Joshua Kurlantzick, CFR's fellow for Southeast Asia, discusses the civil and political unrest in Thailand as a cause for near-term pessimism and economic instability in the region in this CFR Media Conference Call.
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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.
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Jerome A. Cohen and Yu-Jie Chen argue, "The Rio Tinto case shows how China steamrollers its international legal commitments."
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Joshua Kurlantzick reviews Tearing Apart the Land, by Duncan McCargo.
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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.
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Joshua Kurlantzick says, "A global decline in political freedom is partly the fault of the middle class."
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Joshua Kurlantick draws lessons for Haiti from the tsunami in Indonesia.
In a Wall Street Journal op-ed, Kelley Currie of Project 2049 Institute says that Delhi should be more clever about using its own values and role as a regional leader to press for political reform in Burma.
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Recent violence against Christians in Malaysia and Egypt points to rising tensions over religious freedom and Islamic identity. Legal expert Angela Wu argues these issues must be considered more carefully in U.S. foreign policy.
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The government's censorship of the word "Allah" has only compounded Malaysia's troubles.
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."
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U.S. policymakers can no longer afford to ignore Southeast Asia. The United States should use trade, aid, and education to alleviate poverty and prevent terrorism in the region.
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The Declaration on the Creation of the Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights was adopted on October 29, 2009 at the ASEAN Summit in Thailand.
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Joshua Kurlantzick writes that, "if the U.S. relationship with Afghanistan eventually resembles the one we now have with Vietnam, we should be overjoyed."
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Maznah Mohamad expresses concern over the increased radicalization of Malaysia's ruling United Malays National Organization (UMNO).
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