Archive - Politics of Asia Sentinel

The Philippines: Who’s Who in ’28?

Who could stop Sara’s presidential procession?

14 hrs ago

Quiet Realignments in The Third World

West and South Asia’s security order is being rewritten

Apr 3

The Middle East Crisis – Japan’s Catch-22

Tokyo may well be more vulnerable to energy shocks than almost any other developed nation

Apr 1

March 2026

The Darkening Face of Indonesia’s Democracy

Pro-democracy activists concerned over centralized leadership style resistant to criticism

Mar 30 • Our Correspondent

VIC: Decapitation as Foreign Policy

Gunboat diplomacy in Venezuela, Iran and Cuba

Mar 30 • Our Correspondent

Who Wanted Lin Bing-wen Dead?

Gaming Tycoon’s assassination involves Taiwan’s intertwined politics and underworld

Mar 27

Former Chinese Graft Watchdog Wang Could Fall Next

Investigation of Wang’s former secretary seen as political rather than corruption

Mar 27 • Our Correspondent

Cracks in the Sand: Gulf Monarchies’ Economic and Geopolitical Peril

Consequences will be profound and potentially destabilizing

Mar 26

Prabowo’s Flagship Lunch Program Under Fire

Calls grow louder for Indonesia to halt free meals plan as economic pressures mount

Mar 20

Sulu Sultanate’s Sabah Claim Resurfaces

Philippine Foreign Affairs official brings up discredited affair

Mar 18

Whistleblower Challenges Singapore’s Reputation for Arbitration Impartiality

Bogus Russian coal mine forms basis of bias allegations

Mar 18

Russia’s Narrow Path in Southeast Asia

Narrow niche built on arms sales, energy exports, pragmatic diplomacy

Mar 17

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