Who do the soldiers stand for?
The Yoon crisis revealed a hopeful truth: that many in the military — especially younger officers and those from the nonmilitary academy — understand that loyalty to the…
The Asian View
Ratifying historic maritime boundary agreement in the South China Sea
The House of Representatives' ratification of a 2022 maritime border agreement would confirm Indonesia and Vietnam's refusal of China's nine-dash line claim.
Coalition contradictions
A national Opposition bloc can either have a huge impact on politics, offering strong checks and balances to push the government of the day to work better, or it could splinter…
Can Saudis help reduce tension?
Matters between India and Pakistan are exacerbated because there appears to be no dialogue mechanism.
Foreign students surge in South Korea
210,000 foreign national students registered at Korean institutions last year — a staggering 15 percent increase from the previous year.
State and statelessness in South Asia
Refugees are seen as ‘unwanted’ people and a drain on limited resources.
Fostering trust, building prosperity
Under the leadership of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, the legacy of close Malaysia-China relations continues, reflecting the commitment of the Madani Government in advocating a…
The populist pope
When Donald Trump said he would attend Pope Francis’ funeral, the symbolism was impossible to ignore: the American has done to his country’s institutions what Francis did to…
Our propensity for violence and the elements that foster it
With crumbling institutions built on fragile principles, power has, time and again, been co-opted. Is it then any wonder that Bangladesh has been marred by mindless violence for…
A more coherent Thai policy on Myanmar
Thai authorities enabled the leader of the junta from Myanmar to attend in person the most recent BIMSTEC Summit in Bangkok, when the preferred position should have been to follow…