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Building Malay Hegemony Through Education and Language Policy: Lessons from Malaysia’s 1969 Riots History East Asia and the Pacific
  • Sep 2025, 03
  • Esa Bayu Rianto
Building Malay Hegemony Through Education and Language Policy: Lessons from Malaysia’s 1969 Riots

This article shows how the 1969 riots pushed Malaysia’s leaders...

Climate Justice for Small Islands: Holding Corporations Accountable for Rising Seas Environment and Sustainability East Asia and the Pacific
  • Sep 2025, 01
  • Ahmed Mehmood Qureshi
Climate Justice for Small Islands: Holding Corporations Accountable for Rising Seas

This article examines the climate vulnerabilities of Pari Island in...

Ocean Privatization and its Implications: A Case Study on the Pari Island Agrarian Conflict, Thousand Islands Environment and Sustainability East Asia and the Pacific
  • Aug 2025, 27
  • Irkham 'Ainnur Rofiq
Ocean Privatization and its Implications: A Case Study on the Pari Island Agrarian Conflict, Thousand Islands

This article traces how Pari Island in Jakarta’s Thousand Islands...

Religiousity Against or Supporting Bullying at Schools? Politics and Society East Asia and the Pacific
  • Aug 2025, 25
  • Fanny Syariful Alam
Religiousity Against or Supporting Bullying at Schools?

This article explores how religiosity in Indonesia, while rooted in...

Between Paradise and Peril: Ecotourism, Conservation, and Food Security in Indonesia’s Fragile One Thousand Islands Environment and Sustainability East Asia and the Pacific
  • Aug 2025, 22
  • Alida Putri Dwiyanti
Between Paradise and Peril: Ecotourism, Conservation, and Food Security in Indonesia’s Fragile One Thousand Islands

This article explores how ecotourism in Indonesia’s Thousand Islands generates...

Aceh at the Crossroads: Hope for Peace and Political Challenges in a New Era Politics and Society East Asia and the Pacific
  • Aug 2025, 20
  • Syarifah Huswatun Miswar
Aceh at the Crossroads: Hope for Peace and Political Challenges in a New Era

This article explains Aceh's efforts to balance high expectations with...

Trump’s Tariffs and Global Inequality: Rethinking Indonesia’s Position International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Aug 2025, 15
  • Muhammad Nurun Najib
Trump’s Tariffs and Global Inequality: Rethinking Indonesia’s Position

This article shows how the United States’ 19% tariff on...

The Thailand - Cambodia Crisis and the Contradictory Anatomy of ASEAN Regionalism International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Aug 2025, 11
  • Aniello Iannone
The Thailand - Cambodia Crisis and the Contradictory Anatomy of ASEAN Regionalism

This article reflects on the Thailand–Cambodia border dispute, capturing it...

The Perils of not negotiating as a bloc: Global South countries and their reactions to the latest trade tariffs International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Aug 2025, 08
  • Liang Yan Fung
The Perils of not negotiating as a bloc: Global South countries and their reactions to the latest trade tariffs

This article examines how the absence of coordinated trade negotiations...

Lessons for the Fizzling Homegrown Tech Industry to a National AI Excellence Politics and Society East Asia and the Pacific
  • Aug 2025, 06
  • Muhammad Al Atiqi
Lessons for the Fizzling Homegrown Tech Industry to a National AI Excellence

This article explores Indonesia’s potential to develop a sustainable national...

Two Presidents, Different Realities: Comparison of How Biden and Trump Define the Climate Crisis Environment and Sustainability East Asia and the Pacific
  • Aug 2025, 04
  • Syiva Amadea Ishtifa
Two Presidents, Different Realities: Comparison of How Biden and Trump Define the Climate Crisis

This article compares how U.S. Presidents Joe Biden and Donald...

Turkey-Indonesia’s KAAN Agreement: ‘Trickle-Down’ Strategic Autonomy Pursuit International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Aug 2025, 01
  • Tufan Kutay Boran
Turkey-Indonesia’s KAAN Agreement: ‘Trickle-Down’ Strategic Autonomy Pursuit

This article explores the strategic implications of the Indonesia–Turkey defence...

Unlocking the Potential of Indonesia-Hungary Economic and Social Cooperation: Pathways to Emerging Power Partnership International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Jul 2025, 25
  • Affabile Rifawan
Unlocking the Potential of Indonesia-Hungary Economic and Social Cooperation: Pathways to Emerging Power Partnership

This article reveals how Hungary, a country that is frequently...

Thailand, Hun Sen, and the Death of ASEAN Norms International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Jul 2025, 21
  • Lutfia Harizuandini
Thailand, Hun Sen, and the Death of ASEAN Norms

This article examines how a leaked phone conversation between the...

“Jangan Ganggu Bapak Aing” (Don’t Disturb Our Father): How Digital fandom Fuels Anti-Critique in West Java's Populist Politics Politics and Society East Asia and the Pacific
  • Jul 2025, 16
  • Moch Dimas Maulana
“Jangan Ganggu Bapak Aing” (Don’t Disturb Our Father): How Digital fandom Fuels Anti-Critique in West Java's Populist Politics

This article explores how digital fandom surrounding West Java Governor...

Thailand, Cambodia, and the Limits of ASEAN Conflict Management International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Jul 2025, 14
  • Aniello Iannone
Thailand, Cambodia, and the Limits of ASEAN Conflict Management

This article examines the 2025 border crisis between Thailand and...

Climate Crossroads from Jakarta to Seoul: Navigating Global South, Human Security, and Pop Culture in a Warming World Politics and Society East Asia and the Pacific
  • Jul 2025, 11
  • Darynaufal Mulyaman
Climate Crossroads from Jakarta to Seoul: Navigating Global South, Human Security, and Pop Culture in a Warming World

This article explores how climate change is reshaping global security,...

Bridging the Divide: How Indonesia Can Turn Economic Growth into Inclusive Prosperity Business and Economy East Asia and the Pacific
  • Jul 2025, 09
  • Joko Susilo
Bridging the Divide: How Indonesia Can Turn Economic Growth into Inclusive Prosperity

This article explores how Indonesia can transform its steady economic...

The Slowly Drowning City: Rethinking Climate Governance from Below Thinkers East Asia and the Pacific
  • Jul 2025, 07
  • Kerkulah P Nyeleker
The Slowly Drowning City: Rethinking Climate Governance from Below

This article examines how communities in Pekalongan, Indonesia, are responding...

Sacred Islands at Risk: The Faithful Fight Against Extractive Greed Environment and Sustainability East Asia and the Pacific
  • Jun 2025, 20
  • Hening Parlan
Sacred Islands at Risk: The Faithful Fight Against Extractive Greed

This article confronts the human and ecological cost of Indonesia’s...

Indonesia at the Edge: The Fragile Foundations of Prabowo’s Presidency Politics and Society East Asia and the Pacific
  • Jun 2025, 18
  • Geo Dzakwan Arshali
Indonesia at the Edge: The Fragile Foundations of Prabowo’s Presidency

This article analyzes the fragile foundations of President Prabowo Subianto’s...

Malaysia’s Foreign Policy in ASEAN under Anwar Ibrahim International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Jun 2025, 13
  • Aniello Iannone
Malaysia’s Foreign Policy in ASEAN under Anwar Ibrahim

This article looks at how Malaysia under Anwar Ibrahim is...

Whose Standards Matter? The Clash Between Global ESG Norms and Local Realities in the Global South Business and Economy East Asia and the Pacific
  • Jun 2025, 09
  • Nani Septianie
Whose Standards Matter? The Clash Between Global ESG Norms and Local Realities in the Global South

This article discusses how global ESG standards, mainly created within...

A Crisis Ignored: The Rohingya’s Struggle for Rights and a Lasting Solution International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Jun 2025, 06
  • Abubakar Muhammad Jibril
A Crisis Ignored: The Rohingya’s Struggle for Rights and a Lasting Solution

This article exposes how over one million Rohingyas stripped of...

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