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Vietnam’s anti-drug police are speaking Gen Z, and it’s working

Vietnam’s anti-drug police are speaking Gen Z, and it’s working

The unit seems to be testing a new propaganda style: using humour to create a friendlier, more familiar voice. Research on political humour shows...

07.12.2025 60

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Dien Nguyen An Luong

The Thai influencer bringing viral warfare to Cambodia’s border

The Thai influencer bringing viral warfare to Cambodia’s border

When Malaysia brokered a ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia in July, many hoped the guns would finally fall silent along the border. Instead,...

06.12.2025 70

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Surachanee Sriyai

Why China is succeeding in Myanmar while the West has been sidelined

Why China is succeeding in Myanmar while the West has been sidelined

China has done so by combining its economic heft and proximity to Myanmar with a policy of fostering ties with both state and non-state actors,...

30.11.2025 10

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Jared Bissinger

The hidden domestic agenda behind Vietnam’s baffling foreign policy

The hidden domestic agenda behind Vietnam’s baffling foreign policy

The answer lies less in the logic of foreign policy than in Vietnamese politics. Foreign policy, to paraphrase Carl von Clausewitz, is the...

29.11.2025 20

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Nguyen Khac Giang

Self-interest is now the main driver of Britain’s Asia policy

Self-interest is now the main driver of Britain’s Asia policy

But this deployment stemmed from decisions made some time ago. It’s not clear whether another such deployment will be authorised again. What, then,...

24.11.2025 1

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Bill Hayton