As demand for water for the 700 million people living in the world’s most densely-populated river basins – the Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra – rises, new tensions are surfacing that threaten South Asia’s stability. To respond, The Asia Foundation just announced an expansion of its partnership with the Skoll Global Threats Fund, to strengthen access to information on transboundary issues and foster a regional dialogue between stakeholders on the critical issue of international water sharing. 
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Taking Thailand’s Political Pulse
October 14, 2009
A year ago at this time Thailand was in political disarray, with the anti-Thaksin People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD, or the “yellow shirts”) occupying the Prime Minister’s office, forcing the government to work out of the VIP lounge of the domestic airport. The chaos would intensify into late 2008 when the PAD took over Bangkok’s [...]
Topics: Conflict and Fragile Conditions | Elections
Countries: Thailand