On 26 October 2025, leaders at the ASEAN Summit officially welcomed Timor-Leste as the 11th member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. This was a historic moment for both the young country and the regional group. For Timor-Leste, it is the realization of a long-held dream to be partContinue Reading
A decade of war and humanitarian crisis has cratered Yemen’s education system for girls. In June 1964, Malcom X said, “Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.” In Yemen, that passport to the future has been lost in the ashesContinue Reading
Armed clashes along the Cambodia–Thailand border in late July 2025 showed once more how fragile peace is in Southeast Asia. According to Save the Children, over 1,200 schools in both countries, including Oddar Meanchey, Preah Vihear, and Surin provinces, were closed because artillery fire and the fighting forced 134,000 peopleContinue Reading
The tensions over Cambodia and Thailand are clearly more than a border dispute and are indicative of how the power of the media and military, as well as international biases, can threaten truth and silence the authentic voice of the people. While Cambodia and Thailand have links with a sharedContinue Reading
Divergent strategies on border disputes could be solved with an ASEAN solution. But is there the political will? The fighting along the Cambodia–Thailand border in July 2025 was short-lived but very telling. More than 140,000 people were forced to leave their homes due to five days of artillery fire and skirmishes. MoreContinue Reading