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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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December 5, 2019
Southeast Asia
Looking Ahead to Next Year: Southeast Asia’s Big 2020 Elections
Coming off a year with critical elections in Thailand and Indonesia, in 2020 Southeast Asians will go to the polls in several important countries. Most notably, both Singapore and Myanmar will hold g…
June 1, 2009
China
Tiananmen Square and Two Chinas
On the twentieth anniversary of China’s Tiananmen Square crackdown, six experts reflect on the country’s trajectory since then. Many note China’s breathtaking economic growth as well as mounting stra…
December 8, 2016
China
Podcast: Xi Jinping’s Team of Rivals
“Sometimes if you want to purge a leader, start with his mishu [secretary].” Cheng Li, director of the Brookings Institution’s John L. Thornton China Center, is one of the last true practitioners of …
February 22, 2013
China
The Presidential Inbox: China’s Leadership Transition
This meeting will be part of a series on the U.S. presidential inbox that examines the major issues confronting the administration in the foreign policy arena. Related Readings: China's Leadership …
July 2, 2020
Southeast Asia
Will COVID-19 Make This Year’s Election Different for Singapore’s Ruling Party?
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong declared in a televised address last week that Singapore would hold its next general election on July 10. Lee and other members of the long-ruling People’s Action Party…
