Trade brought prosperity to many of the trading sultanates which lined the coast of the archipelago and peninsula.

China’s rise, the spread of Islam and the arrival of Europeans had a profound effect on the region.

Chinese Buddhists traveled to Sumatra to improve their learning before proceeding to India and Sri Lanka.

Why U.S. foreign policy should focus on “good governance” instead of “democracy.”

The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq that the U.S. conducted after 9/11 had serious consequences for the rule of law in the world.

Italy has moved—again—in the direction of stability in the short term, while facing long-term fragility of its economic and financial situation.

Another Edward R. Murrow moment? Letter from a relaxed England as October Brexit approaches.

Why every country needs an economic demography transition strategy.

The new European Commission needs a new idea to make the idea of “social Europe” a reality. DigiPension is a great way to achieve that goal.

A new way of overcoming the old division between capital and labor is needed — at least to secure one’s old age.