This week in Nay Pyi Taw, H.E. U Zin Yaw, Myanmar’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Asia Foundation President 
Posts By Peter Beck
Challenges Ahead for South Korea’s First Female President
December 19, 2012
South Koreans proved once again why they have one of the most vibrant democracies in Asia by narrowly electing the first woman as president of the country on December 19. Even though exit polls showed that she would lose, five-term lawmaker Park Geun-hye secured 51.6 percent…
Topics: Economic Development | Elections
Countries: China | Japan | Korea | North Korea
After North Korea’s Rocket Launch: Picking Up the Pieces
April 18, 2012
North Korea’s failed rocket launch accomplished the rarest of feats. The regime managed to simultaneously outrage the world and embarrass itself at the same time. Unfortunately, this increases the likelihood that Pyongyang will undertake a nuclear test…
Topics: Conflict and Fragile Conditions | Governance | Peacebuilding in Asia | Regional Cooperation | Washington DC
Countries: Burma / Myanmar | China | Korea | North Korea
Encountering Asia’s Empowered Women
March 28, 2012
The most lasting impression of my first trip to South Asia is the empowered women I met at every turn. Asia’s economic future depends less on finding a new technology or development strategy and more on expanding opportunities for women.