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Reporting matters in war
Oped, Editorial, Published on 12/12/2025
» As border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia intensify, social media is flooded with xenophobic slurs and calls for annihilation. Unfortunately, much of the Thai media echoes the sentiment, failing the public when responsible reporting is most needed.
Southeast Asia facing hidden extremist threat
Oped, Muhammad Makmun Rasyid, Published on 07/07/2025
» In May, Indonesia's counter-terrorism unit arrested an 18-year-old man in Gowa, South Sulawesi, on charges of spreading Islamic State (IS) propaganda and inciting bomb attacks on social media. Identified only as MAS, the suspect represents a deeply troubling development in Southeast Asia's struggle against terrorism: the rise of youth radicalisation driven entirely by online exposure.
Test of old ties
Oped, Postbag, Published on 05/06/2025
» Re: "Can Thailand engage with Trump's US?", (Opinion, June 3).
Why faith is indispensable to global development
Oped, Alaa Murabit, Published on 04/06/2025
» For nearly two decades, I have worked at the intersection of development, health, and security. In roundtables with heads of state, emergency briefings, and donor forums, I have noticed a glaring pattern: faith-based actors are often excluded from global strategies. When present at all, they are sidelined, treated as symbolic figures rather than as genuine partners. This isn't just a blind spot. It's a strategic failure.
Chronicling the crumbling of the House of Assad
Oped, Shlomo Ben-Ami, Published on 14/12/2024
» The swift collapse, after 54 years, of Syria's al-Assad dynasty has just transformed the Middle East's geopolitical landscape. The lightning offensive by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) militia took all of Syria's neighbours -- and everyone else -- by surprise. The news that President Bashar al-Assad had fled to Russia confirms the one binding truth about wars: unintended consequences can extend far beyond the theatre of battle.
China and fulcrum of peace, security
News, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 12/09/2024
» How sanguine should the international observer be towards the relationship between China, peace and security? While the country's integration into the international commercial system via the World Trade Organization has opened the door to rules-based discourse and a multilateral dispute settlement system, despite major commercial rivalries, the domain of peace and security presents a more precarious and ambivalent affair. Yet, here again, there is variability in that relationship, which militates against too broad of a generalisation.
People power has won, for now
News, Karishma Vaswani, Published on 07/08/2024
» Sheikh Hasina could have left gracefully. Instead, Bangladesh's prime minister resigned and fled to neighbouring India, ending her 15-year-long rule as chaos has engulfed the nation. The army wasted no time stepping in to form an interim government, although what shape that will take is still unclear.
Starmer's Labour victory in UK: some lessons for all
News, Daron Acemoglu, Published on 11/07/2024
» The Labour Party's sweeping victory in the United Kingdom's general election already holds lessons for centre and centre-left parties elsewhere. But whether it will matter in the long run depends on Prime Minister Keir Starmer's ability to address his country's economic woes -- a very tall order.
Democracy really needs to be more pro-worker
Oped, Daron Acemoglu, Published on 25/06/2024
» Even if the feared extremist wave did not quite materialise in the European Parliament election this month, the far right performed well in Italy, Austria, Germany, and especially France. Moreover, its latest gains have come on the heels of major shifts toward far-right parties in Hungary, Italy, Austria, the Netherlands, and Sweden, among others.
War is at the heart of the UK's summer election
Published on 25/05/2024
» Rishi Sunak’s election announcement on Wednesday afternoon was such a farce that people could be forgiven for ignoring what he said.