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July 5, 2023

Thailand
Thailand's Political Negotiations: The Current State of Play

The nomination of a compromise candidate for speaker of the House of Representatives demonstrates the pro-democracy coalition's pragmatism, but its chances of forming a new government are still uncer…

Move Forward party leader stands among a crowd of people holding cameras while wearing a blue shirt, red tie, and pointing to his left hand side.
Blog Post by Joshua Kurlantzick and Abigail McGowan Asia Unbound

April 14, 2021

Southeast Asia
ASEAN’s Myanmar Crisis

With the situation in Myanmar disintegrating into chaos, and Myanmar possibly becoming a potential failed state, some regional powers, including the United States and Australia, have taken significan…

An anti-coup protester walks past burning tires after activists launched a "garbage strike" against the military rule, in Yangon, Myanmar on March 30, 2021.
Blog Post by Joshua Kurlantzick Asia Unbound

June 22, 2023

Afghanistan
Our Biggest Errors in Afghanistan and What We Should Learn from Them

As a journalist, book author, and sometime adviser with frequent visits to Afghanistan between 2002 and 2015, I offer this distillation of lessons that we might learn from the United States’ longest …

An Afghan working in a U.S military base walks near half mast flags of United States, Afghanistan and Task Force Cacti after a U.S. Army officer was killed by an IED (improvised explosive device) during a patrol in Pesh Valley, at Forward Operating Base Joyce in Kunar province, eastern Afghanistan March 18, 2012.
Article by Linda Robinson Diamonstein-Spielvogel Project on the Future of Democracy

August 3, 2017

Southeast Asia
Southeast Asian Perspectives on U.S.–China Competition

Southeast Asians inhabit a region increasingly shaped by competition between the United States and China. This report highlights the perspectives of leading scholars of international affairs from Southeast Asia on important issues facing the region.

U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Chinese President Xi Jinping at Mar-a-Lago state in Florida, on April 6, 2017. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)
Report by Aaron L. Connelly, Joseph Chinyong Liow, Evan A. Laksmana, Richard Javad Heydarian, Huong Le Thu, Chit Win, and Elina Noor

August 12, 2021

Women and Women's Rights
Women This Week: Pakistani Activists Call for Domestic Violence Law

Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers August 3 to August 11.  

Pakistani women in Karachi protest violence against women and the recent murder of Noor Mukadam.
Blog Post by Haydn Welch Women Around the World