Katrin Travouillon
@ktravouillon.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer at the ANU 🇦🇺│Co-Editor Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding │Emotional takes on people, politics, and peacebuilding in SEA│ Special ❤️ for 🇰🇭
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I finally made the move. Looking forward to reconnecting with colleagues and friends ☺️
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The United States, on behalf of Israel, is now putting significant resources into sending out teams of masked men to arrest students who have protested or written about the genocide in Gaza. Is the US-based International Studies Association @isanet.bsky.social still too coy to say anything?
Video of the international student at Tufts being arrested by "federal authorities" in Massachusetts has been released and it's terrifying.
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
March 26, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The United States, on behalf of Israel, is now putting significant resources into sending out teams of masked men to arrest students who have protested or written about the genocide in Gaza. Is the US-based International Studies Association @isanet.bsky.social still too coy to say anything?
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What role do transnational factors play in the decline of democracy in mainland Southeast Asia? Here I argue that its wrong to look only at China. Instead, we should note that Mekong states and their security forces put regime security ahead of traditional concerns. Article is free to download.
An authoritarian security community in mainland Southeast Asia: regional dynamics in an actor-centred theory of transnational authoritarianism
This article presents a novel actor-centred theory of transnational authoritarianism that puts the nexus between security and authoritarianism at the heart of its explanation of how and why neighbo...
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March 26, 2025 at 1:10 AM
What role do transnational factors play in the decline of democracy in mainland Southeast Asia? Here I argue that its wrong to look only at China. Instead, we should note that Mekong states and their security forces put regime security ahead of traditional concerns. Article is free to download.
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After the grant was terminated by the federal government, RFA Khmer no longer broadcasts its full show but instead news briefs.
March 26, 2025 at 3:03 AM
After the grant was terminated by the federal government, RFA Khmer no longer broadcasts its full show but instead news briefs.
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The latest Element in Politics & Society in SE Asia is out: Diana Kim's "Rethinking Colonial Legacies across SE Asia"! Kim explores the significance & legacies of Japan's WWII occupation of SE Asia for understanding colonial legacies. Download FREE through 2 April.
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
Rethinking Colonial Legacies across Southeast Asia
Cambridge Core - Asian Studies - Rethinking Colonial Legacies across Southeast Asia
www.cambridge.org
March 19, 2025 at 9:21 PM
The latest Element in Politics & Society in SE Asia is out: Diana Kim's "Rethinking Colonial Legacies across SE Asia"! Kim explores the significance & legacies of Japan's WWII occupation of SE Asia for understanding colonial legacies. Download FREE through 2 April.
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
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This is mostly a LinkedIn thing, but getting a little tired of people arguing it's time to have a "conversation" on "reimagining" foreign assistance when there are literally thousands of people dying right now.
March 19, 2025 at 9:56 PM
This is mostly a LinkedIn thing, but getting a little tired of people arguing it's time to have a "conversation" on "reimagining" foreign assistance when there are literally thousands of people dying right now.
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"My name is Mahmoud Khalil and I am a political prisoner. I am writing to you from a detention facility in Louisiana where I wake to cold mornings and spend long days bearing witness to the quiet injustices underway against a great many people precluded from the protections of the law."
March 18, 2025 at 10:11 PM
"My name is Mahmoud Khalil and I am a political prisoner. I am writing to you from a detention facility in Louisiana where I wake to cold mornings and spend long days bearing witness to the quiet injustices underway against a great many people precluded from the protections of the law."
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300 Gazans killed by Israeli air strikes. The direct genocidal violence ramps up again with impunity www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Hundreds reported dead in Gaza as Israel launches widespread strikes
Benjamin Netanyahu’s office threatens more attacks on Hamas, blaming its refusal to release hostages for IDF strikes Israeli-Gaza – latest updates
www.theguardian.com
March 18, 2025 at 8:39 AM
300 Gazans killed by Israeli air strikes. The direct genocidal violence ramps up again with impunity www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
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For over 80 years, Voice of America delivered news to countries—many under authoritarian rule—where reliable information was scarce. Now, those broadcasts, once a vital tool for promoting democracy and transparency, are fading away.
March 17, 2025 at 12:34 AM
For over 80 years, Voice of America delivered news to countries—many under authoritarian rule—where reliable information was scarce. Now, those broadcasts, once a vital tool for promoting democracy and transparency, are fading away.
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BREAKING—The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) office was just on lockdown for close to an hour while members of the DOGE team tried to enter the building, multiple people have told me. Security has now escorted out remaining staffers who’ve been told to telework until further notice.
March 14, 2025 at 11:19 PM
BREAKING—The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) office was just on lockdown for close to an hour while members of the DOGE team tried to enter the building, multiple people have told me. Security has now escorted out remaining staffers who’ve been told to telework until further notice.
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The threat of a border wall is an effort by Bangkok, goaded by China, to cajole Phnom Penh into doing more to clamp down on its vast cyber scam industry,
What’s Behind Thailand’s Planned Border Wall With Cambodia?
The wall will probably never be built. But it may prod the Cambodian authorities into taking belated action against the country’s online scam syndicates.
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March 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
The threat of a border wall is an effort by Bangkok, goaded by China, to cajole Phnom Penh into doing more to clamp down on its vast cyber scam industry,
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Thirty USAID Contracts Cease in Cambodia; Civil Society Find Ways to Survive, Gov’t Unfazed
Thirty USAID Contracts Cease in Cambodia; Civil Society Find Ways to Survive, Gov't Unfazed | CamboJA News
Hope turned to shock and despair as a leaked document detailed the US government’s permanent cancellation of funding for 30 USAID programs in Cambodia, dashing expectations that the Trump administrati...
cambojanews.com
March 13, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Thirty USAID Contracts Cease in Cambodia; Civil Society Find Ways to Survive, Gov’t Unfazed
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While relocating to Bangkok (thanks to the Cambodian government) I've not had chance to share the stories that I've been reading in between trying to assemble furniture, calm two antsy cats and adapt to a whole new country, culture and language on the fly.
Here's a rundown of what caught my eye:
Here's a rundown of what caught my eye:
March 7, 2025 at 4:27 AM
While relocating to Bangkok (thanks to the Cambodian government) I've not had chance to share the stories that I've been reading in between trying to assemble furniture, calm two antsy cats and adapt to a whole new country, culture and language on the fly.
Here's a rundown of what caught my eye:
Here's a rundown of what caught my eye:
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Thai authorities have arrested and charged 100 Thai nationals for their involvement in transnational call center scams operating from Cambodia.
Thailand Charges 100 For Involvement in Online Fraud Operations
The group were among 119 Thai nationals detained during a raid in the Cambodian border town of Poipet last week.
buff.ly
March 7, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Thai authorities have arrested and charged 100 Thai nationals for their involvement in transnational call center scams operating from Cambodia.
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Since 2024, Cambodian authorities have cracked down on 18 illegal online sites and arrested 3,724 foreigners of 16 nationalities.
Cambodia Cracks Down on Online Scams and Deports Thousands
Authorities have targeted 18 illegal online sites and arrested 3,724 foreigners for deportation since 2024, while dismissing claims of selling classified information to criminal groups amid ongoing ef...
kiripost.com
March 6, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Since 2024, Cambodian authorities have cracked down on 18 illegal online sites and arrested 3,724 foreigners of 16 nationalities.
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CAMBODIA: Huione Pay, the banking arm of what’s been called world’s ‘largest ever illicit online marketplace,’ stripped of banking license by National Bank of Cambodia for noncompliance, writes @jackadamovicdavies.bsky.social for RFA. www.rfa.org/english/camb...
March 6, 2025 at 11:38 PM
CAMBODIA: Huione Pay, the banking arm of what’s been called world’s ‘largest ever illicit online marketplace,’ stripped of banking license by National Bank of Cambodia for noncompliance, writes @jackadamovicdavies.bsky.social for RFA. www.rfa.org/english/camb...
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NEW ARTICLE: Surreal to be worrying about SE Asian authoritarianism currently.
But it should be understood on its own terms.
Open access and part of a forthcoming SI edited by Aim Sinpeng and I on Thailand's 2023 election.
@anubellschool.bsky.social
dx.doi.org/10.1177/1868...
But it should be understood on its own terms.
Open access and part of a forthcoming SI edited by Aim Sinpeng and I on Thailand's 2023 election.
@anubellschool.bsky.social
dx.doi.org/10.1177/1868...
Authoritarian Securitisation and Moral Panic: The Discourse and Role of the Senate in the 2023 Thai Election - Gregory V. Raymond, 2025
In Thailand's 2023 election, an appointed Senate controlled who became prime minister. To better understand the thinking of key actors in this critical moment, ...
dx.doi.org
March 3, 2025 at 7:06 AM
NEW ARTICLE: Surreal to be worrying about SE Asian authoritarianism currently.
But it should be understood on its own terms.
Open access and part of a forthcoming SI edited by Aim Sinpeng and I on Thailand's 2023 election.
@anubellschool.bsky.social
dx.doi.org/10.1177/1868...
But it should be understood on its own terms.
Open access and part of a forthcoming SI edited by Aim Sinpeng and I on Thailand's 2023 election.
@anubellschool.bsky.social
dx.doi.org/10.1177/1868...
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Per Dr Atul Gawande, ex USAID: “All malaria supplies protecting 53 million people, mostly children, including bed nets, diagnostics, preventive drugs, and treatments – terminated.”
There are no words that sufficiently describe this level of cruelty and sadism.
There are no words that sufficiently describe this level of cruelty and sadism.
February 28, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Per Dr Atul Gawande, ex USAID: “All malaria supplies protecting 53 million people, mostly children, including bed nets, diagnostics, preventive drugs, and treatments – terminated.”
There are no words that sufficiently describe this level of cruelty and sadism.
There are no words that sufficiently describe this level of cruelty and sadism.
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Following crackdowns on the Thailand-Myanmar border cyber-scams, China's Assistant Minister for Public Security Liu Zhongyi met leaders in Cambodia to increase cooperation against call-center fraud and human trafficking.
Cambodia-China Step Up War on Online Fraud
PHNOM PENH – Following crackdowns on the Thailand-Myanmar border cyber-scams, China's Assistant Minister for Public Security Liu Zhongyi met leader...
cambodianess.com
February 26, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Following crackdowns on the Thailand-Myanmar border cyber-scams, China's Assistant Minister for Public Security Liu Zhongyi met leaders in Cambodia to increase cooperation against call-center fraud and human trafficking.
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Future Southeast Asia Newsletter No. 254:
- Visiting Cambodia's coastal casino city
- Bali overdevelopment
- Rebuilding a former CIA airport in Laos
- Selangor railway
- Proposed merger of Bangkok bus terminals,
- Hanoi Metro Line 5
news.futuresoutheastasia.com/p/26-februar...
- Visiting Cambodia's coastal casino city
- Bali overdevelopment
- Rebuilding a former CIA airport in Laos
- Selangor railway
- Proposed merger of Bangkok bus terminals,
- Hanoi Metro Line 5
news.futuresoutheastasia.com/p/26-februar...
Visiting Cambodia's coastal casino city
News #254: Bali overdevelopment, rebuilding a former CIA airport in Laos, Selangor railway, proposed merger of Bangkok bus terminals, Hanoi Metro Line 5
news.futuresoutheastasia.com
February 26, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Future Southeast Asia Newsletter No. 254:
- Visiting Cambodia's coastal casino city
- Bali overdevelopment
- Rebuilding a former CIA airport in Laos
- Selangor railway
- Proposed merger of Bangkok bus terminals,
- Hanoi Metro Line 5
news.futuresoutheastasia.com/p/26-februar...
- Visiting Cambodia's coastal casino city
- Bali overdevelopment
- Rebuilding a former CIA airport in Laos
- Selangor railway
- Proposed merger of Bangkok bus terminals,
- Hanoi Metro Line 5
news.futuresoutheastasia.com/p/26-februar...
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Call for papers! We are inviting scholars working on public opinion manipulation through social media in SEA to gather in Undip, Semarang in august, to discuss recent findings & steps forward. Do send your abstract by 15 April.
www.kitlv.nl/news/online-...
www.kitlv.nl/news/online-...
Call for papers | Online influence operations and democracy in Southeast Asia
www.kitlv.nl
February 26, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Call for papers! We are inviting scholars working on public opinion manipulation through social media in SEA to gather in Undip, Semarang in august, to discuss recent findings & steps forward. Do send your abstract by 15 April.
www.kitlv.nl/news/online-...
www.kitlv.nl/news/online-...
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Glad to see I'm in good company with my doubts about the utility of a Code of Conduct in the #SouthChinaSea! cc: @susannahpatton.bsky.social @channelnewsasia.bsky.social: www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/asean-c...
ASEAN has to maintain centrality amid rising global tensions, security threats: Observers
Member states have found themselves pulled in different directions, complicating efforts to reach consensus on geopolitical matters, said observers.
www.channelnewsasia.com
February 25, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Glad to see I'm in good company with my doubts about the utility of a Code of Conduct in the #SouthChinaSea! cc: @susannahpatton.bsky.social @channelnewsasia.bsky.social: www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/asean-c...
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Cambodia reports a new human death from H5N1 bird flu.
February 25, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Cambodia reports a new human death from H5N1 bird flu.
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CAMBODIA/CHINA: Liu Zhongyi, assistant public security minister China assigned to lead its scam crackdown visited Cambodia today with sizable delegation. This month his visits to Myanmar & Thailand were followed by massive & ongoing border crackdown. 1/2 freshnewsasia.com/index.php/en...
ជំនួបជាមួយឧបនាយករដ្ឋមន្រ្តី ស សុខា, មន្រ្តីជាន់ខ្ពស់ក្រសួងសន្តិសុខសាធារណៈចិន សង្ឃឹមថា ទំនាក់ទំនងរវាងក្រសួងទាំងពីរ នឹងបន្តរីកលូតលាស់ជាលំដាប់
FRESH NEWS
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February 25, 2025 at 9:39 AM
CAMBODIA/CHINA: Liu Zhongyi, assistant public security minister China assigned to lead its scam crackdown visited Cambodia today with sizable delegation. This month his visits to Myanmar & Thailand were followed by massive & ongoing border crackdown. 1/2 freshnewsasia.com/index.php/en...
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AUTHORITARIANS IN THE ACADEMY, out Aug 19.
I'm thrilled to share that my book about transnational repression in higher ed—and the ways critics of authoritarian regimes face censorship and threats on campus—is available for pre-order with @hopkinspress.bsky.social.
www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/...
I'm thrilled to share that my book about transnational repression in higher ed—and the ways critics of authoritarian regimes face censorship and threats on campus—is available for pre-order with @hopkinspress.bsky.social.
www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/...
February 24, 2025 at 8:57 PM
AUTHORITARIANS IN THE ACADEMY, out Aug 19.
I'm thrilled to share that my book about transnational repression in higher ed—and the ways critics of authoritarian regimes face censorship and threats on campus—is available for pre-order with @hopkinspress.bsky.social.
www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/...
I'm thrilled to share that my book about transnational repression in higher ed—and the ways critics of authoritarian regimes face censorship and threats on campus—is available for pre-order with @hopkinspress.bsky.social.
www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/...