Southeast Asia
When Tradition Meets Modern Governance: How a Balinese Village Builds Harmony
The unique dual system of village governance in Bali, consisting of Administrative Villages (Desa Dinas) and Customary Villages (Desa Adat), has long shaped the...
Demographic Destiny: Crafting a Global Talent Hub in Singapore
Singapore is facing a demographic crisis. With its total fertility rate falling to a historic low of 0.97 in 2024 and its working-age population...
The Drug Crisis Duterte Inherited
On March 11, 2025, former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte was arrested by the Philippine National Police and Interpol on the basis of an International...
Ripple Effects of the China-Cook Islands Pact: Pacific Security & Indonesia’s Strategic Moves
Authors : Silvia Jultikasari Febrian & Afifah Azzahra*
In 2024, China and the Cook Islands signed a strategic agreement that shocked the international community. The...
Myanmar in the Context of the Trump-Vance’s “Conservative Crusade”
The new administration of the recently elected US President Donald Trump is breaking taboos and stereotypes almost every day. At the stage of the...
Indonesia’s BRICS Gamble: A Bold Play in Global Politics
Indonesia and the BRICS
As the first ASEAN nation to join this intergovernmental bloc primarily composed of states from the Global South, Indonesia’s entry into...
Indonesia’s Proneness to Disaster and Its Little-To-No-Effort to It
Indonesia is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world. According to the World Risk Report 2024, Indonesia ranks as the second-most vulnerable...
Beyond Borders: ASEAN’s Fight Against Human Trafficking in Southeast Asia
The issue of human trafficking is not a new phenomenon in Southeast Asia. The widespread practice of human trafficking in the region has created...
The first “waves” appear in the South China Sea in early 2025
On February 24, 2025, China launched a live-fire military exercise in the Gulf of Tonkin (as Vietnam calls it), just days after Vietnam announced...
Burma War: Humanitarian Crisis Deepens as Civilian Government Seeks Recognition
Around 80% of the state is now liberated and under the control of the Karenni Nationalities Defense Force (KNDF), which has established civilian governmental...