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July 17, 2012

Asia
ASEAN’s Failures on the South China Sea

In the wake of the disastrous break-up of last week’s ASEAN foreign ministers meeting in Phnom Penh, at which ASEAN failed to agree to any statement summarizing their position on the South China Sea,…

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Blog Post by Joshua Kurlantzick Asia Unbound

January 4, 2011

Dangers and Ditches

Young returnees from north Sudan smile in Aweil. (Goran Tomasevic/courtesy Reuters) CFR’s Center for Preventive Action (CPA) recently asked a wide range of government officials, academics, and think…

Young returnees from north Sudan smile in Aweil
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

October 8, 2013

Regional Organizations
Missing the Boat to Indonesia: Shortchanging a Strategic Partner

An unfortunate casualty of President Obama’s cancelled trip to Asia was the missed opportunity to cement stronger U.S. ties with Indonesia, the emerging giant of Southeast Asia. The bilateral relatio…

Indonesia's President Yudhoyono shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of State Kerry during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the APEC Summit in Nusa Dua
Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick The Internationalist

June 24, 2020

United States
TWE Remembers: The Jay Treaty 

Today marks the 225th anniversary of the Senate vote to approve the Jay Treaty, or more formally the Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation, Between His Britannic Majesty and the United States of …

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Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

May 3, 2010

Regional Organizations
Just How "Central" is ASEAN, Anyway?

Photo courtesy of REUTERS/Francis R. Malasig/Pool The Australian National University’s East Asia Forum has reprinted a fascinating speech by the talented Surin Pitsuwan, secretary-general of the Ass…

Just How "Central" is ASEAN, Anyway?
Blog Post by Evan A. Feigenbaum Asia Unbound