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. 
Posts By Lee Kyung-sook
To Prevent Human Trafficking, Cambodia Bans International Marriages to Koreans
March 31, 2010
In early March, the Cambodian government imposed a provisional ban on international marriages to Korean nationals. The purpose – as reported in a formal document to the Korean Embassy – was “to prevent the trafficking of Cambodian women.” The business of Korean international marriage brokers boomed in the last decade. In 2005, marriages to foreigners [...]
Topics: Women's Empowerment
Korea’s Dynamic Politics: A Source of Lessons for Emerging Asia
May 13, 2009
Korea is well known for the massive and frequent street demonstrations organized by various civil society groups to bring pressure on the government over issues of the day. Last spring, we witnessed the sight of hundreds of thousands of Koreans marching with candles almost every night for two months to protest against importing beef from [...]
Topics: Governance
Countries: Korea