Story Archive
2021-07-06
Economic fallout from pandemic, combined with post-coup crisis in Myanmar, will feed production of methamphetamines, analyst Zachary Abuza warns.
2021-05-12
From 2016 to 2020, seven ASEAN states were among the top 40 importers of military weapons and hardware.
2021-03-23
Malaysia’s decision to extradite a North Korean national to the United States to face criminal charges angers the Hermit Kingdom.
2021-02-04
Repatriation of the refugees huddling in Bangladesh now is “all but impossible” in the short-term, analyst Zachary Abuza says.
2020-12-23
However, there are troubling trends to look out for in 2021, security expert Zachary Abuza argues.
2020-12-14
JI, which was blamed for the country's deadliest terror attack, had refrained from violence after a 2011 bombing.
2020-11-30
The request could undermine the regional peace process if mishandled, commentator says.
2020-11-11
The clout of Muhammad Rizieq Shihab’s Islamic Defenders’ Front can be felt nationwide and in politics.
2020-10-15
Prabowo Subianto, a former electoral rival to President Widodo, is now his defense minister but alleged ties to past human rights abuses trail him.
2020-09-23
A new generation of activists has risen to challenge the power of the military and monarchy.
2020-07-23
Despite success in containing the spread of COVID-19, the Thai government is on shaky ground.
2020-05-18
President Jokowi has become more beholden to the military, analyst Zachary Abuza says.
2020-04-24
The Thai army is now confronted with something it has long been able to ignore: public opinion.
2020-03-09
Patronage, payoffs, careful handling of PAS and the lack of a transition plan are on display.
2020-03-03
A backdoor power grab disenfranchises an electorate, which voted for sweeping change in 2018.
