Isobel Coleman hosts Joshua Kurlantzick, Fellow for Southeast Asia, Council on Foreign Relations, for a discussion about the political and economic transition of Thailand and Indonesia as part of a Civil Society, Markets, and Democracy Initiative series on Realizing Democracy: Lessons from Transitioning Countries.
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Joshua Kurlantzick says more is needed from Myanmar president U Thein Sein and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to foster tolerance and and reconciliation in the ethnically divided country.
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Yingluck Shinawatra was elected prime minister of Thailand in July 2011. She has so far achieved the most important thing in Thailand today, which is preserving a fragile peace between different interest groups and political sides.
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Myanmar's emergence from military rule has also spawned some of the worst ethnic and religious violence in decades and fear of prolonged civil conflict, writes CFR's Joshua Kurlantzick.
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Kevin Rudd, former prime minister and foreign minister of Australia, discusses the refocusing of U.S. interests in Asia, particularly looking at the future of U.S.-China relations.
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Former prime minister of Australia Kevin Rudd discusses the ongoing situation surrounding North Korea's nuclear weapons program and the future of U.S.-China relations with Foreign Affairs managing editor Jonathan Tepperman.
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Graham T. Allison and Robert D. Blackwill explore Lee Kuan Yew's thoughts on China's economic future.
Robert D. Blackwill and Graham T. Allison say the United States should look to Lee Kuan Yew for guidance on China.
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Richard N. Haass argues that many of the same issues that we faced in 2012 will continue to be problematic in 2013.
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As the United States pivots to Asia, disputes over territories in the South China Sea have escalated tensions and threatened regional stability.
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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.
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The founding father of modern Singapore answers the toughest questions that matter most to thoughtful Americans weighing the challenges of the next quarter century.
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Joshua Kurlantzick suggests that the interethnic conflict in Rakhine State in western Myanmar is symptomatic of the larger challenges the country faces as it transitions from absolute military rule to democracy.
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Joshua Kurlantzick examines how the Obama administration relies on the Pentagon to serve as diplomatic interlocutor in Southeast Asia and argues against U.S. military cooperation with the region's most oppressive countries.
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President Obama gave these remarks at the University of Yangon in Rangoon, Myanmar on November 19, 2012.
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The U.S.-ASEAN Innovation in Science through Partners in Regional Engagement (INSPIRE) Initiative was launched in November, 2012.
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President Obama and President Sein of Myanmar gave these remarks on November 19, 2012 in Rangoon, Myanmar.
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President Obama and Aung San Suu Kyi gave these remarks in Myanmar on November 19, 2012.
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As the United States and other Western countries continue to suspend sanctions against Myanmar, multinationals are lining up for the chance to invest in the one-time pariah. In this article for Bloomberg Businessweek, Joshua Kurlantzick argues that this gold rush is "wildly premature."
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President Obama and Thai Prime Minister Shinawatra gave this joint press conference on November 18, 2012 in Bangkok, Thailand.
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