Cover Story

China’s overlords of secrecy
When problems emerge, the instinct of Chinese leaders is to shut down reporting. Millions of Chinese have since denounced the Beijing...
Point Of View

Does Australia trust the ‘strangers’ next door?
Australia openly welcomes Indonesian tourists and young Indonesians wanting to live and work there. Well, sort of.

Hijrah: A threat to state unity?
Now even Muslims are coming under pressure to conform with Islamic conservatives wanting to take the country down a disturbing path.
Indonesia 360

Widodo and Indonesia’s changing political culture
The Indonesian president, a political outsider, is taking the country’s political culture down a new path. But where will it end up?

Boards that govern and lead
Effective management, cooperation and checks and balances are crucial to ensuring Indonesian state-owned enterprises are successful....

Indonesia and the global Shariah economy
The country has the potential to be a global leader. What’s holding Indonesia back?
Global Perspective

How Israel’s annexation strategy will prompt a partnership...
Smaller nations in the next decade will develop more flexible relationships with world powers as they pursue their national interests...

History lessons: US-China bilateral relations
America has given China unprecedented support throughout the decades. So why are they such rivals?

An Asian grassroots women’s agenda
Women in the region may face repression, but they won’t be cowed. Some stories from the field.

Thailand: Corruption and terror
The horrific mass shooting earlier this year wasn’t the mere action of a madman. Issues such as inequality and poverty were triggers....
Book Review

The beginning of America’s Middle East wars
Beirut 1958: How America's Wars in the Middle East Began Bruce Riedel (Brookings Institution Press, 2019, 128 pp)