Articles by Michael Vatikiotis

An official Dutch inquiry will confront the bloody end of the country's colonial rule in the Indies. It will also open old wounds in Indonesia.

Why Southeast Asia needs a cultural spring.

What scandal soaked Malaysia could learn about power and accountability from South Africa and Mauritius.

How corruption fuels Southeast Asia's democratic deficit.

A multilateral mess that threatens the region's security.

Rise of identity politics could mean more violence.

As free speech in Malaysia is muzzled, Michael Vatikiotis reports from one event where people are speaking out.

Fear still reigns 50 years after failed coup and mass killings.

Michael Vatikiotis looks at the wider implications of the Bangkok blasts.

Indonesian politics has not been this interesting in a long time, according to Michael Vatikiotis

Michael Vatikiotis suggests that for established elites it's their replaceability in a democratic system that is hardest to swallow