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“Let’s Read” Indonesia Helps Children Understand Mental Disabilities
Storybooks and young-adult fiction can introduce children to characters and situations that expand their capacity for empathy.
An Accessibility Conundrum in the Philippines
There were laws requiring accessible infrastructure in the public schools. There was money in the national budget. So why was it not getting built?
Dancing on the Line between Art and Activism
A conversation with two political activists who have secret literary lives—or is it the other way around?
A Work in Progress: Nepal’s Bold Bet on Federalism
A major international conference in Kathmandu unpacks the theory and the mechanics of federal governance, with Nepal as the poster child.
Quantifying the Care Economy in Mongolia
The nation has taken significant steps in the last year to integrate the care economy into its development vision.
Indonesia: Promoting District-Village Collaboration
Government decentralization in Indonesia started off with a bang in 2001, but there are still a few kinks to work out, like who pays for local services.
Asia and the Pacific in 2024: Elections, Economics, and Geopolitics
In which our experts in Asia and the Pacific bring us the news of the year to come, before it happens.
Local Governance Fellowships Empower Change in Nepal
Fellowships for young women interns in local government offices are building democratic participation among marginalized communities in Nepal.
To Save the Philippines’ Forests, He Sued for Future Generations
Does the state have obligations to people who don’t yet exist? Can those people sue? The celebrated case of a pioneering environmental lawyer, today on the InAsia podcast.
Promoting “Social and Behavior Change” in the Philippine Human Rights Sector
Human rights groups have been battered by targeted disinformation. A new behavioral approach to strategic communications offers a way to reclaim the initiative.
It’s Time to Act on Sri Lanka’s Air Quality
From untamed industrial soot to household stoves fueled with wood and plastic waste, Sri Lanka is poisoning its air. New research assesses the problem and points to the path forward.
Catching Up with the Young Asian Diplomats
Much work—and some play—on a U.S. study tour for 15 mid-career Asian diplomats. We meet two of them on this week’s podcast.
Women Are Missing from India’s Border Trade
India’s cross-border trade ecosystem does not include enough women. The country is leaving money on the table.
APEC 2023 in San Francisco: What’s in Store?
It’s the United States’ year to host the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, whose 21 members reach from Russia to the South Pacific and from South America to China. U.S. Senior Official for APEC Matt Murray joins us talk about how the big job is coming along.
Nepal Gains Ground in Civic Space Efforts
The Constitution of Nepal envisions civil society and the media as partners in a democratic society. At a time when South Asia is experiencing a closing of civic space, Nepal has resisted the trend.
Civic Peacebuilding on the Rise in the Asia-Pacific
Authoritarian tendencies have eroded civic space and democratic norms worldwide, but a forthcoming study suggests that peacebuilders are finding new ways to promote change and hold governments to account.