THE REGION -- Seeking Stability in Turbulent Times: Southeast Asia's New Normal?, by See Seng Tan, Oleg Korovin -- China's Two Silk Roads Initiative: What It Means for Southeast Asia, by David Arase -- Southeast Asian Economies: Striving for Growth, by Arief Ramayandi, Megananda Suryana -- BRUNEI DARUSSALAM -- Brunei Darussalam: A Time for Stock Taking, by Pushpa Thambipillai -- CAMBODIA -- Cambodia in 2014: The Beginning of Concrete Reforms, by Vannarith Chheang -- The Cambodian People Have Spoken: Has the Cambodian People's Party Heard?, by Kheang Un -- INDONESIA Indonesia in 2014: Jokowi and the Repolarization of Post-Soeharto Politics, by Marcus Mietzner -- Junctures of the Old and New: The 2014 Indonesian Elections, by Ulla Fionna, Gwenael Njoto -- ISIS in Indonesia, by Sidney Jones, Solahudin -- LAOS Laos: The Dangers of Developmentalism?, by Brendan M. Howe, Seo Hyun Rachelle Park -- MALAYSIA Malaysia in 2014: A Year of Political and Social Ferment, by Faisal S Hazis -- The Hudud Controversy in Malaysia: Religious Probity or Political Expediency?, by Ahmad Fauzi Abdul Hamid -- MYANMAR Myanmar in 2014: 'Tacking Against the Wind', by Morten Pedersen -- Ongoing Conflict in the Kachin State, by Mandy Sadan THE PHILIPPINES The Philippines in 2014: The More Things Stay the Same, by Malcolm Cook -- Typhoon Yolanda: The Politics of Disaster Response and Management, by Lorraine Carlos Salazar -- SINGAPORE Singapore in 2014: Managing Domestic and Regional Concerns and Signalling a New Regional Role, by N Ganesan -- Managing Cyberspace: State Regulation versus Self-Regulation, by Carol Soon -- THAILAND Thailand in 2014: The Trouble with Magic Swords, by Duncan McCargo -- What Went Wrong with the Thai Democracy?, by Suchit Bunbongkarn -- TIMOR-LESTE Timor-Leste: The Two Sides of Success, by Rui Graca Feijo -- VIETNAM Vietnam in 2014: Crisis with China Makes Headlines, by Ramses Amer -- Vietnam's Online Petition Movement, by Jason Morris-Jung.