Uncontrolled expansion of timber plantations threatens to unravel the social fabric and environmental integrity of one of Southeast Asia’s most biodiverse regions. By Memet Enes Beşer Malaysia’s lush rainforests, previously
A Japanese roundtable discussion about the government’s militarization policies and their wider context. Published in SHISO-UNDO NEWS No. 182 Participants:Akira Fujiware (School Worker / Moderator) Shozo Hirono (Activist Group Shiso-Undo)
Main political events in Türkiye in the last week. In Türkiye last week, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s visits to Saudi Arabia and Egypt topped the national agenda. Another major talking
What we should be after is how imperialism metabolizes critique. By Cemil Gözel The debate sparked by Noam Chomsky’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein has been framed in some circles as
Pakistan is trying to sell itself as the southern hinge of Central Asia’s access to warm waters at the exact moment militant networks and militant propaganda are advertising their intent
More Than Neighbors By Mehmet Enes Beşer In a world that is grappling with an evolving geopolitics order—defined by frayed multilateralism, economic nationalism, and intensifying great-power competition—the evolving China-Vietnam relationship
Indonesia has consistently championed the rights of peoples since the 1955 Bandung Conference. By Ahmed Mahmoud, Columist & managing editor at Ahram Online This title leaped to mind as I
Bridges Over Balance Sheets By Mehmet Enes Beşer The United States likes to cite one number boastfully in its relations with Southeast Asia: it is still ASEAN’s single largest foreign
But Japan’s real test is just beginning. Here’s why. By Orçun Göktürk, President of the Turkish-Chinese Studies Center, from Beijing / China The elections in Japan have concluded. The Liberal
Israel’s goals and threats, US pressure, and Iran’s survival instinct. By Adem Kılıç, Political Scientist/Writer Although it is only the second month of 2026, the world continues to witness events
The discussion has split the party mainly into two camps. It is no secret that the Trump administration supports nationalist right-wing parties across Europe. Trump, Musk, and numerous figures from
The relation is one of strategy-driven trust, politics-driven comfort, and development-driven pragmatism. By Mehmet Enes Beşer As President Xi Jinping’s Southeast Asian tour in last year makes headlines, it is
