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Ties with Malaysia make a powerful case study to assess regional ties with the South Asian giant. But others are doing better.
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Asia and the Pacific
30 May 2024
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Nationalism has a potent influence on historical memory – and this can skew in unexpected directions.
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Asia and the Pacific
29 May 2024
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Environmental, economic and geopolitical concerns are all bound up in the latest tensions along the Mekong River.
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Asia and the Pacific
29 May 2024
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It’s not clear how any national service scheme works if it isn’t compulsory, and compulsion is politically poisonous.
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Asia and the Pacific
29 May 2024