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US in Southeast Asia in 2012 – Focus, Follow Through & Nurture Political Reform in Burma

8:46am Jan 10, 2012

The biggest challenge for the United States in Southeast Asia in 2012 will be to focus and follow through. The biggest opportunity is supporting real political reform in Myanmar and thereby strengthening ASEAN.

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Why Go to Myanmar?

8:54am Nov 29, 2011

Why should Hillary Clinton go to Myanmar?

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East Asia Summit: Next Step is Structure

10:17am Nov 16, 2011

Leaders of eighteen nations from the Asia Pacific will meet in Bali, Indonesia this week for the East Asia Summit (EAS) in recognition that new regional architecture is required to ensure peace and prosperity in a region that now accounts for over half of world economic activity and will be the center of 21st century security concerns.

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Governance: The Blind Spot in China’s Narrative

11:04pm Oct 10, 2011

Australian political scientist Hugh White’s argument that the coming century will be dominated by China and that, therefore, the most rational foreign policy course for Australia and others to follow would be to recognize China’s dominance and align their countries accordingly has a gaping blind spot. Namely: governance.

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Living Through the Pivot: Asia’s Shift From Supplier to Market

5:46am Sep 29, 2011

When you can’t see a Berlin Wall falling, it is hard to recognize when you are living through a historical pivot point.

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Has the Real Najib Stood Up?

10:58am Sep 21, 2011

Yesterday Prime Minister Najib Razak announced a package of political reforms that, if implemented, can fairly be described as historical.

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Malaysia’s 2015 Test

8:30am Aug 26, 2011

In 2015, Malaysian leadership and foreign policy will be judged by a benchmark defined not by Kuala Lumpur, but by ASEAN’s leaders.

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Governance in ASEAN: The Next Generation

8:45am Aug 8, 2011

This week in Hanoi, the former head of Vietnam’s state audit agency, Vu Dinh Hue, will be named the country’s new finance minister.

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Invite Mr. Aquino to Washington

10:03am Jul 29, 2011

The outline of an American strategy for Asia has been developing for the last two years. At its core is strengthening relationships with like minded partners throughout Asia, especially our treaty allies.

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Sports in Development & Diplomacy: Empowerment of the Human Spirit

12:54pm Jul 24, 2011

Nixon and Mao opened United States China relations with ping pong. President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner sought answers to the debt ceiling impasse on the golf course. Sports can be a powerful convener and a window into the human spirit.

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