Viral videos of dancing lawmakers and economic hardship fueled Indonesia’s August-September 2025 riots, damaging facilities and raising concerns.
Security
The Middle East crisis profoundly impacts the Philippines through oil, migrant workers and regional stability.
Israel’s attack on Qatar sparks global condemnation, causing former allies to shift their support.
The state’s hypermasculine response and securitisation of the August 2025 protests subverts democracy itself.
Anwar Ibrahim’s peace efforts in Thailand’s far south are continuously hampered by political instability in Bangkok.
The protest in Pati illustrates how fiscal policies can ignite social unrest and political movements.
Far-right groups in Canada and Malaysia are using social media algorithms to influence young women by targeting identity-based insecurities.
Disinformation in the South China Sea is a complex challenge requiring a multi-pronged effort and global cooperation.
In a social media landscape, fear speech subtly portrays groups as threats, stoking anxiety and justifying exclusion.
The Thailand-Cambodia border clashes are symptoms of deep-seated colonial legacies, political dysfunction and failed diplomacy.