Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia - Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia

From the Editor: Southeast Asia’s Artful Diplomacy?

This issue of Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia presents five case studies looking at foreign policy of five Southeast Asian nations: Cambodia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia and Thailand. Five contributors examine foreign policy of their chosen country, analysing its past and future trend, as well as the linkage between domestic politics and foreign relations. At the heart of the debate however lies the intensifying rivalry between the United States and China, the impact of which has cast a long shadow over the region and its stability. [...]

Message from the Editor:

KRSEA has achieved its new milestone both in terms of greater global reach and its continued promotion of indigenous languages of Southeast Asia. It is now time to celebrate our achievement with the launch of this book. At the Crossroads unravels a critical juncture in Southeast Asia, from 2017 to 2021, a juncture replete with changes, contestations and challenges facing the region, from different viewpoints: political, economic, social, and cultural. This time, we bring together all the English articles published from January 2017 to December 2020 into one volume.

DOWNLOAD AT THE CROSSROADS (pdf – 57 MB)

Myanmar’s Transition Stalled: From Opening to Coup

by Kai Ostwald & Kyaw Yin Hlaing in Issue 31

The year 2020, when this project was initiated, provided a unique opportunity for reflection on critical milestones in Myanmar’s recent history: it marked a decade since the initiation of political, economic, and peace transitions, as well as five years since the National League for Democracy [...]

From the Editor: Environmental Politics in and after Military Authoritarianism in Thailand

by Eli Elinoff in Issue 30

This special collection for the Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia explores the ongoing legacies of environmental politics in, and perhaps after, military rule in Thailand. The five scholars in the collection explore various directions Thailand’s [...]

From the Editor– Pandemic Pedagogy: Teaching Continuity in Times of Global Disruption

by Julius Bautista in Pandemic Pedagogy

The COVID-19 pandemic is a global crisis that has caused an unprecedented disruption of the foundational institutions in the public health and economic sectors. Given that 190 countries have mandated the complete or partial closure [...]

The State of Creative Activism in Post-Cold War Southeast Asia and the 2021 Myanmar Crisis

by Sherlyn Mae F. Hernandez in Issue 32

Prior to the end of the Cold War, the Southeast Asian region underwent different political crises, revolutions, and uprisings. Some of them were anti-colonial movements while others were anti-dictator movements. The most notable uprisings in Southeast Asia were the 8888 Uprising in Myanmar, the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution [...]

Review– Unmarked Graves: Death and Survival in the Anti-Communist Violence in East Java, Indonesia

Title: Unmarked Graves: Death and Survival in the Anti-Communist Violence in East Java, Indonesia Author: Vannessa Hearman [...]
Review– Traces of Trauma: Cambodian Visual Culture and National Identity in the Aftermath of Genocide

Title: Traces of Trauma: Cambodian Visual Culture and National Identity in the Aftermath of Genocide Author: Boreth [...]
Review– Passionate Revolutions: The Media and The Rise And Fall Of The Marcos Regime

Title: Passionate Revolutions: The Media and The Rise And Fall Of The Marcos Regime Author: Talitha Espiritu [...]
Review– 90 Years in Singapore: History, Politics, and Identity

Title: 90 Years in Singapore: History, Politics, and Identity Author: Irene Lim Publisher: Pagesetters Services Pte Ltd [...]
Review– The Future of Thai-U.S. Relations: Views of Thai and American Leaders on the Bilateral Relationship and Ways Forward

Title: The Future of Thai-U.S. Relations: Views of Thai and American Leaders on the Bilateral Relationship and [...]

UA-21469080-8

From the Editor: Southeast Asia’s Artful Diplomacy?

Kimkong Heng

Mending Cambodia-US relations: A Cambodian Perspective

Andrea Chloe Wong

Philippine Foreign Policy After Duterte: Vital Considerations for the Next President

Noto Suoneto

The Political and Economic Dynamics of Indonesia-China BRI Cooperation

Peera Charoenvattananukul

In China’s Pocket: A Misguided Thai Foreign Policy

Elina Noor

Malaysia’s Foreign Policy over the Last Four Years

Publication | THE BLOOMING YEARS

Myanmar’s Transition Stalled: From Opening to Coup

From the Editor: Environmental Politics in and after Military Authoritarianism in Thailand

From the Editor– Pandemic Pedagogy: Teaching Continuity in Times of Global Disruption

The State of Creative Activism in Post-Cold War Southeast Asia and the 2021 Myanmar Crisis

Book Reviews

Review– Unmarked Graves: Death and Survival in the Anti-Communist Violence in East Java, Indonesia

Review– Traces of Trauma: Cambodian Visual Culture and National Identity in the Aftermath of Genocide

Review– Passionate Revolutions: The Media and The Rise And Fall Of The Marcos Regime

Review– 90 Years in Singapore: History, Politics, and Identity

Review– The Future of Thai-U.S. Relations: Views of Thai and American Leaders on the Bilateral Relationship and Ways Forward