Military

Reading Time: 3 minutes Author: MD Mufassir Rashid, Dhaka Since the military coup on 1 February 2021, Myanmar’s Rakhine State has remained relatively stable and long-standing ethnic divisions appear to be on a path…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Author: Richard Javad Heydarian, Manila Over the past five years, bilateral relations between China and the Philippines, a United States treaty ally, have undergone a tremendous transformation. In the words…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Author: Nicholas Farrelly, University of Tasmania Until the 1 February 2021 coup, Myanmar was gradually leaving behind the worst aspects of military dominance. The steps forward were still usually tentative…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Author: Stella Jang, University of Sydney South Korea’s transgender community are repressed, underrepresented and often overlooked. Government identity documents and surveys do not capture sex and gender diversity, meaning there…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Author: Jina Kim, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies In South Korea, presidential election fever is heating up. Key candidates from the conservative People Power Party and the liberal Democratic Party…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Author: Bo Ram Kwon, Korea Institute for Defense Analysis South Korea is under the spotlight for unusual reasons. On 15 September 2021, North Korea tested a new long-range cruise missile…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Authors: Anna Powles, Massey University and Jose Sousa-Santos, Australia Pacific Security College On 25 November, a day after the riots in Honiara, Australia announced it would deploy police and military…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Author: Abdul Rahman Yaacob, ANU November 2021 marks the 50th Anniversary of the Five Power Defence Arrangement (FPDA), a consultative defence mechanism involving Australia, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Malaysia…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Author: Collin Koh, NTU Regional states have much to say about the potential risks of AUKUS and Australia’s nuclear-powered submarine program. China and Russia both warn about the danger of…

Reading Time: 3 minutes Author: Aristyo Rizka Darmawan, University of Indonesia It has been a difficult couple of years for Southeast Asia’s South China Sea-claimant countries. While they have been struggling to deal with…