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The State of Southeast Asia 2026 Survey Report is now out! gauges the views and perceptions of Southeast Asians on geopolitical developments affecting the region. Download it here: https://www.iseas.edu.sg/category/centres/asean-studies-centre/state-of-southeast-asia-survey/

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Dear Colleagues

We are pleased to announce our new article at the TRENDSETTERS column on 1 May 2026 on "Women: Peace & Security in Southeast Asian Countries," by Nele Kettrup of University of Vienna.

Here it is:
https://kyotoreview.org/issue-42-mar-2026/women-peace-security-in-southeast-asian-countries/

Pavin Chachavalpongpun
and Chika Yamada
Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia

Women: Peace & Security in Southeast Asian Countries - Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia A world where women are included in peace processes has a lot of potential for positive change in all aspects of life, but, sadly, remains a utopia to this day in many countries.

We are pleased to announce that the Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia has been ranked no.7 of Top 35 Best Southeast Asian Blogs in 2026 (as of April 21, 2026), by FeedSpot.

In the top 10 are:
1. LSE Blog
2. CSIS Blogs
3. Southeast Asia Backpacker
4. The Diplomat (Magazine)
5. Crisis Group Southeast Asia
6. New Mandala (ANU)
7. Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia
8. ASEAN News
9. Nikkei Asia
10. Financial Times

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Thank you for all your support.

Best wishes

Pavin Chachavalpongpun
Chika Yamada
KRSEA Committees

35 Best Southeast Asian Blogs to Follow in 2026 FeedSpot brings you the best list of Southeast Asian blogs, ranked by relevance, online following, and freshness to keep you connected with the latest voices

Dear Colleagues

We are pleased to announce our new article at the TRENDSETTERS column on 1 April 2026 on "The Return of the Generals: Prabowo and the Future of Indonesia’s Security Sector Reform," by Norman Joshua at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University.

Here it is:
https://kyotoreview.org/issue-42-mar-2026/prabowo-and-the-future-of-indonesias-security-sector-reform/

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Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia

The Return of the Generals: Prabowo and the Future of Indonesia’s Security Sector Reform - Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia Controversy over the law is not another chapter of legal-bureaucratic debate but a symptom of the incompleteness of Indonesia’s security sector reforms that first began during the Reformasi years.

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Join us for the highly anticipated launch of The State of Southeast Asia: 2026 Survey Report, where we will share key survey findings for discussion and analysis by a distinguished panel of discussants.

Register at https://www.iseas.edu.sg/mec-events/e-launch-and-discussion-of-the-state-of-southeast-asia-2026-survey-report/

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1 March 2026

The Center for Southeast Asian Studies at Kyoto University proudly presents the new issue (42) of Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia (1 March 2026) titled "Non-traditional Security Challenges.” We have five articles as follows:

1. The challenges of addressing Myanmar's post-2021 security challenges, by Moe Thuzar
2. Thailand's anti-scam efforts are well behind the pace of criminality, by Mark S. Cogan
3. Glorifying terrorism, ignoring religious intolerance, by Sumanto Al Qurtuby
4. Climate action in Southeast Asia: Responses from ASEAN and the Philippines, by Virgemarie A Salazar
5. Mass Remigration as a non-traditional threat in Cambodia, by David Hutt

In this issue, we have Mark S Cogan, who is associate professor of Peace and Conflict Studies, Kansai Gaidai University, Japan, serving as the Guest Editor.

All articles are translated from English into Japanese, Thai, Bahasa Indonesia, Filipino, Vietnamese, Burmese, and Khmer.

This issue, as usual, also includes a section of book reviews. The list of book reviews is below:

1. Indonesia's Foreign Policy under Suharto: Aspiring to Indonesian Leadership, by Leo Suryadinata, Reviewed by Vibhanshu Shekhar
2. Turning Land into Capital: Development and Dispossession in the Mekong Region, Edited by Phillip Hirsch, Kevin Woods, Natalia Scurrah, anf Michael B Dwyer, Reviewed by Paul Rabe
3. Frontline Poets: The Literacy Rebels Taking on Myanmar's Military, by Joe Freeman and Aung Naing Soe, Reviewed by Benjamin Zawacki
4. The Good Lord Willing and the Creek Don't Rise: Pentimento Memories of Mom and Me, by Robert W. Norris, Reviewed by Mark S. Cogan
5. Putting Women Up: Gender Equality and Politics in Myanmar, by Netina Tan and Meredith L Weiss, Reviewed by Hilary Faxon and Tin Mar Oo

Finally, for the Trendsetters column this month, we present a piece on “The Indian Disaspora's Political Awakening in Thailand” by Prem Singh Gill, who is a fellow at the Royal Asiatic Society (England and Ireland) and a visiting scholar in Thai public universities,

Website: https://kyotoreview.org/issue-42-mar-2026/non-traditional-security-challenges-in-southeast-asia/

For Book Reviews: https://kyotoreview.org/reviews/

For Trendsetters: https://kyotoreview.org/issue-42-mar-2026/the-indian-diasporas-political-awakening-in-thailand/

Best wishes,
Pavin Chachavalpongpun, Editor
Ryota Sakamoto
On behalf of the KRSEA Committee

Non-traditional security challenges in Southeast Asia - Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia This issue of the Kyoto Review examines several cases of non-traditional security concerns, from the grave threats posed by climate change, the proliferation of scam operations in Myanmar and Cambodia, terrorism and religious intolerance, and more.

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1 February 2026

Dear Colleagues

We are pleased to announce our new article at the TRENDSETTERS column on 1 February 2026 on "The Myth of Apoliticism: The Politics of Education in South Vietnam (1955-1975)," by Linh K Chau, VinUniversity, Hanoi, Vietnam

Here it is:
https://kyotoreview.org/issue-41-sept-2025/the-myth-of-apoliticism-the-politics-of-education-in-south-vietnam-1955-1975/

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The Myth of Apoliticism: The Politics of Education in South Vietnam (1955-1975) - Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia I argue all education systems are subject to the political realities of their time, and the RVN was no exception—just in a more subtle way.

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1 January 2026

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Dear Colleagues

We are pleased to announce our new article at the TRENDSETTERS column on 1 January 2026, on "Japan’s Economic Security Strategy: A View from Southeast Asia" by Aaron Jed Rabena who is Assistant Professor at the Asian Center in the University of the Philippines and former Visiting Research Scholar at the International Research Center for Japanese Studies.

Here it is:
https://kyotoreview.org/issue-41-sept-2025/japans-economic-security-strategy-a-view-from-southeast-asia/

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Japan’s Economic Security Strategy: A View from Southeast Asia - Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia For Southeast Asian countries like the Philippines, economic security is not entirely new.