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The Taliban’s madrasas: Institutionalising radicalisation in post-2021 Afghanistan
The Taliban in Afghanistan is establishing thousands of new religious schools, which will likely create a generation susceptible to violent extremism.
Inclusive economic development in Myanmar cannot be achieved amid ongoing militarisation
Myanmar will not achieve sustainable development until it rebuilds democratic institutions.
The paradoxes and precarities of Philippine development
What does ‘progress’ and ‘development’ mean in the Philippines, a nation very vulnerable to climate change-related disasters?
VIDEO: Southeast Asia Oration with Dr. Sri Mulyani Indrawati, August 2026
Sri Mulyani Indrawati, one of Indonesia’s longest-serving Ministers of Finance: ‘Governing for Growth – Democracy and Development’.
ASEAN – Avoiding the middle-income trap through cooperation
ASEAN needs to remain united, embrace openness, invest in human capital and technology, and champion free trade and multilateralism to drive global growth.