Asia: From democracy’s hope to repression’s leader
Despite denials and official rebukes, ample evidence suggests that India and China, despite their differences, have adopted the same philosophy in tackling borderless repression.
Simone Galimberti
Silencing those criticising the death penalty
Pope Francis should speak loudly and without hesitation against Singapore's practice of capital punishment.
Deliberative democracy can find fertile ground in Southeast Asia
There is a variety of modalities to do so, including citizens’ assemblies that, for example, can take the shape of deliberative mini-publics where groups of randomly selected…
ASEAN has yet to do enough to fight climate change
ASEAN's so-called ASEAN Joint Statement to COP28, released about two months ago is pretty much devoid of substance, says the writer.
Asean 2050: Toward a new ambition
The writer encourages a rethink of the way the regional alliance works.
The long road to eliminating capital punishment in Southeast Asia
While nobody wants the region flooded with drugs, more and more citizens are starting questioning if capital punishment is the most effective deterrent.
There is a lot of room to avoid destructive escalation over Taiwan
The writer says only a compromise can guarantee the status quo with both parties across the strait to stick to a pathway that would involve dialogue, negotiations and a restart of…
EU can do much more to support ASEAN’s agenda
Despite huge advancements crowned in 2020 by the elevation of the EU as strategic partner of ASEAN, this reckoning still resembles a half empty glass, the author states.