high-profile resignations, it seems to be in chaos.

The government of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has done little to address Thailand’s pressing issues, and now, after a Cabinet reshuffle and high-profile resignations, it seems to be in chaos.

May 10, 2024

Asia
What a Second Trump Term Could Mean for Southeast Asia

His aggressive stance toward China could force many in the region to pick a side.

Personal aide John McEntee directs U.S. President Donald Trump as he participates in the U.S.-ASEAN Summit in Manila,

January 29, 2024

Philippines
Marcos Jr. Moves the Philippines Dramatically Closer to the United States

Unlike other Southeast Asian leaders, President Marcos Jr. has chosen to explicitly align the Philippines with the United States and confront China more directly.

Philippine President Marcos wears a white button-down shirt while he walks past white colonnades with U.S. President Biden, who wears a blue suit.

October 30, 2023

Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia Has Become a Hotbed of Transnational Repression

Whatever taboo existed against extraterritorial renditions and executions in other places around the world never really existed in mainland Southeast Asia.

Protestors stand in front of a red brick wall of the Cambodian Embassy in Bangkok while holding paper posters of the face of the abducted Thai dissident, Wanchalearm Satsaksit.