Welcome to Straight Talk Southeast Asia. In this podcast, host, political analyst and academic, Dr.
This episode looks at developments in contemporary Thailand and factors impacting shaping instabilit
This episode looks at France’s engagement with Southeast Asia with IFRI’s Juliette Loesch, with anal
This episode looks at the transformation of Southeast Asia’s energy sector with a focus on nuclear p
This episode looks at Indonesian foreign policy under President Prabowo Subianto with Dr. Yohanes Su
This episode looks at the recent ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur and challenges facing the regional org
This episode discusses developments in elite politics in Thailand with scholar Ken Lohatepanont. Sta
This episode discusses the May 2025 Philippine midterm elections with ProCleo Anne Calimbahin, highl
This episode looks at the Funan Techo Canal in Cambodia and the challenges of transwater diplomacy i
This episode looks at the upcoming May 12 midterm elections in the Philippines with Professor Ronald
This episode examines the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, and Vietnam’s political, diplomati
This episode looks at Singapore’s 15th General Election with Dr. Elvin Ong, discussing the issues an
This episode looks at China President Xi Jinpeng’s historic visit to Southeast Asia, focusing in on
This episode examines food security in Southeast Asia with RSIS’s Dr Jose Ma. Luis P. Montesclaros,
This episode looks in-depth at the Myanmar earthquake, the domestic and international responses and
This episode looks at key developments in Southeast Asia as the region is facing shocks from earthqu
This episode looks at recent measures by the Prabowo Subianto government that have caused concerns a
This episode looks at the arrest of Rodrigo Duterte with Carlos Conde of Human Rights Watch who argu
This episode looks at trends in democratic backsliding and challenges to human rights in the region
In this climate of cuts in support for democracy and serious challenges facing journalism, this epis
