Burma’s Ethnic Insurgencies Erupt in a Chain Reaction
Fighting by Burma’s three largest ethnic minorities has flared up all at once.
Kim Jong-Il: Right-Wing Mole?
It’s almost as if Pyongyang has ties to the Heritage Foundation.
Redshirts: To Thai Middle Class They’re Terrorists
Bangkok is still stunned by military assault on Redshirt encampment.
From the Frontlines: May 21st, 2010
Your wrapup before the weekend.
Postcard From…Thailand
The Thai government is cracking down on protesters, but don’t expect much criticism from Washington.
Reader Challenge: Red Shirt Leaders Turn Yellow — Whither Now?
Red Shirt leaders leave their followers in the lurch.
Thailand: The Certainty of Uncertainty
After a coup two years ago and multiple protests since, Thailand has a new prime minister. But don’t expect stability for the near future.
All Fall Down
Ten years after the Asian financial crisis, the Pacific economies have yet to really recover. Meanwhile, as columnist Walden Bello argues, finance capital resists any form of global regulation, making more financial crises likely.
No Democracy Yet in Thailand
The military promised to rid Thailand of corruption. So far, all the coup leaders have done is rid the country of democracy.
Laos: Power Trumps Reform
Without political reform, Laos will continue to be mired in debt and poverty, argues Ronald Bruce St John.
China and Southeast Asia
Beijing is wooing Southeast Asia. Washington can either try to break up the relationship, writes Evelyn Goh, or work out a more peaceable ménage a trois.
The Thai Coup
What’s going on in Thailand, briefly.
A Siamese Tragedy
The recent coup in Thailand marks the downfall of democracy in Thailand. Will it also signal a retreat from democracy worldwide?
Oil Trip
Oil is a mixed blessing for Nigeria, Liberia, and Chad. Columnist Emira Woods reports on how the rich have pocketed the profits and the poor have suffered the environmental consequences.