Indonesia 2024: Coalition Manoeuvres Heading for A Single Presidential Candidate?
With the 2024 presidential and general elections (GE) just one year away, coalition fever has started in Indonesia. Under current law, the presidential and...
Military Modernisation in Southeast Asia: Learning from the Russia-Ukraine War
If one were to believe the mainstream media, in response to intensifying US-China rivalry, Southeast Asia is in the midst of a frantic arms...
Central Asia’s Strained Security Architecture
The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is a regional military alliance in Eurasia that consists of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, and Tajikistan. The...
Tajikistan Under Rahmon’s Rule
Declared itself an independent sovereign nation on 9 September 1991 from the Soviet Union, today Tajikistan is a constitutional republic ruled by President Emomali...
Indonesia’s Counterterrorism Agency to have new head
Jakarta – Indonesia President Joko Widodo inducted Commissioner General Rycko Amelza Dahniel as chairperson of the National Counter-Terrorism Agency (BNPT) at a ceremony at...
Hong Kong’s new protest regulations are designed by those who don’t like protests
Our police commissioner has no sense of irony. Remember the long-running struggle, during the 2019 disturbances, to persuade the police to obey the law...
Central Asia and the European Union in the new era
Central Asia is a strategically important region that has recently been the focus of increased attention from the European Union. The EU’s engagement with...
Amnesty International Raises Alarm over Sri Lanka proposed Anti-Terrorism bill
COLOMBO – Amnesty International stated it has raised “alarm bells” with the government of Sri Lanka “around the proposed anti-terrorism legislation.” “We maintained our...
Southeast Asian finance leaders discuss containing global risks
NUSA DUA, Indonesia – Talks between Southeast Asian central bank governors and finance ministers entered their final day on Friday, with the leaders focused...
Alikhan Smailov Re-Elected as Prime Minister of Kazakhstan
ASTANA – Alikhan Smailov was re-elected as Prime Minister of Kazakhstan by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s decree on March 30, the Akorda press service reported....