Remnants of tension linger along the Thailand-Myanmar border, steeped in history, tourism and opium.
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Indonesia’s military expands its role into civilian affairs under Prabowo. What does this mean for the country’s democracy?
China’s persistent aggressive tactics threaten the territorial integrity of the Philippines and the international maritime order.
Indonesia’s proposed Kodam expansion faces criticism for being outdated, straining the budget and risking a return to military dominance. It is suggested for the military focusing on strategic troop placement and prioritizing reforms to address contemporary security threats instead.
Dehumanization is an effective strategy to mobilize the masses and breeds violence. This article explains why this is so and what is needed in the face of it.
The recent dispute in Rempang Island is steeped in anti-Jakarta sentiment which has expressed itself in the past.
stratsea.com is please to announce the publication of Regionalisasi Ketahanan Nasional Indonesia di ASEAN (The Regionalization of Indonesia’s National Resilience in ASEAN), written by Galby Rifqi Samhudi, a frequent contributor of political-security issues to our platform.
Indonesia’s new criminal code harks back not only to Soeharto’s New Order era, but also to the 17th century colonial period. State paternalism in the form of authoritarianism is back and in full swing in the country.
Underneath all of President Rodrigo Duterte’s strongman bravado is a deep-seated insecurity, resulting in a widespread defeatist attitude. This defeatism, while can be traced back to Filipino’s culture and the country’s longstanding alliance with the United States, manifests in Duterte’s pivot to China policy and neutrality in the Ukraine crisis. It has also provided a suitable context that ushered the return of the Marcos family to power.
Malaysia’s current security threats are closely associated with its socio-political structure that it inherited from the colonial period. Simultaneously, the changing international order could also pose mounting challenges to the country’s management of the ever increasing traditional and non-traditional security threats.