A thought-provoking study of democratization proposing that the spate of retreating democracies, one after another over the past two decades, is not just a series of exceptions.

Joshua Kurlantzick reviews Everything Is Broken: A Tale of Catastrophe in Burma by Emma Larkin.

Joshua Kurlantzick discusses the roots of the conflict in Thailand.

The once-prosperous democratic ally of the United States faces continuing upheaval unless the elite and opposition agree to political reforms and a frank debate about the future of its monarchy, writes CFR's Joshua Kurlantzick.

Joshua Kurlantzick reviews Tearing Apart the Land, by Duncan McCargo.

President Obama must not let his postponed trip to Indonesia scuttle U.S. plans to forge a lasting strategic partnership with an emerging world power, writes CFR's Joshua Kurlantzick.

Joshua Kurlantzick says, "A global decline in political freedom is partly the fault of the middle class."

Joshua Kurlantzik argues, "the age of global human-rights advocacy has collapsed."

Joshua Kurlantzick argues that America will not be giving way to Asia as the global hegemon anytime soon.

Joshua Kurlantick draws lessons for Haiti from the tsunami in Indonesia.

Joshua Kurlantzick discusses rising nationalist sentiment among Asian nations.

Joshua Kurlantzick questions the Obama administration's re-engagement of Burma, pointing out that in the past "the Burmese regime has softened just enough to win concessions, before reverting to its natural state."

The fact that President Obama did not predict the decline of Chinese communism was an important shift in rhetoric that was otherwise in line with what U.S. president's before him have said, writes Joshua Kurlantzick.

Ahead of President Obama's Asia trip, CFR experts Sheila Smith, Joshua Kurlantzick, Elizabeth Economy, and Scott Snyder discuss what the president should focus on during his visit to Japan, Singapore, China, and South Korea.

Joshua Kurlantzick writes that, "if the U.S. relationship with Afghanistan eventually resembles the one we now have with Vietnam, we should be overjoyed."

With its economy flourishing, China is finally making a real impact on the global stage, writes Joshua Kurlantzick.

Joshua Kurlantzick comments that the recent reelection of President Yudhoyono was "only the capstone of a triumphant decade for Indonesia."

Joshua Kurlantzick takes a close look at the dynamics of Indonesian politics and society, offering a point of view that negates common assumptions about militancy and instability in that country.

Joshua Kurlantzick comments on war crimes prosecutions in Cambodia.

Joshua Kurlantzick reviews two recent works on Cambodia.

Joshua Kurlantzick reviews Nicholas Schmidle's To Live or To Perish Forever: Two Tumultuous Years in Pakistan.