Vatikiotis has spent almost 40 years of his life in Southeast Asia as a student, writer, journalist and diplomat. “It’s a land of perpetual contrasts,” he describes. “There is stability and economic prosperity but also inequality, huge disparity of wealth and lack of access to services.”
For this state of affairs, Vatikiotis pins the blame on corrupt leaders. “The selfishness of the ruling elites has undermined the democratic institutions.”
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