Southeast Asia

Richard Cavendish describes the French defeat in Indochina, on May 7th, 1954.

Merle Ricklefs seeks clues for the future of the troubled archipelago nation in its distant past.

Jessica Harrison-Hall introduces the upcoming exhibition of Vietnamese art at the British Museum.

On the 60th anniversary of the fall of Singapore, arguably the nadir of Anglo-Australian relations, Richard Wilkinson explores the strange relationship between the two countries in the last century.

Tony Stockwell looks behind the exotic facade to examine the role of the kings of Siam and Thailand in modernising their country.

Dutch sovereignty was transferred to the United States of Indonesia on November 2nd, 1949.

Revolutions and changes of dynasty seem to have happened with the regularity of clockwork on the island of Java. M.C. Ricklefs investigates.

Fighting broke out in the Philippines on the night of February 4th, 1899, after an American patrol shot a Filipino guerrilla.

Paul Doolan looks at the continuing controversy over Dutch 'police operations' post-1945 in Indonesia.

As Luang Prabang, Laos' former royal capital of South East Asia becomes the latest addition to UNESCO world heritage sites, Cherry Barnett explores its significance.