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Tom Pepinsky says that Prime Minister Mahathir’s resignation has created an unclear future for Malaysia, in which a new multiethnic regime or Malay-first coalition could gain power.

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Election results are slowly rolling in in Thailand, accompanied by growing complaints of irregularities. According to the votes counted so far, the pro-military party is set to retain power. Thomas Pepinsky, professor of government at Cornell University and an expert in South East Asian politics, says preliminary results suggest the outcome is unlikely to bring stability to the country’s politics.

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Tom Pepinsky, professor of government at Cornell University and an expert in South East Asian politics, says the 2019 Indonesian election is an important opportunity for citizens of the fourth most populous democracy to exercise political power.  

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The United States and North Korea are set to continue talks this week in preparation for the second Trump-Kim summit in Hanoi later this month. Thomas Pepinsky, a professor of international politics and an expert in South East Asia at Cornell University, says that while all eyes are on the U.S. and North Korea now, we should not forget the broader regional context, as well as the significance of Vietnam being chosen to host the summit. 

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Cornell University government professor and South East Asia politics expert Thomas Pepinsky comments on the upcoming general elections in Malaysia

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