Commentary / World Oct 11, 2018
When China rules the world
Chinese journalists and diplomats increasingly act as enforcers of rampant displays of Chinese nationalism abroad.
Philip Bowring
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Commentary / World Sep 18, 2017
The real significance of the Rohingya issue
Asian nations must worry that Myanmar's moves against the Rohingyas won't start untangling all colonial-era boundaries, however illogical in terms of ethnic or religious issues those may have been.
Commentary / World May 30, 2017
Duterte following in the footsteps of Ferdinand Marcos
There's a strong suspicion that Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte is using Mindanao as the thin edge of a wedge for the broader application of martial law.
Commentary / World Feb 5, 2017
Trump's international role model? Rodrigo Duterte
The Phillipines' new president, not Vladimir Putin, is the international leader closest to Trump's heart and mind.
Commentary / World Nov 2, 2015
U.S. better keep an eye on Indonesia
The U.S. generally fails to give due importance to the largest nation in Southeast Asia, but taking Indonesia seriously is at least as logical and consequential as taking Japan seriously.