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Radical uncertainty: Myanmar at a critical juncture
There are moments in history when time itself seems compressed, when so many shocking and important events crowd together that it becomes almost impossible to

Latest Rohingya crisis in Myanmar
World attention returns to the ongoing crisis for the Rohingya people in Myanmar. Trevor Wilson assesses the situation in light of recent developments International media

North Korea: can we learn to stop worrying and love the bomb?
Despite efforts to dissuade North Korea from its current path, the reclusive regime continues to pursue its military program with increasing intensity. Bernard F. W.

ASEAN Charter: deepening constitutionalism in Southeast Asia
The growth of constitutionalism in Southeast Asia may seem slow or disorganised, but Marford Angeles and Michael Henry Yusingco consider its progress Over the years,

Hong Kong twenty years on: reasons to be cheerful
A new mindset seems to be emerging from Beijing and it has increased anxiety levels in Hong Kong, but it is too early to write

Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road: a potent symbol of change
China’s 21st century initiative to revive the ‘silk road’ on land and sea may be the most ambitious development the world has seen At a

Shinzo Abe’s fall from grace: of his own making
Crucial to Shinzo Abe’s control over his ruling party has been a string of electoral victories under his leadership and his cabinet’s consistently high poll

Ethnic violence in Bangladesh: assault on minority peoples continues
Successive governments in Bangladesh have pushed many indigenous people out of their homelands and into the radical margins, driving them into an unstable and uncertain

Australia Plus is a minus
Australia is failing to broadcast its best television into Southeast Asia, a serious missed opportunity, argues Duncan Graham Most nations strive to show their best

Timor–Leste consolidates its young democracy
The people of one of the world’s youngest democracies are embracing an open, public and popular electoral process, writes Damien Kingsbury In a colourful and
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