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International donors need to own up to their own roles in the ongoing Lao hydropower tragedy.

CPP organisational and informational dominance over its rivals has been palpable.

What has and hasn't changed about how the media report on politics and policy after GE14?

The first in a series of podcasts providing a snapshot of Malaysia in the aftermath of GE14.

A pillar of Indonesian civil society faces an ever more acute dilemma between representing a religious community and securing resources and influence within government.

A movement making piety cool for youth alienated from traditional religious organisations has become a national phenomenon in Indonesia.

On 'black campaigns', the Islamic vote, and upcoming presidential elections.

With the expulsion of the Rohingya largely a fait accompli, the world must face up to engaging with a very different Myanmar.

Two decades after Suharto’s fall, it’s hard to see a return to dictatorship—or to declare the democratic status quo safe.

On the many meanings of Hari Kartini, Indonesia's annual celebration of its most famous colonial-era feminist thinker.

A supposed announcement of his candidacy actually reemphasises how ambivalent Prabowo is about fighting Jokowi again.

A discussion about how civil society organisations and the media are adapting to growing authoritarianism in Cambodia.

The MD3 saga lays bare not only the DPR's attempt to shield itself from public accountability, but the dysfunctionality of governance under Jokowi.

A quick interview with a scholar of authoritarianism on what's over the horizon for Cambodia after Hun Sen's 2017 crackdown on the opposition.

A discussion on how Australia, ASEAN, and the world might support democracy and human rights in Cambodia.

Read the former Australian foreign minister's remarks made at the "Cambodia on the Brink" conference in Canberra.

What's behind a fresh panic about attacks on Islamic figures at the hands of "crazy people"?

Jihadists know how to take advantage of the unique space for mobilisation offered by the Indonesia–Malaysia–Philippines triborder area. Governments are still catching up.

Details on a falling out between pro-Anies Baswedan political parties and the religious leaders behind the 212 movement.

Crackdowns on ‘fake news’ producers aren’t enough—Indonesian voters need better journalism and greater digital literacy.

Jokowi moved quickly to shift a controversial armed forces chief into retirement. The 2019 elections were at the front of his mind.

The public face of Cambodia's exiled CNRP leadership on surviving and regrouping after Hun Sen's crackdown.

On the reunion of 2016’s anti-Ahok protests: the ‘awakening’ of Islamic identity means togetherness to some, and division to others.

A frank discussion on civil society and Southeast Asia's crisis of democracy.