The Roundtable on Asia, the Rule of Law, and U.S. Foreign Policy examines the many meanings of the "rule of law" and the role of law and legal culture in the economic growth, institution-building, and protection of human rights in Asian countries. Participants from the government, NGO's, and academia join to discuss the relevance of the rule of law to U.S. foreign policy and what measures the public and private sectors might adopt to foster desired developments.

Asia is an increasingly important center of world power and relations between the United States and Asia have undergone great change. The Focal Points for the Future Roundtable Series examined the implications of these changes within sociopolitical, economic, and security frameworks.