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Essay, Nov/Dec 2011
Is Indonesia Bound for the BRICs?Premium Article available to subscribers and site license holders.
Karen Brooks

As Indonesia hosts a number of high-level summits this year, it looks set to take its place among the world’s economic superstars. But celebrations are premature: although the country has made great strides, its gains are reversible. For the country to continue to prosper, Jakarta must address rampant corruption and poor governance.
Snapshot,
September 28, 2011
Overturning Lee Kuan Yew's Legacy in Singapore
Amitav Acharya

Singapore’s storied first prime minister gave his countrymen stability and prosperity. A new generation of Singaporeans with little recollection of his crusade against poverty and violence wants democracy as well, challenging Lee’s principle that popular rule would threaten stability and development.
Postscript,
November 23, 2010
Burma's Stubborn StatePremium Article available to subscribers and site license holders.
Michael Green

Although freeing Aung Suu Kyi may allow Burma’s military leaders to escape scrutiny for now, their budding nuclear ambitions could rejuvenate international interest in placing pressure on their regime.
Snapshot,
February 10, 2010
No God But God
Joseph Chinyong Liow

The political trends behind Malaysia's recent "Allah" controversy could undermine the delicate sociocultural balance in one of the Muslim world's most developed nations.
Letter From,
January 29, 2010
Letter From Manila: Ending a Long Insurgency in the Philippines
Alastair McIndoe

That talks between the Philippine government and the secessionist group Moro Islamic Liberation Front have restarted is a good sign, but the hope of some officials that an accord can be reached soon seems overly optimistic.
Essay, Nov/Dec 2009
The Forgotten Front Premium Article available to subscribers and site license holders.
Christopher S. Bond and Lewis M. Simons

Will President Barack Obama's visit to Indonesia herald a new era in relations between Washington and the countries of Southeast Asia? In 2009, Christopher S. Bond and Lewis M. Simons wrote that the United States should use trade, aid, and education to alleviate poverty and prevent terrorism in the region.
Reading List,
July 7, 2009
What to Read on Thai PoliticsPremium Article available to subscribers and site license holders.
Erik Martinez Kuhonta

An annotated Foreign Affairs syllabus on Thai politics.
Essay, Jul/Aug 2009
The Battle for ThailandPremium Article available to subscribers and site license holders.
Bertil Lintner

After widespread civil unrest, Thailand remains deeply polarized, its economy is contracting, and its king is getting older. Whatever the outcome of the present crisis, the future of Thai democracy does not look good.
Comment, Mar/Apr 2009
The Precedents for WithdrawalPremium Article available to subscribers and site license holders.
Bennett Ramberg

As Washington ponders how long to stay in Iraq, it would do well to remember the limited impact of the United States' withdrawal from Vietnam and Cambodia in the 1970s, Lebanon in the 1980s, and Somalia in the 1990s.
Essay, Mar/Apr 2009
Cambodia's CursePremium Article available to subscribers and site license holders.
Joel Brinkley

While much of Cambodia -- and of the world -- holds on to memories of the country’s sorrowful past under the Khmer Rouge, few seem to notice that the government of Prime Minister Hun Sen is destroying the nation.
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