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Meredith L. Weiss suggests that political coalitions of different Malaysian groups are likely to remain a necessity

Disputes from the legislative election in April offer hints about how it will deal with the presidential election result

Jokowi has to overcome three immediate economic challenges, write Stephen Howes and Robin Davies

New polling shows there's little evidence the electorate divided on the question of democracy.

China’s rise means the US will turn a blind eye to Burma’s limited democracy, writes Gareth Robinson.

Removing all energy subsidies would free up much needed cash for Indonesia, write Stephen Howes and Robin Davies.

There's still a lot of the old order in Indonesia's democracy and political parties, writes Stephen Sherlock

Sandeep Ray contrasts the very different outcomes from elections in two of the world's largest democracies.

The Yudhoyono years are a mix of good outcomes and bad policy, write Stephen Howes and Robin Davies.

Only Allah knows why those who seek the "Truth" in Islam often have ominous ends.

Ross Tapsell looks at the result of Indonesia's presidential election with Ariel Heryanto and Edward Aspinall.

Muslims do not need the ulama?