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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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February 20, 2018
Southeast Asia
Shifting U.S.-Indonesia Relations to a Transactional Approach
The U.S.-Indonesia relationship has often disappointed. It’s time to rethink U.S.-Indonesia ties and try to achieve real security goals, rather than make bold plans for cooperation that never come to…
May 8, 2017
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia: Heading Backwards on Freedoms
The thirtieth ASEAN Summit, held two weekends ago, and this year’s fiftieth anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, offer opportunities to reflect on ASEAN’s progress—and the might…
April 21, 2017
China
Anies’s Big Win, India’s Sex Ratio, USS Carl Vinson Bluff, and More
Rachel Brown, Sherry Cho, Larry Hong, Gabriella Meltzer, and Gabriel Walker look at five stories from Asia this week. 1. Anies elected Jakarta’s next governor. Anies Baswedan, Indonesia’s former edu…
April 20, 2017
Asia
Vice President Mike Pence in Indonesia
On his current visit to Indonesia, Vice President Mike Pence appears likely to play a role he is quickly becoming accustomed to---the low-key, reassuring, figure who provides continuity in U.S. forei…
April 19, 2017
Indonesia
Jakarta Election Signals Erosion of Religious Tolerance
The rise of hard-line identity politics at the center of Jakarta’s gubernatorial election raises questions about Indonesia’s reputation for tolerance.