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Southeast Asia
International
China’s search for space
Kerry Brown
19 May 2014
China’s regional muscle-flexing reflects its feeling that it faces significant geographical and symbolic constraints, writes
Kerry Brown
International
Indonesia’s next governing coalition: taking a progressive turn?
Dominic Berger
14 April 2014
The likely makeup of the next Indonesian government gives cause for optimism, writes
Dominic Berger
Correspondents
The puzzle of Rusdi Kirana and Islamic politics
Greg Fealy
6 April 2014
Parachuted into the senior ranks of the National Awakening Party, the ethnic Chinese businessman has helped changed the equation among Islamic parties in Indonesia, writes…
International
The ten-year search for Somchai
Kate Hehir
7 March 2014
One woman’s fight for justice following the disappearance of her lawyer husband has revealed a climate of corruption and deceit in Thailand. As the ten-year anniversary…
Correspondents
The Jokowi phenomenon
Ross Tapsell
16 January 2014
In Jakarta,
Ross Tapsell
profiles the city governor who could be the next president of Indonesia
Essays & reportage
Cold war, soft diplomacy
Alan Fewster
14 January 2014
As the Cold War intensified in the mid fifties, Australia saw a special role for itself in disseminating information and propaganda in Southeast Asia, writes
Alan Fewster
Books & arts
“When I forget, I’m well. Remembering, even now, I just go crazy”
Klaus Neumann
23 December 2013
Does the equation that infuses the work of truth commissions – that more memory equals more reconciliation – always meet the needs of people affected by widespread…
National affairs
Australia’s Jakarta phone-tapping: was it illegal?
Alison Pert
27 November 2013
Alison Pert
looks at the domestic and international legality of phone-tapping and espionage
International
Typhoon Haiyan: a tale of two responses
Ronald D. Holmes
25 November 2013
Solidarity filled the gap left by a rudderless government, writes
Ronald D. Holmes
Books & arts
The very heart of history
Frank Bongiorno
15 November 2013
Three biographies reveal twentieth-century Australians in the thick of things, writes
Frank Bongiorno
International
A moment when everything seemed possible
David G. Marr
10 October 2013
David G. Marr
describes the genesis of his new book, a detailed look at a turning point in modern Vietnamese history
International
Haris Ibrahim and the growing Malaysian diaspora
Gerhard Hoffstaedter
30 September 2013
The Malaysian activist was due in Australia this week to speak in three cities and meet members of the large Malaysian community here, writes
Gerhard Hoffstaedter
. The…
Essays & reportage
Casey, the dirt boys and the grey material
Alan Fewster
2 September 2013
A cross-dressing MI6 agent and a shadowy British anti-communist propaganda outfit were key players in the development of Australia’s cold war “soft diplomacy”…
National affairs
No country is an island
Arja Keski-Nummi
27 June 2013
Arja Keski-Nummi
looks at how Australia can take the lead in developing regional solutions to the regional challenge of informal migration
International
Triumph of the machine
Edward Aspinall
7 May 2013
Rural dynamics explain the government’s victory in the Malaysian election, argues
Edward Aspinall
Correspondents
Can Malaysia find life after the National Front?
Amrita Malhi
4 May 2013
A historic election campaign reopened old questions about what kind of nation Malaysia should be, writes
Amrita Malhi
in Kuala Lumpur
Correspondents
Back to work in Myanmar
Thomas Kean
21 November 2012
Thomas Kean
gauges local reaction to Barack Obama’s historic visit
International
Burma’s next big challenge
Nicholas Farrelly
2 November 2012
As the recent violence in the west of Burma shows, the government has yet to deal effectively with remaining ethnic conflicts, writes
Nicholas Farrelly
. The benefits of a…
National affairs
Fifty years on, Australia’s Papua policy is still failing
Richard Chauvel
27 September 2012
Indonesia’s President Yudhoyono isn’t getting the right kind of encouragement to create a long-term solution
International
East Asia’s lost opportunity
Ross Buckley
6 September 2012
The region has yet to recognise its potential role in global governance, writes
Ross Buckley
. To do that, China needs to change tack
International
Thaksin lives
Nicholas Farrelly
14 August 2012
It’s more than possible that Thaksin Shinawatra, one-time prime minister and seemingly as popular as ever, could once again be at the centre of Thai politics, writes…
National affairs
What has the Bali Process got to do with it?
Savitri Taylor
2 July 2012
The amendments to the Migration Act rejected by the Senate would have reduced the incentive for the federal government to pursue refugee protection through the Bali Process…
Correspondents
Summit manoeuvres at ASEAN
Norman Abjorensen
8 April 2012
The big powers were on the minds of ASEAN leaders meeting in the Cambodian capital, writes
Norman Abjorensen
in Phnom Penh
Correspondents
Burma’s parliament emerges from the shadows
Our correspondent in Rangoon
26 March 2012
While international attention has focused on the main personalities negotiating historic changes in Burma, the national legislature has begun flexing its muscles, writes
our
…
International
Vietnam’s high-profile land dispute
David G. Marr
23 March 2012
The Tien Lang affair has had unprecedented coverage in Vietnam’s normally closely controlled media
International
Burma and the road to normality
Nicholas Farrelly
8 March 2012
Recently returned from Burma,
Nicholas Farrelly
looks at a series of remarkable changes, and the journey ahead
Essays & reportage
Sarawak’s roads to development
Christine Horn
3 February 2012
Logging has changed remote Sarawak in many ways, but the aftermath can produce a new kind of isolation, writes
Christine Horn
National affairs
Between the devil and the deep blue sea
Savitri Taylor
21 December 2011
The weekend’s boat tragedy makes the need for regional cooperation more urgent than ever, writes
Savitri Taylor
. The good news is that real progress has already been made
Books & arts
Among Asia’s giants
Nicholas Farrelly
21 December 2011
With the right leadership Burma could undoubtedly use its position between China and India to its advantage, writes
Nicholas Farrelly
Correspondents
“We cannot achieve what we want with hatred. We need a situation where everybody wins, including the military”
Our correspondent in Rangoon
1 November 2011
A year after Burma’s first general election in two decades, our correspondent in Rangoon finds encouraging signs of political and social change
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