As Afghanistan’s government works toward ending discrimination and advancing women’s equality, a new Asia Foundation survey shows entrenched hardline conservative attitudes toward women across society are stagnating progress, write Tabasum Akseer and Fahim Ahmad Yousufzai.
A new Asia Foundation survey finds that the number of Afghans who say their country is moving in the right direction has increased and optimism has risen slightly, writes Amy Ovalle.
This week, Japan wants to acquire missiles capable of reaching North Korea; efforts to launch trade talks between Canada and China fall short due to disagreement over Trudeau’s progressive trade agenda; former Yemeni president killed as violence escalates; and more.
This week, North Korea tests a new missile experts say is capable of reaching the U.S. East Coast; Pope Francis urges tolerance for religious diversity in Myanmar but doesn’t say ‘Rohingya’; Mugabe’s former vice president is sworn in as Zimbabwe’s interim president; and more.
Ahead of our inaugural Water Conference on December 1, several conference speakers discuss what compelled them to focus on water scarcity in their professions, how water scarcity relates to trade, and more.
The Trump administration is continuing positive momentum in U.S.-Vietnam relations, writes Derek Grossman.
This week, Zimbabwe’s military take President Robert Mugabe into custody during an attempted coup; China and ASEAN agree to begin talks on the South China Sea; the fifth round of NAFTA negotiations begin in Mexico City; and more.
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Afghans who helped the U.S. military are facing death threats as they await scarce special visas. Pacific Council member Steve Miska discusses the importance of protecting local allies in this KPCC story.
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Developing its South China Sea strategy is one of the most urgent and challenging tasks facing the Trump administration, writes Nina Hachigian in Foreign Policy.
Southeast Asian nations need to better coordinate their counterterrorism efforts following the battle against ISIL militants in Marawi City, the Philippines, write Dane Chamorro and Bill Dickey.
