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Reconstruction efforts need to consider the role of spaces and images in building peace.

Pragmatic political interests lie behind the promotion of ‘moderate’ Islam in both countries.

A recent exhibition showcased Myanmar artists' responses to the coup and resistance to it.

Palm oil companies can act with impunity because of corporate–state collusion and a lack of organised resistance.

What does it mean for Indonesia’s political development when elites and voters view democracy in instrumental terms?

Friendly ties to Pyongyang have been an emblem of non-alignment for generations of Indonesian foreign policy makers.

In the online version of Nusantara, nobody can hear you protest.

Economic redistribution should start from giving workers bargaining power long denied to them.

A look back on New Mandala's greatest hits of 2022 as the site takes a summer hiatus.

The new law isn’t the final nail in the coffin for democracy, but it’s a hammer for anyone who wants to drive one in.

Anwar has a chance to bring stability and reform, but he'll be on a short leash within his coalition and besieged by race-and-religion politics.

The UMNO era is over, but its political economy model and the social conflicts it created still set the terms of the new politics.