An evolving legitimacy crisis?
June 20, 2021
Muhyiddin’s leadership has been damaged but he holds incumbent power in a highly centralised system
Political season, June 2021
June 11, 2021
What happens (or does not happen) over the next few weeks will determine who will helm Malaysia
Malaysian youth in peril
May 1, 2021
Taken from malaysiakini.com. Co-authored with Calvin Cheng. Young Malaysians are under siege. Covid-19 has created a perfect storm of economic, social, and political pressures that will have long-term implications for an entire generation of young Malaysians, and for the future of the Malaysian economy and society as a whole. Economic
Consider This: Sabah | Lessons from 2020 election
April 30, 2021
Sabah elections 2020: What happened, and why, as well as the broader implications of the outcome for Sabah and Malaysian politics
No plan B for Singapore’s leadership succession
April 12, 2021
Heng Swee Keat’s departure exposes serious internal challenges for the PAP
Bridget Welsh
Bridget Welsh is currently Honorary Research Associate with the University of Nottingham Asia Research Institute Malaysia (UoNARI-M) based in Kuala Lumpur. She is also a Senior Research Associate of the Hu Feng Center for East Asia Democratic Studies of National Taiwan University and a Senior Associate Fellow of The Habibie Center. She specializes in Southeast Asian politics, with a focus on Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore and Indonesia. She is committed to fostering engagement, mutual understanding and empowerment.