What lies ahead for Thailand after dramatic opposition election win?
BANGKOK — Thailand’s opposition racked up a stunning majority of the 500 seats at stake in the race for the House of Representatives, dealing...
As Indonesia marks 25 years since Reformasi, is democracy unravelling under Jokowi?
Maria Catarina Sumarsih’s world crumbled on November 13, 1998, when she received news that Indonesian soldiers had killed her son on his university campus,...
Could Beijing’s anti-spy campaign dampen its reopening efforts?
A recent raid by Chinese authorities on a Chinese consultancy firm relating to national security sends a signal to the entire industry to be...
Human Rights Activist Proposes to Introduce “Targeted Sanctions” Against Key Representatives of the Tajik Authorities
The representative of the Norwegian Helsinki Committee, Marius Fossum, proposed using international mechanisms of influence, including “targeted sanctions”, against the Tajik authorities, “which violate...
Kazakhstan: Eurasia’s Next Middle Power
Kazakhstan has all the classical characteristics of a middle power: strategic location, abundant natural resources, and commitment to international principles and cooperation. Kazakhstan’s President...
Thai election pits Shinawatra dynasty against military rulers
The scion of Thailand’s most famous political dynasty, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, is heading into general elections on Sunday vowing to wrest the south-east Asian country...
Tajikistan: ‘Octopus’ has tentacles in Public Service
A Russian espionage group, named as Nomadic Octopus, has spied on high-ranking Government officials, Public Servants and telecom services in Tajikistan, according to cyber threat...
Resisting Fatalism about Asia’s Future Order
Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong was on the money in her recent address to the National Press Club when she observed that the key...
An “Asian NATO” would be no good for U.S. foreign policy
America’s expansive view of its national interest is built on unstable foundations Hyperbolic talk in Washington, DC of a “New Cold War” and the...
Tajikistan Tyranny Against Martyrs and Humanity
The month of May holds dark memories for the Pamiris in Tajikistan Berlin (2/5) — For the Pamiri ethnic minority and residents of the Gorno...