Straight Talk Southeast Asia: Recent Episodes
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Welcome to Straight Talk Southeast Asia. In this podcast, host, political analyst and academic, Dr. Bridget Welsh covers politics, current affairs, developments and other news in Southeast Asia, all for your listening pleasure. Episodes cover the latest developments every week, so it's best to listen to the latest episode to get to know what's happening. See you soon!
This show is produced by Renegade Radio.
This episode looks at broader electoral changes taking place in Malaysian politics after three state elections in which the governing coalition leading the Anwar Ibrahim Madani government has lost ground.
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This episode looks at Türkiye’s relationship with ASEAN with Mehmet Enes Beşer, focusing on defense, economic and political ties as well as Türkiye’s interests in the region.
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This episode looks at challenges facing Brunei with Dr. Kerstein Steiner examining the dynamics of generational change, succession, her political economy and geopolitical shifts.
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This episode looks at Myanmar’s President Min Aung Hlaing’s attempt to normalize his government in the region, especially in ASEAN with Professor Thitinan Pongsudhirak.
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This episode examines the social media ban policy for children under 16 and focuses in on this policy in Southeast Asia, especially Malaysia and Indonesia, with Dr. Nuurrianti Jalli.
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This episode looks at the agency and policy approaches of Southeast Asian countries over maritime defence issues in Southeast Asia with Dr Natalie Sambhi and Dr Bich Tran, drawing from a report by Verve Research.
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This episode with economist Dr. James Guild examines Indonesia’s political economy at a time when her currency is facing unprecedented pressures and President Prabowo Subianto is undergoing economic changes.
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This episode looks at recent developments in Philippine politics, from leadership changes in the Senate, impeachment trials, extraditions and management of disasters, and digs through the headlines in order to understand broader ongoing shifts.
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This episode discusses political violence in the Philippines through a lens focus on the recent Toboso killings with scholar Patrick Peralta.
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This episode reflects on the 2026 IISS Shangri-La Dialogue defence diplomacy dialogue held in Singapore last month with its key organizer Dr. Evan Laksamana and shares insights from their new annual report on Asia Security.
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At a time of increasing global crisis and greater uncertainty, this episode looks Japan’s deepening relations with Associate Professor Kei Koga and showcases how middle powers are strengthening ties with Southeast Asia.
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This episode looks at food security in the context of the changing weather conditions and the Iran war with RSIS’s Dr Jose Ma. Luis P. Montesclaros, highlighting variation in risks across the region and potential policy responses.
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This episode looks at recent developments in Papua with Dr. Hipo Wangge.
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This episode looks at the relationship between Russia and Southeast Asia with Dr. Ian Storey building on his seminal book Putin’s Russia and Southeast Asia.
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This episode looks at Thailand’s military and its changing political role with Dr. Paul Chambers.
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This episode looks at two different crisis impacting the region – energy with Peter Cockcroft triggered by the Iran War and the management of E-Waste the product of rising tonnes being trafficking into the region with Basil Action Network’s Wong Pui Yi.
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This episode examines the geopolitical and environmental issues connected to the Mekong River with Stimson Center’s Senior Fellow Brian Eyler.
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This episode examines recent developments in Myanmar, from changes in the military to the new federal arrangement announced by the National Unity Government with journalist Lorcan Lovett.
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This episode examines how the war in Iran is impacting geopolitics and economies in Southeast Asia with expert journalist James Dorsey.
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This episode looks at contemporary labor rights issues in Southeast Asia with ILO’s technical specialist Benjamin Harkins.
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This episode examines the New Zealand relationship with Southeast Asia with historian Malcolm McKinnon.
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This episode looks at the geopolitics of critical minerals in Southeast Asia with Dr. Alvin Camba.
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This episode analyzes Indonesia's economic tremors with economist Dr Siwage Negara.
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This episode looks at Thailand’s 2026 general election with University of Michigan scholar Ken Lohatepanont, examining the victory of Bhumjaitai party, losses by Pheu Thai and People’s Party, changing voting patterns and implications ahead.
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This episode looks at Myanmar’s junta’s election and reflects on the five-year anniversary of the 2021 coup.
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This episode looks ahead at what to expect with the 2026 ASEAN chairmanship of the Philippines with Dr. Don McLain Gill.
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This episode examines the Vietnam Party Congress with Nguyen Khac Giang, tracing developments and broader ongoing political reforms taking place in Vietnam.
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This episode looks at the extradition of Chen Xi to China from Cambodia and the broader geopolitics of Cambodia’s scam economy with Harvard University Asia Center Visiting Fellow Jacob Sims.
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This episode looks back at political developments in 2025, drawing attention to geopolitics, Malaysia's ASEAN chairmanship, domestic power consolidation and strain and pressures for change.
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This episode looks at contemporary Myanmar politics at the end of the 2025 with SEAPI political analyst/fellow Billy Ford, focusing on the Myanmar junta election, challenges for the opposition/resistance and what to look out for ahead.
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This episode looks at the economy in Southeast Asia over the past year with Lowi Institute's Roland Rajah, highlighting shocks, resilience and variation across the region.
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This episode looks at the recent COP30 meeting in Belem Brazil and how developments at the meeting connect to Southeast Asia, as well as policy trends around climate governance in ASEAN with Sharon Seah.
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This episode catches up on developments in the region after the Sabah polls hiatus and fleshes out the lessons from Malaysia’s Sabah’s 2025 state polls for understanding the region’s changing politics.
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This episode looks at AI governance in Southeast Asia with Michael Bak, Head of Policy & Network
of AI Safety Asia.
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This episode looks at US President Trump’s visit to Malaysia and the 47th ASEAN Summit/Meetings in Kuala Lumpur chaired by PM Anwar Ibrahim with Dr. Ilango Karuppanan.
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This episode looks at how ASEAN has handled the conflict in Myanmar over the past year with Malaysia as Chair with Dr. Moe Thuzar of Singapore’s Iseas Yusof Ishak Institute.
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This episode looks at Timor Leste’s entry into ASEAN with scholar and NBR Fellow Ivo Ribiero.
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This episode reflects on the genocides impacting Southeast Asia and speaks with Committee to Project Journalist’s (CPJ) Bey Lih Yi on the challenges impacting media freedom in Southeast Asia.
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This episode looks at trends regarding transnational crime/scam centers in Southeast Asia with transnational crime and security expert Jason Tower.
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This episode looks at Indonesia’s civil-military relations with Verve Research’s Natalie Sambhi and shares observations on contemporary Indonesian politics with BRIN’s Wasisto Raharjo Jati.
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This episode looks at the coming Bangsamoro elections in the Philippines with Georgi Engelbrecht.
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This episode looks at India’s relationship with Southeast Asia with JNU’s associate professor Rahul Mishra.
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This episode looks at the conflict in Papua with Dr. Hipolitus Wangge, examining recent trends and challenges.
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This episode discusses factors shaping the recent protests in Indonesia with Dr Rendy Pahrun Wadipalapa of BRIN.
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This episode focuses on contemporary developments and challenges facing Laos with Associate Professor Keith Barney of the Australian National University.
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This episode looks at Canada’s Indo-Pacific strategy with Jonathan Berkshire Miller, and highlights Canada’s increased engagement with the region.
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This episode looks at the major developments in Myanmar's economy since the junta coup of February 2021.
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This episode looks at the conflict in southern Thailand with long-term political analyst of this area Don Pathan.
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This episode looks at the border conflict between Cambodia and Thailand with Professor Gregory Raymond.
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In this episode, we are joined by Economist Doris Liew in a look at how Southeast Asia is responding to the Trump administration’s tariffs.
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This episode discusses the Human Rights Watch report on the vulnerabilities of Myanmar nationals in Thailand and explores possible solutions.
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This episode looks at Vietnam’s administrative reforms profoundly reshaping local government and relationships with citizens with Hanh Nguyen.
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This episode looks at developments in contemporary Thailand and factors impacting shaping instability with Thai academic, activist and former member of parliament Kunthida Rungruengkiat.
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This episode looks at France’s engagement with Southeast Asia with IFRI’s Juliette Loesch, with analysis of contemporary Thailand and fallout of the escalation of the Iran-Iraq War on Southeast Asia from co-host Zachary Abuza.
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This episode looks at the transformation of Southeast Asia’s energy sector with a focus on nuclear power with Dr. Alvin Chew who concentrates on Singapore but also looks at trends across the region.
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This episode looks at Indonesian foreign policy under President Prabowo Subianto with Dr. Yohanes Sulaiman.
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This episode looks at the recent ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur and challenges facing the regional organization with Prof Dewi Fortuna Anwar.
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This episode discusses developments in elite politics in Thailand with scholar Ken Lohatepanont.
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This episode discusses the May 2025 Philippine midterm elections with ProCleo Anne Calimbahin, highlighting the changes in fortunes for prominent political families, the impact on President Marcos and potential for political reform ahead.
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This episode looks at the Funan Techo Canal in Cambodia and the challenges of transwater diplomacy in Southeast Asia with Dr. Brian Eyler.
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This episode looks at the upcoming May 12 midterm elections in the Philippines with Professor Ronald Holmes of De La Salle University.
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This episode examines the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, and Vietnam’s political, diplomatic, and economic development since then, and the 30th anniversary of the founding of bilateral diplomatic relations between the US and Vietnam with Dr. Huong Le Thu, deputy Director for Asia at the International Crisis Group.
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This episode looks at Singapore’s 15th General Election with Dr. Elvin Ong, discussing the issues and how politics in Southeast Asia’s city-state are changing.
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This episode looks at China President Xi Jinpeng’s historic visit to Southeast Asia, focusing in on Malaysia with Assoc Prof Khoo Hing Yooi. Discussion also looks at ASEAN and the Myanmar earthquake.
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This episode examines food security in Southeast Asia with RSIS’s Dr Jose Ma. Luis P. Montesclaros, paying special attention to the impact of the US-China trade war and tariffs. We also reflect on the legacy of Malaysia’s fifth prime minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
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This episode looks in-depth at the Myanmar earthquake, the domestic and international responses and broader implications with Khin Ohmar from of Progressive Voices, Myanmar Human Rights Council.
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This episode looks at key developments in Southeast Asia as the region is facing shocks from earthquakes to cuts in humanitarian aid, before turning to a conversation with US policy analyst Steven Okun on how the Trump tariffs are unfolding in Southeast Asia.
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This episode looks at recent measures by the Prabowo Subianto government that have caused concerns about an erosion of democracy and weakening of governance in Indonesia, from the new bill on military (TNI) power to attacks on civil society and media.
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This episode looks at the arrest of Rodrigo Duterte with Carlos Conde of Human Rights Watch who argues for the need to look beyond the elites to the victims of the crimes against humanity conducted.
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This episode looks at trends in democratic backsliding and challenges to human rights in the region with human rights activist Phil Robertson.
We are a pivotal point in democracy in Southeast Asia, with the withdrawal of support for aid and rise of new threats to human rights.
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In this climate of cuts in support for democracy and serious challenges facing journalism, this episode looks at how the Democratic Voice of Burma has not only survived but thrived with its co-founder Aye Chan Naing.
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This episode looks at Southeast Asia’s view of the Ukraine-Russia war on the week of the three year anniversary of the Russia invasion of Ukraine.
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This episode looks at how civil society in Southeast Asia is working to address the increasing victimization of citizens in the region with a focus on rescue operations of Malaysian victims.
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This episode will look at the first round of tariffs of the Trump administration and how they may impact Southeast Asia and look ahead to what could be consequences for future tariffs on businesses and economies in the region with economist Trinh Nguyen.
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This episode looks at humanitarian aid in Southeast Asia and analyzes trends and effects of the recent freeze on international support by the United States on the region.
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On the four-year anniversary of Myanmar’s coup, this episode discusses governance in Myanmar with U Kyaw Zaw, the spokesperson of President's Office of National Unity Government, highlighting the junta’s mismanagement and high costs of a proposed ‘election’.
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This episode looks at recent trends in social media contestation in Southeast Asia and their impact on the region’s politics.
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With a focus on US policy towards Southeast Asia, this episode looks back at the legacy of the Biden administration and forward to the incoming Trump administration.
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This episode looks back on 2024 and ahead to the new year, discussing trends in Southeast Asia’s politics. Am joined with my new co-host and co-curator Professor Zachary Abuza.
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This episode looks prospectively at Malaysia’s ASEAN Chairmanship with geopolitical analyst Thomas Daniel from ISIS-Malaysia.
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This episode looks at the recent decision by the International Criminal Court to extend an arrest warrant to Myanmar’s junta military chief, Min Aung Hlaing.
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This episode looks at the recent COP29 meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan and how developments at the meeting connect to Southeast Asia.
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This episode looks at Indonesia’s regional elections, the contests and broader trends in Indonesian politics, with Dr. Yoes Kenawas. The regional elections will be held simultaneously across Indonesia to elect 37 Provincial Governors and 508 Mayors or Heads of Districts. It marks a landmark in Indonesia’s democracy.
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This episode looks at broad trends in civil-military relations in Southeast Asia with Dr. Natalie Sambhi.
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In a week of presidential elections, this episode looks ahead at Indonesia’s Prabowo Subianto presidency with Dr. Yohanes Sulaiman.
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On the eve of the US presidential election, this episode looks at current trends in Taiwan’s relationship with Southeast Asia with Dr. Alan Hao Yang.
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This episode looks at the conflict in southern Thailand after the 20th anniversary of Tak Bai Massacre with analyst Don Pathan.
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This episode looks at the impact of the US presidential election on trade and the economy in Southeast Asia with analyst Deborah Elms.
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This episode looks at former president Rodrigo Duterte's relationship with China and how both Duterte and ties with China are shaping contemporary Philippine politics.
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This episode looks at the political legacy of Indonesia’s seventh president Joko Widodo 2014-2024 with Dr. Djayadi Hanan.
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This episode looks at contemporary Lao politics with journalist David Hutt.
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This episode looks at the situation in Myanmar, where Typhoon Yagi and escalating junta bombing have exacerbated the crisis and conflict within the country with Professor Miemie Winn Byrd.
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This episode discusses social scientist James Scott’s impact on understanding Southeast Asia and looks at how his lens is shaping analysis of the region with Professor Meredith Weiss and Dr. Janjira Sombatpoonsiri.
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This is the fourth visit to Southeast Asia for Pope Francis, the longest of his papacy. We discuss Pope Francis’s Asia Pivot and its implications with Father Clarence Devadass of the Catholic Research Center in Kuala Lumpur.
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This episode looks at the development challenges facing Southeast Asia with UNDP’s Philip Schellekens drawing from the 2024 Asia-Pacific Human Development Report Making our Future: New Directions for Human Development in Asia and the Pacific and discusses new solutions and approaches to move the region forward.
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This episode looks at the Constitutional Court decisions over elections in Indonesia, attempts to override these decisions and public protests that have, for now, put a stop to these efforts.
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This episode looks at the first year of the tenure of Prime Minister Hun Manet in Cambodia with Dr. Sam Seun.
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This episode looks at political factors shaping air pollution in Southeast Asia with Universiti of Malaya’s Dr. Helena Varkkey, as the region grapples with some of the poorest air quality in the world.
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This episode looks at the changing relationship between South Korea and Southeast Asia with Dr. Jaehyon Lee, highlighting recent shifts and drivers.
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This episode looks at political factors shaping Southeast Asia’s engagement in the Olympics and sports with Dr. Simon Creak.
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This episode discusses the status of the move of Indonesia’s capital to Nusantara in Kalimantan, a key legacy issue of President Joko Widodo. The discussion with Dr. Yanuar Nugroho, Visiting Fellow of ISEAS, draws from the new book, The Road to Nusantara.
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This episode looks at current Thai politics, with attention to the issues of political stability and contestation. The discussion with Dr. Prajak Kongkirati focuses on drivers and dynamics of political instability, while the conversation with Ken Lahatepanont centres on the recent Senate elections. While unpredictable, there are striking continuities in contemporary Thai politics.
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This episode looks at how Malaysia’s Anwar government has addressed the issue of gender discrimination in citizenship for children born overseas to Malaysian mothers. After repeated promises to address the injustices, the legislation has been stymied by regressive amendments. Am joined in the conversation with Suri Kempe of Family Frontiers.
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Straight Talk Southeast Asia focuses on this week’s release of the Trafficking in Persons report for the region, discussing significant sea-changing shifts with Jacob Sims.
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This episode looks at the leadership divisions in the Philippines which were exposed publicly this past week when Vice President Sara Duterte resigned from the Marcos Cabinet.
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After the leadership transition in Vietnam, this episode looks at the broader drivers and implications of ongoing political changes in conversation with Dr. Zachary Abuza.
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This episode with Dr. Kei Koga examines current dynamics in the Japan-Southeast Asia relations, drawing attention to new drivers and recent changes in Japan’s approach to foreign policy toward the region.
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One year after Timor Leste’s parliamentary election, this episode looks at the progress and challenges facing this Southeast Asia country.
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This episode looks at the rise of transnational crime in Southeast Asia focusing on the findings of a May 2024 United States Institute of Peace report on drivers and the changing patterns of criminality. Joining me is Dr. Jason Tower, one of the chairs of the study.
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This week’s episode focused on contemporary legal measures that are undercutting democracy in Indonesia with Human Rights Watch’s Andreas Harsono.
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As Lee Hsien Loong steps down after almost twenty years as the third prime minister of Singapore this episode reflects on his legacy in conversation with Dr. Bilveer Singh.
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This episode looks at the relationship between Europe and Southeast Asia with journalist David Hutt, focusing on shifts in priorities and engagement.
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This episode in conversation with Dr. Nguyen Khac Giang looks at Vietnam’s leadership crisis after the leader of the National Assembly Vuong Ding Hue resigned this month, removing yet another pillar of the country’s collective leadership.
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This episode looks at how conflict has intensified since Operation 1027 last year and in particular in the last three months as the junta has lost ground across border areas, from Rakhine and recent fall of Myawaddy to Muse in the Shan and Laukkai in Kachin states and fleshed out some of the implications. Special attention centres on Rakhine in conversation with analyst Kyaw Lynn.
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This episode looks at the issue of climate change in the region, with a focus on the politics and policies that are changing. Leading the discussion is Dr. Danny Marks from Dublin City University.
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On the week of six months into a horrifying war, this episode discusses how the conflict in Gaza and Palestine is resonating in Southeast Asia with Middle East analyst James Dorsey (The Turbulent World).
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This week, Straight Talk Southeast Asia is taking a break due to Easter. The show returns next week.
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This episode discusses ongoing changes in Singapore politics from unprecedented scandals and a leadership transition to greater complexity in national politics as the country prepares for elections later this year or early next year.
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In recognition of a focus on women in March, this episode looks at some of the challenges facing women in Southeast Asia as a whole, highlighting the work taking place in ASEAN with Ryce Chanchai lead of the ASEAN Governance and Women, Peace and Security Regional Programme of UN Women.
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This episode reflects on the 2nd Australia-ASEAN Summit held in Melbourne earlier this March. We look at how Australia’s relations with the region and individual countries are changing, as are its priorities and positioning.
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This episode discusses ten broad changes taking place in Malaysian politics in a look back at developments in the last year. Straight Talk Host Dr. Bridget Welsh draws from her analysis of politics in the field.
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Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) celebrated its 5th anniversary last month and the peace process will mark ten years this year. This region of 5 million people located in the Philippine southern island of Mindanao with 18 million people has a long history of conflict and violence. This episode looks at the status of the peace process, the challenges facing the interim Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) and other stakeholders with Georgi Engelbrecht, Senior Analyst of the Crisis Group based in the Philippines.
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Prabowo Subianto won the presidential elections in the first round, with the preliminary results suggesting the fortunes of political parties did not fundamentally change. This episode looks at what happened, why and what to expect next in Indonesian politics with Dr. Philips Vermonte.
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This episode with Dr Tu Nguyen looks back at Vietnam politics in 2023 and ahead, with a special focus on ongoing reforms of the social safety net. While the traditional focus of analysing politics has centred on elites, with attention to the recent anti-corruption campaign, this discussion highlights changes in policy and greater demands from Vietnam’s changing society.
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The focus of Indonesia’s elections has been on the presidential race. This episode with CSIS’s Dr Arya Fernandes focuses on the legislative elections, the changing fortunes of different political parties, factors shaping party voting and how the result may transform Indonesian politics.
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This episode looks at Myanmar on the third anniversary of the political coup, with a conversation with economist Sean Turnell. We discuss his fabulous new book, The Unlikely Prisoner, where he tells his story of 650 days jailed by the military junta, as well as discuss broader changes taking place in the country this past year.
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This episode looks back at what happened in 2023 in the Philippines, from Bongbong Marcos’s leadership, growing elite infighting to the creation of a new investment fund and local government elections, reflecting on the trends in Philippine politics with Professor Ronald Holmes.
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This episode with Professor Duncan McCargo looks back at politics in Thailand in 2023, discussing different interpretations about what happened in the May election and deals associated with the formation of the government, and looks ahead at key issues facing Thai democracy and political stability.
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This episode is a primer on the coming presidential polls in Indonesia, highlighting the personalities and factors shaping the campaign five weeks before the first round of elections.
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This episode reflects on political developments in Southeast Asia in 2023 and highlights key issues that will shape the year ahead.
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Singapore has inaugurated its ninth president, Tharman Shanmugaratnam who was elected by a resounding majority earlier this month. Join Bridget in conversation with Professor Terence Lee discussing the election and what it means for Singapore politics.
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This episode looks at the ongoing political and economic transition taking place in Cambodia. Bradley Murg shares his insights on the challenges ahead for Cambodia’s political economy, while Bridget shares her thoughts on facets ahead for the political change in leadership.
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This episode looks at developments in Thai politics surrounding the first vote for the prime minister and the blocking of Move Forward’s Pita Limjaroenrat as prime minister. In a continued conversation with University of Michigan scholar Ken Mathis Lohatepanont.
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This episode features a primer on Malaysia’s upcoming state elections by Bridget Welsh and a discussion of political developments in Thailand with political analyst Ken Lohatepanont as it parliament meets after the historic May 2023 elections.
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It’s Pride month. This episode looks at the unique challenges the LGBTIQ+ communities in Southeast Asia face and how the debates over rights and forms of activism have changed. We discuss these issues with two academic Anthony Langlois who has written widely on gender and sexuality rights in the region and human rights activist Thi Laga who leads JusticeforSisters.
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Singapore will decide on its next president this year. Join me with Dr. Gillian Koh to discuss recent entrants into the race, the role of the Singapore presidency and issues tied to a possible election.
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Every year defence ministers meet in Singapore as part of the annual Shangri-La Dialogue organized by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). In this episode with IISS Senior Fellow Aaron Connelly we discuss the geopolitical issues raised, with special attention to Southeast Asia.
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One of the most targeted populations in the world, Rohingya continue to be at risk. After victimization from human trafficking, genocide, refugees lacking mobility, right to work and education, this month they were in path of Cyclone Mocha, facing reduction of humanitarian support and renewed calls for repatriation. Join me in conversation of risks and responses with experts and advocates Tun Khin and Lilianne Fan.
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In this episode, Dr. Bridget Welsh is joined by Dr. Michael Leach, Professor of Politics from Swinburne University of Technology, Australia, in an analysis of Timor Leste’s May elections – the results and factors shaping the polls and the challenges ahead for this young country that stands out for being the most democratic in Southeast Asia.
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On May 14 Thais overwhelmingly rejected conservative/military rule at the polls. Join me for a conversation about how this election reflects broader changes in Thai society, the emergence of new political forces, and compares to its past with historian Dr. Chris Baker.
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UMNO is one of Southeast Asia's oldest parties. For decades it failed to reform from within. Now new political conditions are forcing change, making the party address hard issues of its narrative and its place in Malaysia's politics. Join a conversation with journalist Amirul Ruslan and Dr Bridget Welsh on the challenges the party faces, Zahid's vision and the primacy of survival.
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In this episode, Dr. Bridget Welsh talks with seasoned US diplomat Scot Marciel, who shares insights from his latest book Imperfect Partners on US-Southeast Asia relations. Marciel is based at the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center in Standford and served over 37 years across the region.
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In this episode, Bridget discusses more on the recent political violence in the Philippines, from political assassinations to guns for hire. She speaks with Peter Kreitzer from the Peace Research Institute in Frankfurt as well as with Ross Tugade from Ateneo de Manila University, to share different perspectives on these issues.
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This episode looks at why Southeast governments have been reluctant to criticise Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Bridget Welsh is joined by regional scholars Ian Chong and Hoo Chiew Ping who offer different perspectives of responses and Russia's influence in Southeast Asia.
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Cambodia has shut down its last independent media organization, VOD. Episode 4 discusses what this means for national politics and the impact on media with scholar Sophal Ear and human rights activist Sopheap Chak.
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With a new peace talk facilitator from Malaysia and Thailand's national elections coming in May, there are new opportunities to address the protracted conflict in southern Thailand. Join Bridget Welsh and security expert Don Pathan discussing the conflict and obstacles ahead.
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In the wake of annual reports on human rights, for this episode Bridget Welsh speaks to human rights activists, Phil Robertson and AICHR Chair Yuyun Wahyuningrum on the region's human rights challenges and evolving strategies.
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Three years on, Myanmar’s crisis is far from over. This episode discussed different dimensions of the crisis, and speaks with seasoned Myanmar journalist Thin Lei Win and Malaysia’s former Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah on what steps need to be taken to respond to the crisis.
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Introducing: Straight Talk Southeast Asia.
In this trailer episode, host Dr. Bridget Welsh introduces the premise of this show and what we will discuss every episode. It can range from news and current affairs within the Southeast Asian region, to issues on politics, governance, inequality, and more that we believe to be of the upmost importance if you want to be informed about Southeast Asia.
Keep up to date with the latest episode to be informed of the latest news, so we can understand this region, its nature, politics, and each other in the process as well. See you in the next episode!