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Terrorism in Southeast Asia: Down, but Not Out
Armed Forces of the Philippines investigators inspect the site of a bomb blast in Cotabato City, southern Philippines August 2, 2011. Suspected Muslim militants believed to be associated with the...
View ArticleScribecast: Rep. Frank Wolf Discusses Political and Religious Rights
With economic issues dominating the domestic political agenda and much of our foreign policy focused on combating terrorism, systematic violations of political and religious rights by some of the...
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Secretary Clinton’s Asia Tour: Keep the Pressure on South China Sea
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in the midst of a 10-day tour of the Asia-Pacific. Certainly there are many things to be discussed over the week-and-a-half visit, but high on the Secretary’s...
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China Streamlines Its Maritime Forces
Newscom As the Chinese National People’s Congress reveals various governmental restructurings (not to be mistaken for reforms), an important one is the streamlining of Chinese maritime law enforcement...
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North Korea: A Neglected Human Rights Crisis
Newscom North Korea has been making headlines for its threats of preemptive nuclear attacks on the United States. In addition to North Korea’s belligerent military actions, the international community...
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Asia’s Persistent Drug Problem Could Hit Home
WAQAR HUSSEIN/EPA/Newscom Drug wars have plagued Asia for decades, and the drug problem continues to stem the tide of economic growth and development in the region. A recent study released by the...
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North Korean Refugees Struggle to Reach Freedom
YONHAP/AFP/Getty Images/Newscom Nine North Korean refugees who had escaped from their homeland and made their way to Laos were forcibly repatriated on May 28. The defectors, ranging in age from 15 to...
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Burma: Neighbors Call Out Regime on Rohingya Ethnic Cleansing
Rohingya refugees. (Photo Credit: YONGYOT PRUKSARAK/EPA/Newscom) Burma’s neighbors are finally speaking out about the ethnic cleansing occurring at their doorsteps. Both Indonesia and Malaysia have...
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Southeast Asia and the Limits of American Soft Power
Pete Marovich/ZUMA Press/Newscom Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel’s swing through Southeast Asia last week was notable not for the headlines and handshake photos he generated but the ones generated by the...
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Southeast Asia: In Obama’s Absence, China Takes Initiative
Newscom Reactions to President Obama’s absence from this year’s Asia–Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum highlighted the stakes of American leadership in Southeast Asia and shined a spotlight on...
View ArticleBurma Is Not Ready for Mil-to-Mil Cooperation with the U.S.
Has Burma made enough reforms to have military-to-military cooperation with the U.S.? Congressman Steve Chabot (R–OH) says no. In a recent speech at The Heritage Foundation, Chabot noted that the...
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Southeast Asia and Its Press Freedom Woes
LYNN BO BO/EPA/Newscom A Burmese court recently sentenced a journalist to jail for purported defamation, coarse language, and trespassing. The journalist, Ma Khine, was reporting on corruption and...
View ArticleBurma: ASEAN Can’t Ignore Persecution of Religious Minorities
As Burma assumes its role as chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), its ability to credibly deal with serious human rights issues is in serious question. Burma has come out with a...
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The State of Economic Freedom in Asia
Asia is home to some of the economically freest and least free nations in the world, according to the recently released Index of Economic Freedom. The Index, published yearly by The Heritage...
View ArticleIndonesia: Elections an Opportunity for Improved Governance
Upcoming parliamentary and presidential elections in Indonesia are heating up after the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle’s (PDI-P) announcement that Jakarta’s popular governor, Joko Widodo...
View ArticleAsia Pivot Should Be More Than Just Rhetoric and Good Intentions
President Obama’s impending trip to Asia in April is an opportunity for the U.S. to go beyond mere rhetorical commitment to the Asia pivot. At a recent event at The Heritage Foundation, experts Randy...
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