Yet the region continues to face significant development challenges, including poverty, limited access to education and healthcare, political instability ... The Lowy Institute 2023 Southeast Asia Aid ...

Kennedy Jr. In Southeast Asia, by contrast, political dynasties are thriving. In this region long dominated by military regimes, elections — even manipulated ones — became more common after ...

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Taipei Office In the complex landscape of Southeast Asia, Thailand has long held a position of strategic importance. Blessed ...

It has also brought into renewed attention the staying power of political dynasties, not just in the Philippines, but across Southeast Asia. Mr Marcos was sworn in as president of the Philippines ...

Social media has become an increasingly important tool in political campaigns in Southeast Asia. Politicians and national factions in the region are using platforms like Facebook, Twitter ...

The Southeast Asia Aid Map — launched by the Lowy Institute in 2023 — is a comprehensive database tracking official development finance (ODF) flows in Southeast Asia. This 2024 Key Findings report ...

Southeast Asia is notable for the diversity of its political regimes, its political problems, and its patterns of political change. Today Southeast Asia faces uncertainty as to its political future(s) ...

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The United Nations projects that it will take another 130 years to achieve gender parity in top leadership roles, highlighting the urgent need to re-evaluate how gender and democracy intersect in ...