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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