Indonesia in presidential mood
Indonesia is in a presidential mood. That is to say, citizens are enthused by the idea of looming…
Taiwan does not need war
It is worrying that Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu has declared that he is preparing for the possibility…
Twenty good fellows
The recently concluded Group of 20 (G20) summit held in India was a diplomatic success. The meeting adopted…
City and Kingdom: America and China in Asia
China’s established return to the hierarchy of great powers raises questions about cosmology and international relations. In the…
Lee Kuan Yew’s Singapore at the centenary of his birth
When he rose like a comet in the political sky in the 1950s, he was Singapore’s Lee Kuan…
Do they really know Joe Biden?
One of the perils of America’s prominence in global affa irs is that it affects the psyche of…
Opportunity for Anwar to burnish his credentials
The Malaysian government has decided to take over the troubled firm, Boustead Naval Shipyard (BNS), to complete the…
Cambodia’s new world
The ongoing political transition in Cam- bodia has implications for the strate- gic future of a small state…
The Thailand behind the latest news
Thailand’s general election in May draws political attention to its record as a Southeast Asian success story. It…
Lawlessness in uniform
The egregious killing of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old black man, after a traffic stop in Memphis led to…