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‘Con King’: Duterte, ICC, and the ‘Solid South’

This is about coming to terms with Mr. Duterte's “budol” or "con/scam" legacy. More importantly, this is about justice for thousands of Filipinos, including at least 122…

  • Published: March 18, 202510:20 am
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Not even a president is above the law

This past week, the Filipino people witnessed a historic moment: the arrest of a former president—one feared and influential—by Philippine authorities for trial before an…

  • Published: March 17, 202510:54 am
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The last hurrah

In the end, Mr. Duterte decided not to flee or publicly seek asylum. It would have dissolved his political persona. Returning home and defiance behind bars allows what remains of…

  • Published: March 13, 202510:20 am
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Coordinated laws vital to combating cross-border crimes

The persistence of cross-border crimes such as telecom scams has significant implications for regional stability and China's border security. Telecom scams not only violate the…

  • Published: March 12, 202510:49 am
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Malaysia’s leadership on trial: Why corruption keeps winning

When news breaks of yet another corruption scandal, the reaction is often a resigned sigh rather than outrage, the writer says. It's a grim reality. A troubling number of…

  • Published: March 11, 202510:16 am
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The Trumpian worldview

Leaders like US President Donald Trump, the writer says, "do not just sell a worldview; they also present themselves as the only ones who can fix what is wrong."

  • Published: March 10, 202510:32 am
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United in misogyny?

There is one shared, unshakable truth that unites Bangladeshis: their misogynistic attitude towards women. It is so normalised that it moves seamlessly across political parties,…

  • Published: March 7, 202510:14 am
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Trump and the ghosts of colonialism: A lesson for Indonesia

What Mr. Trump has done to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy bears similarity to colonial economic arrangements, in which a weaker nation must grant the powerful access to its…

  • Published: March 6, 202511:00 am
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Zelenskyy vs Trump: Post-American order?

In theory, all want peace. With hundreds of thousands injured or killed and hundreds of billions of foregone revenues and economic destruction, the last people who want to…

  • Published: March 5, 202510:35 am
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US aid cut will undermine Indonesia’s counterterrorism efforts

It could increase the likelihood of violent extremist organisations regrouping and former terrorists reengaging with their previous networks.

  • Published: March 3, 202510:23 am
  • Author Umelto Labetubun and Shashi Jayakumar

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