Sholto Byrnes

In the Gulf, Africa, South-East Asia and beyond, many are more than happy to share the table with China

It strains credulity that Biden and Harris haven't they worked out by now that all they have to do – if they really want a ceasefire – is to cut off the supply of arms and money to Tel Aviv

Given recent developments, those wielding the pen in Kuala Lumpur may well draft far harsher Asean statements on Israel

Top analysts are spending too much time looking at the region through a western security lens

South-East Asia, like other regions, has more to offer than what travellers see on the surface

A VAT on private schools could end up costing the state

While both candidates appear to have similar trade policies, they couldn't be further apart on how to deal with China

Banning extremists is one thing but ending the cycle of dissolving popular parties would be good for the country

Across the world, politicians have realised that the big tech companies are either unwilling or unable to protect society, and that governments must now step in

Both multi-ethnic, multifaith former colonies endured devastating race riots

The long-term leader's foreign policy led to country being courted by some of the world’s greatest powers

Projects like the Asean Express are examples of the benefits of countries connecting more, contrary to all the self-defeating talk about taking sides

The democracies in South and East Asia aren't perfect, but they have some lessons for those in Europe and North America