Indonesia has enjoyed peace on the terrorism front since the days of Jemaah Islamiyah and its bloody campaign of the 1990s and 2000s. But that might be about to change.

This backgrounder recounts the latest progress by ASEAN on the South China Sea dispute, and explores why consensus has been so elusive for the regional grouping.

Even after a year of NLD rule, press freedom in Myanmar is languishing in the dark ages.

President Widodo’s reform agenda could be hijacked by a growing corruption scandal engulfing Indonesian politics.

Is science diplomacy the answer to the South China Sea dispute?

The overriding thrust of Trump Doctrine in East Asia seems to be a shift toward confrontation with China.

Donald Trump’s campaign rhetoric would create a domino effect of nuclear proliferation in East Asia, but will the president now follow through?

Duterte’s pivot toward China and away from the United States is a gambit that won’t necessarily pay off in terms of increased concessions.

Myanmar’s armed groups are scrambling to define themselves in the new era of limited parliamentary democracy.

The government of Myanmar has begun to address the delicate issue of the country’s corruption-plagued jade trade.