The magazine publication aims to provide access to a wider audience who wishes to gain a better understanding of a wide range of key issues facing Mekong countries, including public health, climate change, trade and economy, food security, poverty and development, digitalization, peace and security, and international cooperation.

Description:

Together with our partner, we chose the theme of “State-building experiences in the Mekong region” for Volume 4, Issue 2, to provide the insights into the specific contexts, factors, and experiences each country in the Mekong region has gone through in its state-building process. We hope these insights will be useful for policymakers, researchers, development partners, and general readers to gain a comparative perspective on the success and failure of different state-building scenarios in the region. In addition to the insights, the authors have provided some practical policy recommendations, which encourage more robust debates and further studies to be conducted to provide more enriched analysis.