South East Asia

The targeting and forced removal of ethnic minorities by other groups and/or the nation-state

The systemic variation in sea temperature in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of South America, typically in late December, that has an impact on the weather of the region and across other regions of the world.

A communist guerilla movement in Cambodia that held power from 1975 to 1979. Responsible for mass killings and mass starvation.

A type of economic system that is not controlled by a central authority but rather left to the free and open collaboration and decisions of the participants in the market.

Currency from another country.

A self-organized collective of farmers who share irrigation water from a common source, found throughout Bali.

A city that is the largest in the country and is the center of economic and political life.

A state which takes leading role in macro-economic planning, strategic investment and n guiding economic growth

An economic development strategy marked by protectionist policies in order to bolster local growth.

An area where waters drains from and flows into a river or a number of tributaries.

The belief that non-human entities have spirits, prominent among hunter-gatherers yet evolving into subsequent cultures.

A country in which the city and the state are essentially one and the same.

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