Anthony Davis
Security consultant
Anthony Davis is a security consultant and analyst with IHS-Jane’s.
Jihadist threat
Alarm bells are ringing across Southeast Asia, because Mindanao could become the next Syria - but the real and present danger is less sensational.
Media-driven fears
Jihadist terror may sell newspapers but in this region at least viewing it with more perspective and less sensationalism would be helpful.
The China role
An accidental photo shows Myanmar now is using Chinese armed drones in fighting ethnic armies - and the United Wa State Army is using Chinese defences.
BRN's new strategy
ANALYSIS: The car bomb and hospital invasion show the separatists are shifting to political messaging, and violence could soon escalate.
War, as usual
There was little election hoopla in the northern regions of Myanmar, where ethnic groups have refused to sign a cease-fire and the <i>Tatmadaw</i> battle Shan.
Fuelling terror
The abusive and sometimes violent treatment of Uighur people has a knock-on effect to the Mideast and, perhaps even the Aug 17 Bangkok bombing.
Globalisation of terror
A terrorism expert dissects the bombings: Professional all the way, and possibly aimed at killing dozens more at Asiatique as well as the Erawan shrine.
